Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Religion

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: MEDICINE, MEANING, & MORALITY ***** Introduce students to the medical humanities -- a relatively new field which addresses moral, legal, spiritual and religious problems spawned by the rise of high-tech medicine and high-stakes biomedical research. Materials include clinical case studies, film, and reader's theatre as well as historical, philosophical, literary, and theological writings. ***** Also offered as RELI 542. ***** Enrollment limited to 50. ***** Course offered Spring 2005. ***** Instructor(s): Cole