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Bioethics (Minor)

Minors allow you to customize your degree by combining disciplines and connecting your studies more broadly.

Faculty
Arts and Social Sciences
Unit
Department of Philosophy
Location
Halifax
Program Options
Minor
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Why choose this minor?

Bioethics looks at "what should be done" when dealing with or taking care of people and other living creatures. Address the challenging questions and issues that arise in the care of others with a bioethics minor.

Careers and future studies

Bioethics has an impact at every stage of patient care and provides a solid foundation for those looking to pursue a career in healthcare or medicine.

What you will learn

Learn the fundamentals of critical thinking and deduction and how to apply them to the complex ethical conundrums within the health care field. 

Sample courses include:

  • Ethics and Health Care: Patient Care

  • Ethics and Health Care: Social Policy

  • The Good Life: Well-being, Meaning and Happiness

  • Philosophy of Medicine 

  • Topics in Ethics and Health Care

To learn more about the requirements for this minor, visit the academic calendar

 

While every effort is made to ensure accuracy on this page, in the event of a discrepancy, Dalhousie's Academic Calendars are the official reference.