PHL-255: Professional Ethics for Science and Medicine

Course Description

This course explores the professional ethics of science and health care and methods of satisfactorily resolving moral problems that arise in these fields. Students learn to cultivate the ability to recognize moral concerns and the elements necessary to competently understand a moral problem. Topics include patient and research subject safety, autonomy and consent, confidentiality, privacy, objectivity and uncertainty in clinical and scientific knowledge, professional codes of ethics, research integrity, conflicts of interest, issues of race, class, gender, and social justice, property rights, the problems associated with professionalization and professional roles in a global society. Students learn philosophical methods for engaging with these issues, apply these methods to case studies, and think broadly about the role of scientists in a liberal democracy.

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PHL-255 Sections for Fall 2025

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1 section available.

PHL-255, Section 001

CRN #26777
Traditional (In-Person)

Instructor(s)

Robert Muhlnickel

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Scheduled Meeting Times

TypeLocationDate(s)Day / Time
LectureBrighton Campus
Building 06, Room 431
Aug 25th, 2025 – Dec 13th, 2025Tuesday, Thursday
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Type Lecture
Location Brighton Campus
Building 06, Room 431
Date(s) Aug 25th, 2025 – Dec 13th, 2025
Day / Time Tuesday, Thursday
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm