Spring 2014

TOPICS IN MEDICAL ETHICS
PHIL 336 Distribution Group I

Instructor: Blumenthal-Barby, Jennifer A.
A philosophical examination of some of the fundamental issues in clinical ethics, including informed consent, competency, confidentiality, end of life decision making, the definition of death, allocating scarce medical resources, and the role of economic analysis in clinical decision making. Readings drawn from the clinical and philosophical literature. (View Registrar Listing)

MODERN GERMAN WRITERS: KAFKA
GERM 325 Distribution Group I

Instructor: Weissenberger, Klaus H.
Goethe's vision of "world-literature" came true in the twentieth century. German authors, among them Kafka, transcended the confines of national traditions and redefined the concepts of literature and authorship in view of a modern globally dispersed audience. Topics may vary. Taught in English. Repeatable for Credit. (View Registrar Listing)

THE PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE
PHIL 314 Distribution Group I

Instructor: Engelhardt, H T.
The biomedical sciences, the practice of medicine, and health care policy employ concepts of health, disease, disability, and defect in explanatory accounts, intermixing factual claims with moral and other evaluations. This course explores the interplay of evaluation and explanation in medicine's models of disease and health. (View Registrar Listing)

MEDICAL MEDIA ARTS LAB
ENGL 386

Instructor: Ostherr, Kirsten A.
Students will collaborate with health professionals to create solutions to real-world medical communication, visualization and design problems. Working individually and in teams, students will apply critical thinking and theory to hands-on design. Projects may include production of short videos, infographics, app development, 3-D virtual models, creative writing, and other media arts. Repeatable for Credit. (View Registrar Listing)

SCIENCE POLICY, AND ETHICS
NSCI 511

Instructor: Matthews, Kirstin R.
An introduction to the policy, ethics, politics, and legal issues that relate to science and technology - discovery and application. This course presents a framework for analyzing ethical issues in business and professional work. The course then explores the ways in which government policy and business practices can promote or inhibit advances in science and technology while influencing the ethical choices of the professionals involved. Case studies will be used. (View Registrar Listing)

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
SOCI 345 Distribution Group II

Instructor: Barnes, Ann S.
This course will explore the relationship between social factors and health, illness, and mortality, with a heavy emphasis on experiences of illness, the doctor-patient relationship, and the socialization of medical students and new doctors. Social determinants of health, cultural determinants of health, and the ethics surrounding conception, birth, and death will also be discussed. (View Registrar Listing)

EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE
BIOC 447

Instructor: Wagner, Daniel S.
Current biological methods offer the potential to transform health care. We will examine the biology and methodology of emergent health care technologies such as stem cell therapy and personal genome sequencing to understand their potential to impact human health. (View Registrar Listing)

MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 381 Distribution Group II

Instructor: Mitchell, Beverly M.
Cultural, ecological, and biological perspectives on human health and disease throughout the world. (View Registrar Listing)