The Minor in Bioethics, which is administered by Lyman Briggs College, is available as an elective to students who are enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs at Michigan State University. The minor is designed to prepare students to engage with the evolving set of ethical issues in biomedicine that they will encounter in their careers or their daily lives. The minor's interdisciplinary character fosters students' abilities to understand and question health care systems from a wide variety of intellectual viewpoints. Such interdisciplinary study also promotes communication across disciplinary boundaries.
Students wishing to pursue careers in health-related fields may find the minor particularly appealing. In addition, students pursuing academic programs outside health-related fields often find that the minor complements their major. With the approval of the department and college that administer the student’s degree program, the courses that are used to satisfy the requirements for the minor may also be used to satisfy the requirements for the bachelor’s degree. Students are able to declare the minor upon completion of LB 240 by contacting the Lyman Briggs College.
Requirements for the Minor in Bioethics
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The following course (2 credits): |
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LB |
240 |
Bioethics: Theories and Methods |
2 |
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One of the following courses (4 credits): |
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326A |
Medicine and Health - Arts and Humanities (W) |
4 |
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LB |
326B |
Medicine and Health - Social Sciences (W) |
4 |
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PHL |
344 |
Ethics Issues in Health Care |
4 |
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Complete 15 credits from at least four courses. No more than 8 credits may be from the same discipline. Students should work with the advisor for appropriate substitution requests. Courses used in Requirement 2. cannot be applied to these 15 credits. |
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ANP |
270 |
Women and Health: Anthropological and International Perspectives |
3 |
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ANP |
370 |
Culture, Health, and Illness |
3 |
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ANP |
425 |
Issues in Medical Anthropology |
3 |
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ANS |
427 |
Environmental Toxicology and Society (W) |
3 |
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CEP |
470 |
Disability in a Diverse Society |
3 |
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EC |
498 |
Economics of Health Care (W) |
3 |
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ENG |
473A |
Literature and Medicine |
3 |
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EPI |
390 |
Disease in Society: An Introduction to Epidemiology and Public Health |
4 |
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GEO |
435 |
Geography of Health and Disease |
3 |
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HNF |
406 |
Global Foods and Culture |
3 |
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HST |
420 |
History of Sexuality since 18th Century |
3 |
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HST |
425 |
American and European Health Care since 1800 |
4 |
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KIN |
445 |
Sport and Physical Activity in Society (W) |
3 |
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LB |
324A |
Science and Sex, Gender, Sexuality – Arts and Humanities (W) |
4 |
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LB |
324B |
Science and Sex, Gender, Sexuality – Social Sciences (W) |
4 |
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LB |
326A |
Medicine and Health – Arts and Humanities (W) |
4 |
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LB |
326B |
Medicine and Health – Social Sciences (W) |
4 |
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LB |
355 |
Philosophy of Technology (W) |
4 |
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MC |
351 |
Science and Social Policy |
4 |
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PHL |
344 |
Ethical Issues in Health Care |
4 |
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PHL |
380 |
Nature of Science |
3 |
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PHL |
480 |
Philosophy of Science |
4 |
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PSY |
280 |
Psychological Disorders |
3 |
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PSY |
320 |
Health Psychology |
3 |
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REL |
385 |
Religion, Health, and Healthcare |
3 |
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SOC |
368 |
Science, Technology and Society |
4 |
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SOC |
451 |
Dynamics of Population |
3 |
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SOC |
475 |
Health and Society |
3 |
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SW |
472 |
Social Work in Health Care |
3 |
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WS |
304 |
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LBGTQ) and Sexuality Studies |
3 |