Health Care Ethics, Minor
Saint Louis University's minor in health care ethics allows students to examine some of the ethical questions that arise in the complex health care system. Students will discuss the definition of death, how to allocate donated organs, what is considered a disease and when to withdraw life-sustaining treatment.
Students pursuing the minor must take Foundations in Clinical Health Care Ethics (HCE 2010) before or at the same time as any 4000-level courses. Two of the five courses for the minor must be at the 3000 or 4000 level.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Introductory Courses | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
HCE 2010 | Foundations in Clinical Health Care Ethics | |
| Elective Courses | 12 | |
HCE 3010 | Ethics in Clinical Medicine | |
HCE 3030 | Disability Studies: Medicine, Ethics, and Policy | |
HCE 3040 | Mindfulness & the Ethics of Healthcare | |
HCE 3050 | Bioethics in Popular Culture | |
HCE 3100 | Public Health & Social Justice | |
HCE 3200 | Freaks and the Medical Body | |
HCE 3220 | The Desire to Dissect: Philosophical History of Anatomical Dissection | |
HCE 3250 | God in the Clinic? Exploring the Tension Between Spirituality and Health Care | |
HCE 3300 | Bioethics + Human Nature Film | |
HCE 4200 | Warriors and Medics | |
HCE 4210 | Controversies in Death and Dying | |
HCE 4220 | Controversies in Reproductive and Pediatric Ethics | |
HCE 4240 | Ethics and Geriatric Care | |
HCE 4250 | Law and Bioethics | |
HCE 4260 | Race and Research Ethics | |
HCE 4270 | Controversies in Organ Donation | |
HCE 4280 | Controversies in Neuroethics | |
HCE 4980 | Independent Study | |
| Students may take one Elective outside of the center: | ||
PHIL 2050 | Ethics | |
ENGL 3730 | Introduction to Medical Humanities, Literature | |
ENGL 3740 | Medicine and Literature | |
NURS 4814 | Ethics in Nursing and Health Care | |
PHIL 3360 | Medical Ethics | |
THEO 2510 | Christian Ethics | |
THEO 2525 | Theological Bioethics: Medicine and Morality | |
| Total Credits | 15 | |
Continuation Standards
A student must maintain a GPA in coursework for the minor in health care ethics of at least 2.00.