300

Prerequisites: Completion 200-level PHIL course or permission of instructor. This course examines basic advances in genetics, reproductive medicine and in combating infectious diseases and explores their ethical implications, particularly for non-Western cultures. Students use a case study approach to consider topics like genetics, epidemics, euthanasia and reproductive technology from a global, non-Western perspective.

Prerequisites: 6 credits in philosophy and permission of the instructor. Students work independently on some philosophic subject matter selected in consultation with the department. Reports and papers are given during the semester.

An upper-level special topics course offered at the discretion of the department. The content and methods vary with the interest of students and faculty members

Prerequisites: 18 credits in philosophy and permission of the department. Participation in a supervised off-campus educational project that provides students with an opportunity to exercise philosophical reflection in a nonacademic setting. Credit requires submission of written work discussing the philosophical issues and/or implications of the work done in the internship. Grading is on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.