PHL 205 - Biomedical Ethics

Lecture Hours: 4
Credit Hours: 4

Covers ethical decision-making regarding health and well-being across a variety of cultural contexts, informed by the historical development of bioethics as a discipline. Investigates ethical questions triggered by contemporary developments-such as changing technology-along with those questions which have persisted since antiquity. Canvasses professional ethical codes and explicitly-stated obligations in order to identify the health care professional’s special responsibilities in arriving at decisions which often have profound consequences.

Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 (or higher), or completion of WR 090 (or higher) with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Recommended: Placement into WR 121 (or higher), or completion of WR 115 (or higher) with a grade of C or better.