Department of Philosophy

Bioethics Curriculum

Module 1: Philosophy Core (6 cr. required)

1. Required foundational course:

PHIL P540 Contemporary Ethical Theories (3 cr.)

2. Core electives:

PHIL P525 Topics in the History of Philosophy (3 cr.)
PHIL P543 Contemporary Social and Political Philosophy (3 cr.)
PHIL P553 Philosophy of Science (3 cr.)
PHIL P560 Metaphysics (3 cr.)
PHIL P562 Theory of Knowledge (3 cr.)

Module 2: Concentration specific courses (18 cr. required)

1. Required foundational course:

PHIL P547 Foundations of Bioethics (3 cr.)

2. Concentration specific electives:

2a. Areas of central importance (5 cr. required):

PHIL P548 Clinical Ethics Practicum (3 cr.)
LAW DN838 Bioethics and Law (2 cr.)
MHHS M504 Introduction to Research Ethics (3 cr.)

2b. Specialized electives:

ANTH E445 Medical Anthropology (3 cr.)
COMM C510 Health Provider-Consumer Communication (3 cr.)
HIST H546 History of Medicine (3 cr.)
*LAW DN761 Law and Public Health (2 cr.)
*LAW DN845 Financing and Regulating Health Care (3 cr.)
NURS N534 Ethical/Legal Perspectives in Advanced Nursing Practice (2cr.)
PHIL P549 Bioethics and Pragmatism (3 cr.)
PHIL P555 Ethical and Policy Issues in International Research (3 cr.)
PHIL P590 Intensive Reading (1-3 cr.) [Only with track specific content]
PHIL P600 Topics in Philosophy (3 cr.) [When content is track specific]
PHIL P696 Topics in Biomedical Ethics (3 cr.)
PHIL P730 Seminar in Contemporary Philosophy (3 cr.) [When content is track specific]
SOC R515 Sociology of Health and Illness (3 cr.)
SOC S560 Topics: Death and Dying (3 cr.)

Module 3: Thesis/Research Project or Non-Thesis Option (6 cr. required)

For students writing a thesis or research project:

PHIL P803 Master’s Thesis in Philosophy

Non-thesis option: In lieu of a 6 cr. thesis or research project, students may take 6 credits of additional courses selected from any of the graduate courses offered in the IUPUI Department of Philosophy.

* Students not in the JD/MA combined-degrees program must take LAW DN838 Bioethics and Law prior to enrolling in any other LAW electives.

Sample Curriculum

First Semester
PHIL P547 Foundations of Bioethics (3 cr.)
MHHS M504 Introduction to Research Ethics (3 cr.)
PHIL P540 Contemporary Ethical Theories (3 cr.)

Second Semester
SOC R515 Sociology of Health and Illness (3 cr.)
PHIL P553 Philosophy of Science (3 cr.)

PHIL P555 Ethical and Policy Issues in International Research (3 cr.)

Third Semester
HIST H546 History of Medicine (3 cr.)
PHIL P548 Clinical Ethics Practicum (3 cr.)

Fourth Semester
PHIL P803 Master’s Thesis in Philosophy (6 cr.)
... OR ...
PHIL P560 Metaphysics (3 cr.) & PHIL P600 Topics in Philosophy (3 cr.)

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