BIOL 4486: Bioethics

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: BIOL 3300, plus a minimum of 9 additional hours of 3000-4000 level Biology or Biochemistry or consent of instructor.
This course will enable the student to think more critically about some of the difficult moral problems which arise in the practice of science and from our contemporary understanding of living systems and biotechnology. Readings and discussion will focus on issues of personal decision making and public policy regarding both biomedical and environmental issues.