Bioethics, Minor
Minor in Bioethics (360002M)
The Bioethics Minor is designed for students to become familiar with the ethical issues surrounding medicine, health care, and other biomedical topics such as abortion, euthanasia, genetic testing, organ donation, scientific research, etc. Bioethics draws on perspectives from other disciplines, and so this program incorporates an interdisciplinary approach by allowing designated courses from other departments, such as Biology, Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology, to count as partial credit towards the minor.
Program Contact
Dr. Christopher Buford
Undergraduate Advisor, Department of Philosophy
330-972-6959
cb72@uakron.edu
The following information has official approval of The Department of Philosophy and The Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences, but is intended only as a guide. Completion of this minor is contingent upon many factors, including but not limited to: class availability, total number of required credits, work schedule, finances, family, course drops/withdrawals, successfully passing courses, prerequisites, among others.
The following courses constitute a “Minor in Bioethics” and must be completed with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 overall for the minor to be noted on the student’s record. Cannot overlap more than 6 credits if obtaining both a Philosophy major and a Philosophy minor or if obtaining two Philosophy minors. Please refer to the University Requirements for Minor Areas of Study for specific graduation information regarding minors.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | 6 | |
| Electives | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHIL 120 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 361 | Biomedical Ethics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select 6 credits of the following: 1 | 6 | |
| Advanced Topics in Ethics | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Neuroethics | ||
| Philosophy of Science | ||
| Seminar in Philosophy 2 | ||
| Select 6 credits of the following: | 6 | |
| Neuroscience in Health and Disease | ||
| Biology of Behavior | ||
| Medicine & the Humanities | ||
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Health Economics | ||
| Advanced Topics in Ethics | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Internship in Philosophy 2 | ||
| Neuroethics | ||
| Philosophy of Science | ||
| Seminar in Philosophy 2 | ||
| Global Public Health Threats | ||
| Biopsychology | ||
| Dynamics of Personality | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Cognitive Neuroscience | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Psychological Disorders of Children | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Sociology of Health & Illness | ||
| Sociology of Mental Illness | ||
| Introduction to Health-Care Management 3 | ||
| Child in the Hospital | ||
| Social Work in Health Services | ||
| Pathophysiology for Nurses | ||
| Global Perspectives of Health and Health Care | ||
| Nursing of Communities - RN Only | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
- 1
Courses used in this section cannot be repeated for credit in section below.
- 2
PHIL 392 and PHIL 480 need to be on a bioethics topic. See an adviser for approval.
- 3
Students who are required to take MGMT 201 Management: Principles & Concepts or have completed MGMT 201 or equivalent are not eligible to take this course for credit.