Mar 28, 2024  
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2022-2023 
    
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Bioethics Minor


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Director: Nicholas R. Brown

Objectives


The Bioethics minor supports Loyola Marymount University’s mission: the commitment to intellectual rigor, the education of the whole person, and the openness to ultimate questions of justice, human dignity, and the meaning of life experiences. As a recently emerged field of study, bioethics surveys in a systematic fashion ethical issues in the life sciences and medicine. In the Bioethics minor, students engage in philosophical reflection with an interdisciplinary focus. They will address ethical challenges at the beginning and at the end of life, together with those in the areas of genetics, brain research, transplantation, and regenerative medicine, to name but a few. More broadly, the Bioethics minor offers students the opportunity to think and write critically about the goals of medicine, the responsibility of science, and the relevance of public debate in a democratic society. Because of its professional relevance, the minor is especially recommended for students who envisage a career in health care or the law. Furthermore, with its emphasis on ethical reflection, it complements the curricular offerings of other majors in the humanities, such as Philosophy, Theological Studies, Psychology, and English.

Student Learning Outcomes


  • Understand the main ethical theories in bioethics, together with the wider philosophical and theological grounding of bioethical questions
  • Appreciate the “complexity” entailed by moral decision-making in bioethics, and the importance of dialogue among different moral positions
  • Understand the importance of interdisciplinary dialogue between science and the humanities, relative to the ethical assessment of technological advances and therapeutic applications
  • Understand the link between ethical reflection, personal moral commitment, and the relevance of social collaboration in the quest for a better world

Requirements


18-20 semester hours

For successful completion of this minor, an average grade of C (2.0) must be obtained in these courses.

Bioethics Core Classes (8 semester hours required)


2 Required BIOE Core Classes


General Core Classes (8 semester hours required)


2 Core Classes (any 2)


Elective Classes (2-4 semester hours required)


1 Elective (any 1)


Note


Other courses may be approved with the consent of the minor Director.

* The BIOL 585  Seminar is available subject to availability and Instructor discretion. 

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