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Philosophy Courses in Ethics
PHIL 151
Introduction to
Ethics (3:3:0)
Considers some perennial issues in ethical theory.
PHIL 254
Contemporary
Ethical Problems (3:3:0)
Topics include homosexuality, abortion, drugs, civil
disobedience, capital punishment, and rights of individual versus the rights
of society.
PHIL 309
Medicine and Human Values (3:3:0)
Prerequisite: completion or
concurrent enrollment in all other general education courses. Examines some
major moral issues involved in practice and research in medicine and health
care. Topics to be chosen from medical experimentation, definition of death,
physician assisted dying, genetics and human reproduction, distribution of
scarce resources, fertility and organ transplants.
PHIL 312
Philosophy of Technology
(3:3:0)
Prerequisite: 3 credits of philosophy, or permission of instructor.
Philosophical examination of modern technology in its broadest human context.
Several alternative philosophies of technology are considered. Examines the
relationships between technology and religion, economics, and politics. Ethical
issues raised by the use of technology are also examined. Typically, the course
focuses on the ethical issues raised by the use of one kind of technology.
PHIL 343
Issues in Environmental Ethics (3:3:0)
Prerequisite: Completion or concurrent
enrollment in all other required general education courses. Philosophical examination
of issues in environmental ethics, such as moral status of animals, moral significance
of nature, duties to protect wilderness areas, economics and environment protection,
and environmental justice.
PHIL 355
Theories of Ethics (3:3:0)
Prerequisite: Three
credits in philosophy or permission of instructor. A critical examination of
a variety of different types of classical, modern, and contemporary ethical
theories, including consequentialist theories, deontological theories, and
virtue theories.
PHIL 378
Reason, Science and Faith in the Modern Age (3:3:0)
Prerequisite:
completion or concurrent enrollment in all other required general education
courses, or permission of instructor. Historical examination of the rise of
sciences in the modern age (1500-present) and the impact this has had on religion,
drawing from such thinkers as Luther, Bacon, Galileo, Newton, Pascal, Hume,
Darwin, Kierkegaard, and James.
PHIL 391, 392
Special Topics in Philosophy (3:3:0),
(3:3:0)
Examines topics of current interest, such as death and dying, rights
of children, or philosophical controversies in modern physics.
PHIL 429
International Ethics (3:3:0)
Prerequisite: course in
philosophy, or GOVT 101. Examines key value issues in international affairs,
including global justice and poverty, human rights and the extension of democracy,
and preservation of environment in view of economic globalization, persistence
of nationalism, and new forms of war and terrorism.
PHIL 510
Seminar in Ethics of
Health Care (3:3:0)
Prerequisite: 90 credits, graduate standing, or permission
of instructor. Examination of moral dilemmas within the health care profession
on ethical theories and principles. Special emphasis on patients' rights, social
justice of health care, and evolving health care technologies.
PHIL 640
History of
Ethical Theory (3:3:0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Examines history of
Western ethical theory from ancient Greece to the present day, including virtue
theory, consequentialism, deontological theory and contemporary feminism.
PHIL 641
Ethics and the Professions (3:3:0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing, or permission
of instructor. A philosophical analysis of the concept of profession as a category
of the world of work. Professional codes of ethics are examined to determine
their effectiveness as guides for professional conduct.
PHIL 642
Biomedical Ethics
(3:3:0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing, or permission of instructor. Explores
the application of ethical theories and principles to issues in contemporary
health care. Cases central to the development of the field will be examined.
PHIL 643
Environmental Ethics (3:3:0)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. An examination
of human interactions with the natural environment from an ethical perspective.
Emphasis will be placed on the strengths and weaknesses of various ethical
theories and the different conceptions of the proper relationship between humans
and their environment.
PHIL 646
International Ethics (3:3:0)
Prerequisite: graduate
standing, or permission of instructor. Considers normative issues in international
affairs, including global distributive justice, just war, foundations of human
rights, harms to women, cultural and national identities, possibilities for
transnational democracy, responsibilities of global corporations, and environmental
ethics.
Nursing Courses in Ethics
PHIL 855/NURS 855
Ethics in Health Administration (3:3:0)
Prerequisite: admission to PhD program; for non-PhD students, permission
of instructor. Philosophical foundations of health care ethics. Students
analyze specific ethical dilemmas faced by administrators in health care
settings.
Global and Community Health Courses in Ethics
GCH 680
International Research Ethics and Methods (3:3:0)
Prepares students to conduct global and community health research. Discusses
ethical issues in international health research. Develops plans for identifying
a research project, collecting and analyzing data, and reporting results of
international health research.
Health Administration and Policy Courses in Ethics and Related Areas
HAP 334
Role
Development for Health Administration Majors (3:3:0)
Explores career opportunities
that build on basic education in health science field. Includes historical
perspectives on ethical, legal, political, social, and cultural issues related
to health care policy and research. Explores multidisciplinary collaboration
among health care providers.
HAP 621
Management of Health Service Organizations
(3:3:0)
Prerequisite: admission to CHHS graduate program or permission of instructor.
Introductory course in application of organizational and management theory
relating to management of health service organizations. Emphasizes leadership
and trends in organizational structure that affect performance effectiveness,
quality and interorganizational relations, and values and principles of health
management as a profession. Explores challenges of managing health professionals'
decision aking, power gradients, change, and other issues that affect function
and performance of health service organizations. Introduces strategies used
by learning organizations.
HAP 704
Contemporary Issues in Health Systems Leadership
and Management (3:3:0)
Analyzes management theory and practice from recently
evolving works that identify, analyze, and resolve strategic organizational
problems and issues in health care systems. Applies leadership strategy to
effectively manage variety of critical issues, including organizational development,
change management, human relations and diversity, quality management for organizational
and clinical effectiveness, technology, competing priorities, conflicting constituencies,
delivery system redesign, and health services research.
HAP 760
Philosophy of Science
in Health Services Research (3:3:0)
Prerequisite: admission to a doctoral program
or permission of instructor. An introductory course on the theory and philosophy
of science and humanism that relate to the design and conduct of health services
research. The course examines selected theories on the nature of reality (ontology),
the justification of knowledge claims (epistemology), and how knowledge is
constructed (methodology) in design and analysis of health services research.