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PH 321 Bioethics
John Cabot University - Full Curriculum Program
Rome, Italy
Dates: 1/15/19 - 5/11/19
PH 321 Bioethics
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: John Cabot University
Location: Rome, Italy
Primary Subject Area: Philosophy
Instruction in: English
Course Code: PH 321
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 45
Prerequisites: Junior standing, Co-requisite: EN 110
DESCRIPTION
Bioethics is a branch of applied ethics that examines the ethical challenges posed by medicine and biotechnology. This course explores some of the most important contemporary bioethical challenges, such as human reproductive cloning and genetic enhancement, the patenting of genes, stem-cell research, the use of animals in biomedical research, physician-assisted suicide, abortion, and in vitro fertilization.