PHIL 250 - Medical Ethics [LAC-AH]

Students will gain tools for critically examining ethical issues in the medical field. Students will become familiar with the central ideas, arguments, and criticisms of a variety of ethical theories, including utilitarianism, deontological theory, and virtue theory. Students will also explore ethical dilemmas in medicine such as end-of-life decisions, beginning-of-life decisions, biotechnology, pandemic policies, and national healthcare policy.

Credits: 3

Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (3-0)

gtPathways: AH3