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Dec 02, 2024

2024 Undergraduate Catalog 1.2 (SUMMER-FALL)

Healthcare Ethics (Minor)

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School of Arts and Sciences

The goal of this minor is to foster the ethical thinking skills required to be a caring and successful healthcare professional. The minor is designed to provide an introduction to the discipline of philosophy for students seeking careers in healthcare and related fields. Students should consult their major advisers and faculty in the philosophy department about the appropriateness of this minor.

Total credit hours required for minor: 15

Academic Requirements

Basic Ethics Component

3 Credit Hours

Advanced Ethics Component

One of the following:

9 Credit Hours

Relevant Topics Component

One course at the 200-level or higher (or HPS 126 or HPS 127 ). Courses can be determined in consultation with the Chair of Philosophy. May be philosophy or non-philosophy courses. Must be related to, but not required, for the student’s major. Must have ethical content.