BIO 4700 Bioethics

Introduces principles of bioethics and how they are applied in the analysis of modern advances in medical, biological and environmental science. The course explores the roots of bioethics, and how history, laws, traditions, business, and politics have influenced modern bioethics. Modern bioethical principles are studied in relation to the beginning of life, the end of life, genetic technology and eugenics, biotechnology, patients’ rights, animal rights, research methods, and environmental issues. Lecture only
Credits: 3.0