2009-2010 KCUMB College Catalog - Kansas City University of ...
2009-2010 KCUMB College Catalog - Kansas City University of ...
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Beth 515 – Bioethics and the Law (E)<br />
This course explores the relationship between bioethics and the law. Following a<br />
brief historical review <strong>of</strong> bioethics and the legal system, a selected number <strong>of</strong> seminal<br />
legal cases will form the basis for discussion. Selected cases will strategically touch upon<br />
reproduction, end-<strong>of</strong>-life care, doctor-patient relationships, standards <strong>of</strong> care, new<br />
technologies, and death and transplantation. This course will also explore research ethics<br />
as another form <strong>of</strong> regulation.<br />
3 semester credits<br />
BETH 517 – Passive Ethics: Suffering, Futility and Death (E)<br />
Most traditional discourse regarding ethics deals with the discussion and<br />
adjudication <strong>of</strong> the actions taken by an individual. This course will focus upon the<br />
individual or group that is “acted upon” by those who make decisions and take actions.<br />
In particular, the course will look at the meaning <strong>of</strong> suffering by investigating how it has<br />
been defined and how it impacts medical decision making. This course will also use a<br />
variety <strong>of</strong> methods to understand how conflict develops when either physicians or<br />
families declare that care is “futile.” Finally, it will pay close attention to decision making<br />
when death is imminent.<br />
3 semester credits<br />
BETH 529 – Independent Study (E)<br />
This independent study provides an opportunity for students to pursue an area <strong>of</strong><br />
specialized interest in bioethics with an instructor who has expertise in that particular<br />
area. An independent study required permission by the bioethics program director. May<br />
be repeated for credit under different topics to a maximum <strong>of</strong> 6 credits.<br />
1-3 semester credits<br />
BETH 550 – Bioethics Final Project<br />
Prerequisite: Approval <strong>of</strong> Final Project Proposal form and permission <strong>of</strong> instructor.<br />
This course provides an opportunity for students to design a research project under<br />
the direction <strong>of</strong> a faculty member. It culminates in the presentation and defense <strong>of</strong> the<br />
project before the bioethics faculty and selected student peers.<br />
3 semester credits<br />
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