Biomedical EthicsMOTR PHIL102P - 2024 (PHI 1300)

Term: 2024 Spring Semester

Faculty

Division Chair MAC Allied Health and SciencesShow MyInfo popup for Division Chair MAC Allied Health and Sciences

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Korey ByersShow MyInfo popup for Korey Byers

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Office Hours Fall 2024:

• Monday: email or arranged
• Tuesday: 11:30-1pm
• Wednesday: email or arranged
• Thursday: 11:30-1pm
• Friday: 9-10am

My office is located on the second floor of the technology building on the main campus, AS 229.

Students are welcome to visit any time the office door or lab is open. 

Education:

• Master's of Natural Science (Biology: Eco/Evo)
• Anatomical Sciences Education Graduate Certificate
• One year of the ADN nursing program

Courses Taught:

• General Biology (BIO 1150)
• Human Anatomy (BIO 2600)
• Human Anatomy & Physiology (BIO 2540)
• Biomedical Ethics (PHI 1300)

Description

Prerequisite: Must have met one of the following: (1) minimum score of 18 on the ACT reading, or 250 on the Accuplacer Next Generation Reading, or (2) a minimum ACT reading score of 16, or Accuplacer Next Generation reading score of 240, AND a 2.8 cumulative high school grade point average, (3) or a minimum grade of C in RDG 0900, ENG 0990, or ENG 0090, or (4) have earned 24 college-level semester credit hours.
Introduces students to moral theories and principles through the study of medical and bioethical issues. Students will investigate and analyze historical and current cases in bioethics. Topics will include the ethics of healthcare, patient consent, euthanasia, abortion, biomedical and stem cell research, addiction, infectious disease, weight management, and ethical dilemmas.