PHIL1401 Health Care Ethics
This course introduces students to basic issues in health care ethics. Because everyone interacts with the health care system—whether as a patient, a family member, or a health care worker—this class is helpful for students in any major. Emphasis will be placed on understanding major ethical theories and approaches and using them to explore a variety of ethical questions in health care. The course teaches students how to create and explain strong moral arguments. Throughout the course, we will focus on how different ways of ethical reasoning can help us understand and address problems that come up in health care settings.
Prerequisite
Qualifying score on reading assessment test OR
ENGL0921
Course Requirements and Evaluation
Refer to Course Syllabus for detailed information regarding the requirements and evaluation standards for this course. The Course Syllabus will be distributed the first week of the course.
Learning Outcomes
The following outcomes will be addressed in the course:
Identify major ethical theories
Apply major ethical theories to real-world situations in health care
Conduct respectful ethical discussions
Identify ethical issues in health care
Recognize ethical challenges in health care that may come up in culturally diverse settings
Demonstrate the ability to consider different points of view
Evaluate one’s own ethical perspectives on ethical issues in health care
Identify solutions to ethical dilemmas
Text and References
A list of textbooks required for this course is available at the
campus store and in eServices.
Course Scheduling
The scheduled hours of instruction include sixteen hours for each lecture credit, thirty-two hours for each lab credit, and forty hours for each credit of supervised occupational experience (SOE). Lecture credit may include formal or impromptu lectures, demonstrations, or discussions with the entire class or with small groups or individuals. Refer to the Course Credits section of this course outline for the credit breakdown.
Accommodations Statement
Access Services - Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified students with documented disabilities. Upon attending an intake meeting with Access Services, qualified students will receive a letter listing the approved accommodations that they may provide to their instructors. If you have a documented disability that may require accommodations, contact HTC Access Services at
AccessServices@hennepintech.edu or
https://hennepintech.edu/current-students/access-services/index.html.
Campus
Brooklyn Park Campus and Eden Prairie Campus: 952-995-1300
Credit Details