Courses

Note: Not all classes are offered every semester.

Department Course Name Credits

Bioethics

BETH 271 Bioethics: Dilemmas 3
BETH 315 International Bioethics Policy and Practice in the Netherlands and the US 3
BETH 401 Foundations in Bioethics I 6
BETH 402 Foundations in Bioethics II 6
BETH 405 Clinical Rotation 3
BETH 411 Altruism in Bioethics 3
BETH 412 Ethical Issues in Genetics/Genomics 3
BETH 413 Consumerism in Medicine 3
BETH 414 International Health Research Ethics 3
BETH 415 International Bioethics Policy and Practice in the Netherlands and the US 3
BETH 416 Religions in Bioethics 3
BETH 417 Introduction to Public Health Ethics 3
BETH 420 Critical Issues in Research Ethics* 3
BETH 452 Models of Mind, Mental Disorders, and Bioethics 3
BETH 501 Advanced Seminar in Bioethics 3
BETH 503 Research Ethics and Regulation* 3
BETH 602 Special Topics in Bioethics 3
*BETH 420 and BETH 503 will be offered in alternating years and will satisfy the research ethics track requirement.

Anthropology

ANTH 404 Introduction to the Anthropology of Aging 3
ANTH 409 Family Violence and Child Abuse 3
ANTH 418 Death and Dying 3
ANTH 423 AIDS: Epidemiology, Biology, and Cultures 3
ANTH 437 Comparative Medical Systems 3
ANTH 451 Topics in International Health Research Policy 3
ANTH 459 Introduction to International Health 3
ANTH 463 Anthropology and Bioethics 3
ANTH 465 Gender and Sex Differences: Cross-Cultural Perspectives 3
ANTH 476 Topics in the Anthropology of Health and Medicine 3
ANTH 480 The Anthropology of Health and Illness Part I 3
ANTH 481 The Anthropology of Health and Illness Part II 3
ANTH 498 Public Policy and Aging 3
ANTH 530 Contemporary Perspectives 3
 

Epidemiology and Biostatics

EPBI 408 Public Policy and Aging 3
EPBI 488 Gender, Ethnicity, and Health Research 3
EPBI 508 Ethics, Law and Epidemiology 3
 

Gerontological Studies

GERO 496 Public Policy and Aging 3
GERO 498 Seminar in Gerontological Studies 3
 

Health Systems Management Center

(through Weatherhead School of Management)
HSMC 420 Health Finance and Economies 3
HSMC 456 Issues in Health Management 3
 

History

HSTY 480 Public Policy and Aging 3
HSTY 495 History of Medicine and Medical Technology 3
 

Law

(through School of Law)
LAWS 220 Civil Law and Psychiatry 2
LAWS 222 Health Care Professions 2
LAWS 225 Criminal Law and Psychiatry 2
LAWS 227 Health Law 3
LAWS 362 Health Care Enterprises – Legal Aspects 2
LAWS 373 Bioethics and Law 3
LAWS 524 Health Care Advanced Research Seminar 2
LAWS 537 Health Care Controversies 3
LAWS 564 Law and Science Seminar 3
 

Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations

MAND 405 Nonprofit Ethics/Professionalism 2
 

Philosophy

PHIL 405 Ethics 3
PHIL 409 Philosophical Issues in Genetics 3
PHIL 425 Philosophy of Feminism 3
PHIL 434 Political and Social Philosophy 3
PHIL 435 Philosophy of Law 3
 

Political Science

POSC 480 Public Policy and Aging 3
 

Psychology

PSCL 400 Ethics for Professional Researchers 3
 

Social Policy Social Work Practice

(through the Mandel School of Applied Social Science)
SASS 586 Ethical Issues in Social Work Practice 3
SPPP 470 Social Policy 3
SPPP 502 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Policy and Service Delivery 3
SPPP 510 Mental Health Policy and Service Delivery 3
SPPP 511 Issues in Health Policy and Service Delivery 3
SPPP 513 Aging Policy and Service Delivery 3
SPPP 525 AIDS Seminar 3
SPPP 529 Child and Family Policy and Service Delivery 3
SSWM 518 Death and Dying 3
 

Sociology

SOCI 443 Medical Sociology 3
SOCI 445 Sociology of Mental Health and Illness 3
SOCI 496 Public Policy and Aging 3