PAST 505 - Biomedical Ethics & Genetics (2)

This course is a two-part course covering biomedical ethics and medical genetics. The bioethics component is designed to expose the student to legal and ethical dilemmas faced in medical practice. The course presents approaches that facilitate critical thinking through the complex ethical issues that students will encounter in profession practice. The second part of this course is devoted to introducing the foundations of human genetics. By introducing students to the ethical considerations in genetic testing, we will transition into human genetics and the genome. Offered: Fall.