Bioethics Minor
The minor consists of six courses.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| THEO/CEED 3856 | Introduction to Bioethics | 4 |
| CEED/SOCI/PSYC 4245 | Ethics in Research | 4 |
| or PHIL 4304 | The Philosophy and Economics of Law | |
| One course in Humanities | 3 to 4 | |
| One course in Social and Natural Science | 3 to 4 | |
| One course in Values | 4 | |
| One additional course in Humanities OR Social/Natural Science 1 | 3 to 4 | |
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Students who have not completed a Biological Sciences (BISC) or biologically based Life Science (LSCI) course as part of the core curriculum or otherwise will be required to take one of the following natural science or biological science course offerings to fulfill the Bioethics Natural Science requirement:
Humanities courses
Courses in this group have the BEHR attribute.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AMCS 4950 | Christianity and Gender/Sexual Diversity: Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 4 |
| CEED 3600 | Ethics in Action: Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl | 4 |
| COLI 4570 | Films of Moral Struggle | 4 |
| COMC 3370 | Ethical Issues in Media | 4 |
| ENGL 4137 | Hysteria, Sexuality, and the Unconscious | 4 |
| FITV 4570 | Films of Moral Struggle | 4 |
| HIST 4137 | Hysteria, Sexuality, and the Unconscious | 4 |
| HIST 4705 | Seminar: Disease in the Middle Ages | 4 |
| HIST 4913 | Social Darwinism: Theme and Variations in Global Context | 4 |
| LACU 3000 | Gender and Sexuality Studies | 4 |
| PHIL 3266 | Philosophy of Science | 4 |
| PHIL 3710 | Healthcare Justice | 4 |
| PHIL 3712 | Global Environment and Justice | 4 |
| PHIL 3715 | Kant on Morality and Religion | 4 |
| PHIL 3940 | Neuroethics | 4 |
| PHIL 3980 | Contemporary Issues in Metaethics | 4 |
| PHIL 4001 | Politics and Biopower | 4 |
| PHIL 4044 | Modern Ethical Theories | 4 |
| PHIL 4310 | Human Rights in Context | 4 |
| PHIL 4484 | Freedom and Responsibility | 4 |
| THEO 3827 | Bible and Human Sexuality | 4 |
| THEO 4010 | Death and Dying | 4 |
| THEO 4027 | The Ethics of Life | 4 |
| THEO 4035 | Professional Responsibilities and Organizational Ethics | 4 |
| THEO 4036 | Human Nature After Darwin | 4 |
| THEO 4520 | Animals, Angels, and Aliens: Beyond the Human in Christian Thought | 3 |
| THEO 4870 | Economic Foundations of Catholic Social Teaching | 4 |
| THEO 4950 | Christianity and Gender/Sexual Diversity: Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 4 |
Social and Natural Science courses
Courses in this group have the BESN attribute.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ANTH 2619 | Magic, Science, and Religion | 4 |
| ANTH 3260 | Politics of Reproduction | 4 |
| ANTH 3570 | Applied Human Rights | 1 |
| ANTH 4114 | Anthropology of Health Healing and Social Justice | 4 |
| ANTH 4344 | Reproductive Technologies: Global Perspective | 4 |
| BISC 1000 | Life on the Planet Earth | 3 |
| BISC 1001 | Human Biology | 3 |
| BISC 1002 | Ecology: A Human Approach | 3 |
| BISC 1010 | Foundations of Biology | 3 |
| BISC 1403 | Introductory Biology I | 3 |
| BISC 4035 | Ecology and Economics of Food Systems | 4 |
| ENST 4900 | Internship: Environmental Communications and Media | 4 |
| NSCI 1030 | Human Function and Dysfunction | 3 |
| PJST 3200 | Environmental Justice | 4 |
| POSC 3131 | Politics, Urban Health, and Environment | 4 |
| POSC 3225 | Human Trafficking and the Law | 4 |
| PSYC 3100 | Health Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 3110 | Cognitive Neuroscience | 4 |
| PSYC 3600 | Multicultural Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 3610 | Global Health and Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 4310 | Aging and Society | 4 |
| SOCI 1102 | Introduction to Sociology: Health Focus | 3 |
| SOCI 3021 | Sociology of Medicine | 4 |
| SOCI 3114 | Sociology of Health and Illness | 4 |
| SOCI 3120 | Controversies in Religion and International Relations | 4 |
| SOCI 3249 | For the Death of Me! Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Death and Dying | 4 |
| SOCI 3260 | Politics of Reproduction | 4 |
| SOCI 3457 | Medicine, Science, and Social Movements | 4 |
| SOCI 4105 | Religion, Gender, and Sexuality | 4 |
| SOCI 4962 | Health/Inequality in the US | 4 |
Values courses
Courses in this group have the BEVL attribute.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COLI 4570 | Films of Moral Struggle | 4 |
| ENGL 4403 | Extraordinary Bodies | 4 |
| FITV 4570 | Films of Moral Struggle | 4 |
| PHIL 3970 | Humanity's Value | 4 |
| PHIL 4418 | Issues of Life and Death | 4 |
| PHIL 4473 | War and Peace: Just War Theory | 4 |
| PSYC 4900 | Psychology and Human Values | 4 |
| PSYC 4920 | Youth, Values, and Society | 4 |
| PSYC 4930 | Codes for Mental Health Services | 4 |
| THEO 4026 | Theologies of Peace | 4 |
| THEO 4027 | The Ethics of Life | 4 |
| THEO 4028 | Religion & Bioethics | 4 |
| THEO 4030 | Moral Aspects of Medicine | 4 |
| THEO 4847 | Theologies of Liberation | 4 |
It is presumed that bioethics minor students will have completed the core course Philosophical Ethics (PHIL 3000) by the end of their junior year.
Should faculty sabbaticals or other developments create a situation that limits the availability of courses, the directors of the program would have the authority to amend the guidelines regarding the distribution of electives.
Availability
The minor in bioethics is available at Fordham College at Rose Hill and Fordham College at Lincoln Center. Students in Fordham's School of Professional and Continuing Studies may minor in bioethics only if they receive the approval of their advising dean and/or department, and their schedules are sufficiently flexible to permit them to take day courses at the Rose Hill or Lincoln Center campuses.