CHB1010

Ethics, Biotechnology and Genetics: Current issues in bioethics ( points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Rob Sparrow

Offered:
Not offered in 2004.

Synopsis:

Objectives: On successfully completing this unit, students will have: a familiarity with major ethical frameworks used in discussions of current issues in bioethics; skills that enable them to think critically about some key ethical issues raised by current and future developments in biotechnology and genetics; and the ability to make informed judgements about those ethical issues.

Assessment: Exercise 500 words: 15%, Exercise 500 words:15% Essay: 1500 words: 30%, Exam 2000 words: 40%.

Contact Hours: 2 one-hour lectures and a one-hour tutorial per week

Prohibitions: PHL1010