PHIL 3203

Subject: PHILOSOPHY
Course No. and Title: PHIL3203 Health Care Ethics
Credit Value: Three (3) credit hours
Course Description:

This course provides an introduction to ethical theory and its application to contemporary issues in bio-ethics.   There are seven units in the course.  These are:

Unit One: Ethical Theory
Unit Two: Relationships in Health Care
Unit Three: Consent
Unit Four: Abortion
Unit Five: Euthanasia
Unit Six: Scarce Medical Resources
Unit Seven: Acquiring and Distributing Body Parts

Outcomes

1) Students can express the basic tenets of major ethical theories and are competent to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of these theories.

2) Students are familiar with major ethical issues in contemporary bioethics and are able to engage critically with material in areas of bioethics.

 
Prerequisite:

None
Course Instructor:

Robert Larmer is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of New Brunswick. He presently serves as Chair of the Department

Office Location:  Office 211, Carleton Hall
Phone: (506) 458-7500
E-mail: rlarmer@unb.ca
Course Format:

Students are expected to do the readings on the assigned readings list. Supplementary materials are provided in the form of summaries of the readings, video lectures, links to other helpful video material, and links to useful web-sites.
Course Texts:

Readings in Health Care Ethics, ed. Elisabeth Boetzkes and Wifrid J. Waluchow (Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press, 2000)

Readings
Unit 1: Ethical Theory, Chapter One
Unit 2: Relationships in Health Care, Chapter Two, Articles 1, 5, 6, 7.
Unit 3: Consent, Chapter Three, Articles 10, 13, 14, 15.
Unit 4: Abortion, Chapter Five, Articles 23, 24, 25, and the Larmer article in the Unit 4 folder.
Unit 5: Euthanasia, Chapter Seven, Articles 31, 32, 33, 35.
Unit 6: Scarce Medical Resources, Chapter Nine, Articles 43, 44.
Unit 7: Acquiring & Distributing Body Parts, Chapter Ten, Articles 47, 48, 49, 51, 52.

Textbooks can be ordered from the UNB Fredericton Bookstore:
506-453-4664
unb.bkstr.ca
Assignments & Examinations:

There will be three timed quizzes, each worth 25% of the final mark, and each consisting of 15 multiple-choice or short answer questions. Once a student has completed the three quizzes he or she will be required to do a final assignment consisting of two short essay questions, each worth 12.5% of the final mark. In order to pass the course, a student must achieve a mark of D (50%) on both the quiz and the essay component of the course.

Marking Scheme

  • A+    90-100
  • A      85-89
  • A-     80-84
  • B+    77-79
  • B      74-76
  • B-     70-73
  • C+    65-69
  • C      60-65
  • D      50-59      
  • F       0-49
Time Limit: Six months
Fees:

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Fees are subject to change by the Board of Governors.
Methods of Payment:

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