Course Catalog - 2006-2007

     

RELI 542 - MEDICINE, MEANING, & MORALITY

Long Title: MEDICINE, MEANING, AND MORALITY
Department: Religion
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: 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. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: RELI 370.