A study of general ethical principles and their application to individual decision making in the health care fi eld. Includes such topics as the rights and responsibilities of the patient and health care team, truth-telling, informed consent, allocation of scarce medical resources, genetic engineering, death and dying. Prerequisite: EN 101.

Introduction to the discipline of Christian medical ethics. In light of philosophical and theological foundations of the discipline, it explores aspects of contemporary health care practice that bear upon the pursuit of personal and communal flourishing. It aims to help students acquire knowledge and skills that are required for good ethical analysis and decision-making within the medical moral environment. Attention will be given to clinical, institutional, and social contexts that shape the moral dimensions of medical practice and the vocational experience of health care professionals.