Bioethics Minor Requirements
The practice of medicine, the development of public health policies, and advances in the biomedical sciences raise fundamental moral and philosophical issues. The bioethics program is designed to provide students with an understanding of these issues, and the background and the conceptual tools to think about them clearly. The program is a collaboration between the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics and the Department of Philosophy, and draws on the resources of both.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AS.150.219 | Introduction to Bioethics | 3 |
| AS.150.220 | Introduction to Moral Philosophy | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 6-8 | |
| General Biology I and General Biology II | ||
| Biochemistry and Cell Biology | ||
| Cellular and Molecular Foundations and and Biochemistry and Molecular Engineering | ||
| At least two upper-level (300- or 400-level) seminars offered by the bioethics program (AS.150.3xx+ with POS-Tag PHIL-BIOETH) | 6 | |
| Two additional bioethics seminars not counted in fulfillment of the previous requirement or two related courses approved by the program’s advisory committee. Related courses will concern medicine, biomedical research, or public health as viewed through the lens of a different discipline, such as history, economics, sociology, etc. Further biology courses do not count in fulfillment of this requirement, nor do history courses that concern ancient or medieval science or medicine. Please consult Prof. Hilary Bok to see whether a given course counts 1 | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 24-26 | |
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Pre-approved courses fulfilling this requirement will have the POS-Tag PHIL-BIOETH in their course description.
All courses must be taken for letter grades and receive a grade of C- or higher.
For more information, please contact Professor Hilary Bok.