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Catalog : PHIL.3106 Public Health Ethics

PHIL.3106 — Undergraduate

Id: 041937 Offering: 1 Credits: 3-3

Description

In this course we examine contemporary issues in public health ethics. Utilizing historical and recent cases we unpack the core conceptual issues and emerging trends in bioethics. In doing so, we'll discuss issues such as quarantine, surveillance, isolation, behavioral interventions, and criminalization of health. We discuss the ethical and public health implications of nutrition, vaccinations, occupational health, pandemics, and bioterrorism, among many other cases.

Prerequisites

Pre-Req: ENGL.1020 College Writing II.

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PHIL.3106 — Online and Continuing Education

Id: 041937 Offering: 2 Credits: 3-3

Description

In this course we examine contemporary issues in public health ethics. Utilizing historical and recent cases we unpack the core conceptual issues and emerging trends in bioethics. In doing so, we'll discuss issues such as quarantine, surveillance, isolation, behavioral interventions, and criminalization of health. We discuss the ethical and public health implications of nutrition, vaccinations, occupational health, pandemics, and bioterrorism, among many other cases.

Prerequisites

Pre-Req: ENGL.1020 College Writing II.

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