HCP 158 Ethics in Health Policy

This course is designed to familiarize students with the ethical nature and dilemmas of public health and health policymaking in American society. Students examine a number of basic moral controversies in the health policy field, focusing on different frameworks for thinking about justice and the ends of medicine and public health. We will explore what it takes to become a person who is able to think and act morally about health care and about other important matters in the public sphere. GE 5B.

Credits

3

Distribution

HCP