CHB1020

Ethics, Genetics and the Law: Justice and the new Biotechnologies ( points)

(ARTS)

Leader: Justin Oakley

Offered:
Not offered in 2004.

Synopsis:

Objectives: On successfully completing this unit, students will have: familiarity with the major political moralities used in discussions of current legal and policy issues in genetics and biotechnology; skills enabling them to think critically about key ethical and policy issues raised by developments in biotechnology and genetics; the ability to make informed judgments about those ethical and policy 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 1 one-hour tutorial per week