AMBI 642
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(AMBI 642) Onsite Introduction to Research Ethics: This course is designed to provide an introduct…
(AMBI 642) Onsite Introduction to Research Ethics: This course is designed to provide an introduction to research ethics for students combining the Masters in Bioethics with Doctoral studies in the basic sciences. Students will complete AMC 507 and AMC 612, courses required of all Ph.D. students, prior to entering the program. Students who have completed these courses will prepare for and complete a written examination. This will be a competency based evaluation in which students will be asked to apply the principles and techniques of moral reasoning to the evaluation of research ethics scenarios. 3 credits-Pass/Fail.
AMBI 641
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(AMBI 641) Independent Study: Students can arrange to do independent study with AMBI faculty with …
(AMBI 641) Independent Study: Students can arrange to do independent study with AMBI faculty with the permission of the Director of Graduate Studies. Independent studies will allow students to explore topics in greater depth than in their courses or to explore topics not covered in the curriculum, but that are of interest to the student.
AMBI 612
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(AMBI 612) End of Life Ethics, Law and Policy: This course addresses ethical issues related to end…
(AMBI 612) End of Life Ethics, Law and Policy: This course addresses ethical issues related to end of life care including the definition of brain death, decision-making capacity, do-not-resuscitate orders, patient privacy and confidentiality, and end of life issues with special populations including children and the mentally ill. The course also addresses the role of the ethics committee in resolving ethical questions in these situations and a number of the court cases that have set precedents in these areas.
AMBI 610
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(AMBI 610) Reproductive Ethics: This course aims to introduce students to the range of issues rela…
(AMBI 610) Reproductive Ethics: This course aims to introduce students to the range of issues related to reproductive ethics, law and policy that result from the development of new technologies and innovations. In this course, students will be asked to grapple with tough questions regarding the concept of procreative liberty, whether there is a right to reproduce, and if so, what are its limits, what it means to be a parent, who should be allowed to parent, whether it is morally acceptable to want to have a genetically modified or “enhanced” child, and whether advances in genetic technologies that make such choices possible are good things for our society.
AMBI 609
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(AMBI 609) Survey of Philosophy and Bioethics: This course is intended to serve as a broad introdu…
(AMBI 609) Survey of Philosophy and Bioethics: This course is intended to serve as a broad introduction to the philosophical concepts and approaches used in bioethics. Each module of the course will cover essential bioethics concepts, classic readings in that area, as well as a case for discussion.
AMBI 608
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(AMBI 608) Drugs and Drug Use: Ethical, Legal, and Public Policy Considerations: Patients and heal…
(AMBI 608) Drugs and Drug Use: Ethical, Legal, and Public Policy Considerations: Patients and health care providers face ethical dilemmas involving drugs and drug and drug use daily. Specific cases involving tobacco, COX-2 inhibitors, medical marijuana, emergency contraceptives, pain medicines, drugs used in assisted suicide, drugs prescribed at life's end, and gene therapy research drugs offer students an opportunity to explore the challenging ethical, legal, and public policy dilemmas involved in drug use in America today. Foundational ethical principals and models are emphasized throughout the course.
