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Twin Cities Campus
Bioethics MinorBioethics, Center for
Graduate School
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Center for Bioethics, University of Minnesota, N504 Boynton, 410 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-624-9440; fax: 612-624-9108)
Email:
bthxed@umn.edu
The Bioethics minor is designed to deepen students’ knowledge of the ethical issues surrounding health and the life sciences.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Special Application Requirements:
Students pursuing the JD, MD, PharmD, DVM, DDS, or LLM degree are not eligible for the minor.
Eligible students interested in the minor are strongly encouraged to confer with their major field advisor and director of graduate studies, and the Bioethics director of graduate studies regarding feasibility and requirements.
Acceptance into the Bioethics minor requires pre-approval by the Bioethics director of graduate studies.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
Courses must be chosen in consultation with the bioethics director of graduate studies.
Philosophy students are expected to have successfully completed at least one course in ethical theory at the 5xxx or 8xxx level prior to undertaking coursework in the minor.
Students must complete the minor with a 3.00 GPA.
Coursework Requirements
Required Courses (2 credits)
Select 1 of the following courses in consultation with the Bioethics director of graduate studies:
BTHX 5010 - Bioethics Proseminar
(2.0 cr)
or
BTHX 5325 - Biomedical Ethics
(3.0 cr)
Electives (6 to 12 credits)
Master’s students select at least 6 credits and doctoral students select at least 12 credits from the following, in consultation with the Bioethics director of graduate studies, to meet minimum credit requirements. Other elective courses may be chosen with approval of the Bioethics director of graduate studies.
BTHX 5000 - Topics in Bioethics
(1.0-4.0 cr)
BTHX 5100 - Introduction to Clinical Ethics
(3.0 cr)
BTHX 5110 - Ethical Issues in Pediatrics
(2.0 cr)
BTHX 5120 - Dying in Contemporary Medical Culture
(2.0 cr)
BTHX 5210 - Ethics of Human Subjects Research
(3.0 cr)
BTHX 5400 - Intro Ethics in Hlth Policy
(3.0 cr)
BTHX 5411 - Health Law and Policy
(3.0 cr)
BTHX 5453 - Law, Biomedicine, and Bioethics
(3.0 cr)
BTHX 5510 - Gender and the Politics of Health
(3.0 cr)
BTHX 5520 - Social Justice and Bioethics
(3.0 cr)
BTHX 5540 - Bioethics, Psychiatry & Psychology
(3.0 cr)
BTHX 5610 - Research & Publication Seminar
(1.0 cr)
BTHX 5620 - Social Context of Health and Illness
(3.0 cr)
BTHX 5630 - Bioethics Colloqium
(1.0 cr)
BTHX 5650 - Disability Ethics
(3.0 cr)
BTHX 5900 - Independent Study in Bioethics
(1.0-4.0 cr)
BTHX 8000 - Advanced Topics in Bioethics
(1.0-4.0 cr)
BTHX 8114 - Ethical and legal Issues in Genetic Counseling
(2.0 cr)
BTHX 8120 - Dying in Contemporary Medical Culture
(2.0 cr)
BTHX 8500 - Practicum in Bioethics
(1.0-4.0 cr)
BTHX 8510 - Gender and the Politics of Health
(3.0 cr)
BTHX 8520 - Social Justice and Bioethics
(3.0 cr)
BTHX 8610 - Medical Consumerism
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Masters
Doctoral
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Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Bthx 5325/Phil 5325 |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 8.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Bthx 5411/Law 6611 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Bthx 5453/Law 6853 |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 1.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 1.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | S-N only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Spring Odd Year |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 8.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall, Spring & Summer |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 8.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Bthx 8114/GCD 8914 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 16.0] |
Prerequisites: | Bioethics grad [major or minor] or # |
Grading Basis: | OPT No Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Typically offered: | Spring Even Year |