Curriculum - Bioethics  ~
M.A. in Philosophy at IUPUI


 

Curriculum for Bioethics Track

     Module 1: Philosophy Core (6 cr. required)
                      PHIL P525 Topics in the History of Philosophy (3 cr.)
                      PHIL P540 Contemporary Ethical Theories (3 cr.)
                      PHIL P543 Contemporary Social and Political Philosophy (3 cr.)
                      PHIL P553 Philosophy of Science (3 cr.)
                      PHIL P560 Metaphysics (3 cr.)
                      PHIL P562 Theory of Knowledge (3 cr.)

      Module 2: Concentration specific courses (18 cr. required)
               1. Required foundational course (3 cr.)
                      PHIL P547 Foundations of Bioethics (3 cr.)
               2.  Concentration specific electives (15 cr. required)
                    2a. Areas of central importance (5 cr. required)
                      PHIL P548 Clinical Ethics Practicum (3 cr.)
                      LAW DN838 Bioethics and Law (2 or 3 cr.)
                      MHHS M504 Introduction to Research Ethics (3 cr.)
                    2b. Specialized electives (9 cr. required)
                      ANTH E445 Medical Anthropology (3 cr.)
                      COMM C510 Health Provider-Consumer Communication (3 cr.)
                      HIST H546 History of Medicine (3 cr.)
                      LAW DN761 Law and Public Health (2 cr.)
                      LAW DN845 Financing and Regulating Health Care (2 or 3 cr.)
                      NURS N534 Ethical/Legal Perspectives in Advanced Nursing Practice (2cr.)
                      PHIL P549 Bioethics and Pragmatism (3 cr.)
                      PHIL P555 Ethical and Policy Issues in International Research (3 cr.)
                      PHIL P590 Intensive Reading (1-3 cr.) [Only with track specific content]
                      PHIL P600 Topics in Philosophy (3 cr.) [When content is track specific]
                      PHIL P696 Topics In Biomedical Ethics (3 cr.)
                      PHIL P730 Seminar in Contemporary Philosophy (4 cr.)
                                         [When content is track specific]
                      SOC R515 Sociology of Health and Illness (3 cr.)
                      SOC S560 Topics: Death and Dying (3 cr.)

 

    Module 3: Thesis or Research Project (6 cr. required)
                      PHIL P803 Master’s Thesis in Philosophy

 

                        Non-Thesis (6 cr. required)

                        Students may select any graduate courses offered in the IUPUI Department

                        of Philosophy.

 

Sample Curriculum

First semester:
     PHIL P547 Foundations of Bioethics (3 cr.)
     MHHS M504 Introduction to Research Ethics (2 cr.)
     PHIL P553 Philosophy of Science (3 cr.)

Second Semester:
     PHIL P548 Clinical Ethics Practicum (3 cr.)
     SOC R515 Sociology of Health and Illness (3 cr.)
     PHIL P540 Contemporary Ethical Theories (3 cr.)

Third Semester:
     HIST H546 History of Medicine (3 cr.)
     PHIL P549 Bioethics and Pragmatism (3 cr.)

Fourth Semester:
     PHIL P803 Thesis (6 cr.)

OR

     PHIL P560 Metaphysics (3 cr.)

     PHIL P600 Topics in Philosophy (3 cr.)

 

Note: During their second year, students with research-associate or teaching-associate status will meet full-time requirements with a six-hour load.

 

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