The University of Alabama J. Frank Barefield Jr. College of Arts and Sciences 13 courses 18 total credits
The practice of medicine raises many ethical concerns from the beginning of life to the end of life, and relative to abortion, stem cell research, cloning, the allocation of limited resources, animal experimentation, genetic engineering, patient autonomy, assisted euthanasia, medical enhancement and more. The Medical Ethics Minor will introduce students to these and other ethical issues, questions and problems explicitly raised by the practice of medicine. Additionally, students will also gain an understanding of medical ethics relative to the broader background: how the ways we conceive health and disease affect the practice of medicine; how ethical issues intersect with the law; how conceptions of justice might play a role in the practice of medicine; what role political and economic institutions might play relative to the practice of medicine; what role religion might play in deliberations about medical practice; and how our understanding of psychology and neuroscience might influence ethical deliberation.
| Total Credits | 18 credits |
Required Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHL 292 or PHL 221 | Introduction to Ethics or Honors Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| PHL 223 | Medical Ethics | 3 |
| Total Required Courses | 6 credits | |
Two Courses from the following
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHL 230 | Political Philosophy | 3 |
| PHL 232 | Honors Introduction to Political Philosophy | 3 |
| PHL 234 | Social Philosophy | 3 |
| PHL 261 | Philosophy, Psychology, and Neuroscience | 3 |
| PHL 381 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| PHL 422 | Neuroethics | 3 |
| PHL 423 | Advanced Seminar in Medical Ethics | 3 |
| PHL 426 | The Science of Ethics | 3 |
| PHL 488 | Philosophy of Mental Health | 3 |
| PHL 489 | Philosophy of Medicine | 3 |
| Total Two Courses from the following | 6 credits | |
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