TMCE8118 · Theology and Ministry
Clough School of Theology and Ministry
This course explores contemporary Catholic health care ethics. The course begins by examining the sources, methods, and influential documents of the Catholic medical ethical tradition. The syllabus traces the development of the tradition from the sixteenth to the twenty-first century. Prominent secular approaches in the field are studied as well. The course then takes up: (1) clinical, case-based medical ethics; and, (2) ethics at the institutional level. Applied topics include: abortion; access to health care and the distribution of medical resources; end of life ethics; mergers among Catholic and non-Catholic health institutions; and international recruiting of health care workers.
Course experience
Averages use the original five-point historical evaluation scale.
Organization
4.9 / 5
How well the course was organized
Challenge
4.4 / 5
How intellectually challenging students found it
Attendance
4.6 / 5
How necessary attendance was
Assignments
4.5 / 5
How helpful assignments were
Weekly effort
~6
hours per week
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Across time
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Spring 2025
1 sectionSpring 2024
1 sectionSpring 2022
1 sectionSpring 2021
1 section