Healthcare Ethics

College Regis College
Instructor(s) Berkman, John R.T.
Course Code RGT3654HS
NOTE: Graduate degree students enrol in RGT6654HS
Semester Second Semester
Section 101
Online No
Credits One Credit
Location Toronto (St George Campus)
Description

This seminar (a combination of lecture, discussion, and case analysis format) will introduce principles and perspectives for biomedical ethics. The course is divided into two sections. The first part of the course will examine basic themes, principles, methodologies, and professional responsibilities in healthcare ethics. Special attention will be given to Catholic Church teaching and the Catholic tradition of moral reflection more generally, comparing and contrasting it with the currently dominant secular approach to bioethics. In the second section, we will examine particular ethical issues for healthcare ethics, employing the case analysis method. We will seek to bring to bear our earlier ethics and theological explorations as well as practical wisdom in our evaluations of these cases. Students will present analysis of particular problems, and others will respond to their analysis.

Pre-Requisites a course in philosophical or theological ethics
Schedule Tue
Start Time 11:00
End Time 13:00
Hours Per Week 2
Minimum Enrolment 10
Maximum Enrolment 20
Enrolment Notes

Maximum/Minimum class size indicated includes both BD and Graduate students

Means of Evaluation
Other
Previously Offered Winter 2023
Currently Offered Winter 2025