Upcoming Courses

 

BIOETHICS AND RELATED COURSES, Fall 2013

This is a partial list of bioethics minor-related courses for the upcoming Fall semester.  The courses are arranged according to our grid of minor requirements.   If anyone spots a relevant course in the COD that is not listed below, please contact Prof. Arras at jda3a@virginia.edu.

INTRODUCTORY BIOETHICS COURSE:

RELG 2650

Theology, Ethics, and Medicine

James Childress

MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM

Wilson Hall 402

 

BIOLOGY REQUIREMENT 

Students may take any one of the following courses or, with AP Biology credits in hand, take any Biology course at or above the 300 level.

BIOL 1050

Genetics for an Informed Citizen

Paul Adler

MWF 2:00 PM

Gilmer Hall 190

 

BIOL 1210:  Human Biology and Disease

Sandra Seidel

MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM

Gilmer 190

 

BIOL 2010

Introduction to Biology: Cell Biology and Genetics

David Kittlesen

MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM

Chemistry Bldg 402

 

ETHICAL / POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY REQUIREMENT:

One course under this two-course requirement must be in ethics, as opposed to political philosophy; and one must be at the 300 level or higher. (*=ethics credit.)

*RELC 3447

History of Christian Ethics

Margaret Mohrmann

TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM

Maury 115

 

RELG 5541

Just War

James Childress

Tu Th 3:30-6:00

Gibson 342

 

*PHIL 1730

Introduction to Moral and Political Philosophy

Rebecca Stangl

TuTh 9:30AM - 10:20AM

Minor 125

 

PHIL 2770

Political Philosophy

Alan Simmons

TuTh 11:00AM - 11:50AM

Maury Hall 104

 

PHIL 2510

Democracy and Membership

Sahar Akhtar

Tu Thurs 2-3:15

Cocke 101

 

*PHIL 3720

Contemporary Ethics

Rebecca Stangl

Tu Thurs 2:00-3:15

Cabell 132

 

PLPT 1010

Introduction to Political Theory

Colin Bird

MoWe 9:00AM - 9:50AM

Nau 101

 

PLPT 4130

Global Ethics

Jennifer Rubenstein

We 3:30-6:00

Cabell 209

 

PLPT 4500

Justice in an Unjust World

Michael Kates

We 3:30-6:00

Cocke 101

 

BIOETHICS ELECTIVES:  The Minor requires 3 electives, at least 2 of which must be in the core category:

 

            CORE ELECTIVES:

RELG 4023

Bioethics Internship Seminar

Seminar (3 Units)

Margaret Mohrmann

Mon 3:30PM - 6:00PM

Gibson 141

(Instructor permission.  Enrollment by application only.  Applications due April 1.  Contact Prof. Arras if you haven’t yet received relevant information via email to the listserve.

 

PHIL 3780

Reproductive Ethics

John Arras

TuTh 9:30AM - 10:45AM

Cabell 191

 

PHIL 3790

Research Ethics

John Arras

TuThurs 3:30-4:45

Cabell 132

 

PHIL 3652

Animals and Ethics

Sahar Akhtar

TuTh 11:00AM - 12:15PM

Cabell 132

 

PHS 5050

Public Health Law, Ethics, & Policy

Ruth Bernheim

We 10:00AM - 12:30PM

 

            RELATED ELECTIVES:

Only one related elective course will count towards the 3 required electives.  Such courses are either freestanding -- i.e., they don’t need to be paired with a core elective course (E.g., Medical Anthropology), or they must be paired with a core elective in order to count (e.g., Health Economics should be paired with a core elective like Justice & Health Care).  If in doubt, contact Prof. Arras.

 

      Freestanding electives:

ANTH 2280

Medical Anthropology

MoWeFr 9:00AM - 9:50AM

Maury 104 New Cabell Hall 431

 

RELG 2630

Business, Ethics, and Society

(Offered via several small sections at different times and places.  See SIS for complete list.)

 

RELG 4500

Suffering

John Portmann

Tu 3:30-6:00

Gibson 141

 

ENSP 3610

Narratives of Illness and Doctoring

Marcia Childress

TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM

Clark Hall G004

 

         Paired electives:

 

ECON 4160

Economics of Health

Amalia Miller

Mon 3:30PM - 6:00PM

Monroe Hall 124

(Should be paired with courses relating to justice and health care.)

 

PLIR 4310

Global Health and Human Rights

Michael Smith

We 7-9:30

Cabell 044

(Should be paired with courses relating to justice and health care.)

 

PHS 2050

Intro to Public Health

Paige Hornsby

TuTh 12:30-1:45

 

PHS 5090

Health Care Economics

Tanya Wanchek

TuTh 12:30-1:45

Multistory Old Hospital

(Should be paired with courses relating to justice and health care.)

 

SOC 2052

Sociology of the Family

William Wilcox

MoWe 11:00AM - 11:50AM

Maury Hall 209

(Should be paired with Reproductive Ethics)

 

SOC 4810

Love, Sex and Sociology

Allison Pugh

TuTh 11:00-12:15

Dynamics Building 400

(Should be paired with Reproductive Ethics)