Bioethics Minor
Requirements total 25-26 hours. This includes 18 hours of core and 7-8 hours of Bioethics courses taken either at Trinity College or Trinity Graduate School. Bioethics credit may also be earned by enrolling in the Bioethics Conference institutes and wrap-around courses offered each summer (usually in mid-July). Students may register for these courses during May term. Three of the required hours meet general education requirements. Course Descriptions: Undergraduate | Graduate
Required Courses (18 hrs): |
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BE 474X Introduction to Bioethics |
3 hrs |
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BE 475X Topics in Bioethics |
3 hrs |
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PH 170 Logic |
3 hrs |
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PH 180 Introduction to Philosophy |
3 hrs |
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PH 182 Ethics |
3 hrs |
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PH 242 Philosophy of Science |
3 hrs |
Elective Courses (7-8 hrs): |
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Elective courses that may be taken at Trinity Graduate School under the BE designation |
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BE 5300 Clinical Issues in Bioethics |
3 hrs |
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BE 5500 Bioethics and Public Policy |
2 hrs |
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BE 6100 Bioethics Colloquium |
2 hrs |
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BE 6400 Readings In Bioethics |
2-3 hrs |
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BE 6700 Personhood in Theological and Philosophical Perspective |
1 hr |
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BE 7700 Bioethics Seminar |
3 hrs |
NOTE: BIO 474X (graduate course BE 5000) and BIO 475X (graduate course BE 7700) have reduced in-course requirements for undergraduates. Courses taken under the BE ___ designation remain at the graduate level in course content but are designated on the transcript as fulfilling the undergraduate requirements for a minor. If applied toward a minor and/or toward the required hours for graduation, the course(s) may not subsequently be applied toward a graduate degree.
