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Course Detail

Medical Ethics

Time and Location

Times

Term: Summer 2025
Start Date: MAY 19, 2025
End Date: JUN 05, 2025
Meeting Days: ARR
Meeting Times: ARR

Location

Campus: Online
Building: OL
Room: ARR

Registration Information

Credit Hours: 3
Subject Code: PHL
Course Number: 203
Section Number: 50
CRN: 11737
Tier: 1
Instruction TypeOnline Lecture

Enrollment Numbers

Remaining Seats: 16
Filled Seats: 9
Maximum Seats: 25
Comments: *PHL20346: Online course, 3-week course. See term start and end dates listed above. High speed Internet access strongly recommended. Intersession limited to 4 credit hours only.
Course Description: Prerequisite: Reading proficiency

Medical Ethics is a study of contemporary issues in health care ethics. Students will become familiar with major theories of ethics and justice. They will learn about health care code of ethics, classic cases in the recent history of medical ethics, and ongoing disputes about topics such as abortion, euthanasia, resource allocation, patient rights, research on human subjects, and reproductive technologies. (F,S,O)

Faculty Information

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Name: Joshua Heter
Title: Associate Professor
Classification: Full Time
Credentials: Doctor of Philosophy: Saint Louis University,Master of Arts: Western Michigan University
Office: TC 315E
Phone Extension: 3323
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