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Michael Williams
Department Chair

Department of Philosophy
Johns Hopkins University
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MINOR IN BIOETHICS

The practice of medicine, the development of public health policies, and advances in the biomedical sciences raise fundamental moral and philosophical issues. The bioethics program is designed to provide students with an understanding of these issues, and the background and the conceptual tools to think about them clearly. The program is a collaboration between the Berman Institute of Bioethics and the Department of Philosophy, and draws on the resources of both.

The requirements for the bioethics minor consist of eight courses. These must include

  • 150.219 Bioethics
  • 150.220 Introduction to Moral Philosophy
  • Either 020.151 and 020.152 (General Biology I and II) OR 020.306 and 020.306 (Biochemistry and Cell Biology)
  • At least two upper-level seminars offered by the Bioethics program
  • Courses totaling six credits, which can be either upper-level bioethics seminars not counted in fulfillment of the previous requirement, courses cross-listed in the bioethics program, or other courses approved by the program's advisory committee. A list of these courses can be obtained from the Program Director.

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