BIOL 105 -

BIOETHICS
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Course Code: Bio 105
Course Title: Bioethics
Credit Units: 3 units
Pre-requisites: Logic
Schedule: 2:00 3:30 TTh
Room: ES 234
Course Description
This course aims to introduce students to
bioethics as an interdisciplinary subject
through critical thinking, writing, and
discussing contemporary issues. This
observes the premise of interdisciplinary
bioethical thinking that is solidly rooted both
in scientific thinking and in philosophical
thinking processes.
The primary purpose of this course is to
provide an intellectual grounding in the basic
theories, principles and contemporary issues
in bioethics, with emphasis on the Universal
Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights.
Secondly, this course is designed to help students
develop systematic strategies and analytic
frameworks for identifying and examining
bioethical issues and for resolving bioethical
dilemmas and problems. These goals will be met
through an exploration of such bioethical topics
as ethical issues in biotechnology, ethical
concerns raised by the involvement of animals
and humans in research, ethical issues at the
end-of-life, and considerations in scientific
integrity.
 Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students should
be able to do the following:

1. Acquire and separate factual knowledge from

opinion in the areas of science and
philosophy in order to approach bioethical
problems analytically and discuss those
analyses through oral and written
communication, both individually and in
groups.
Course Outcomes:
2. Cultivate habits of mind and skills so that they
can reason about ethical issues and develop
well-thought reasons. These skills include being
able to identify ethical questions, gather
relevant scientific facts, consider who or what
could be affected by the way questions get
resolved, identify relevant ethical considerations
and apply them to the problem, and justify a
position in line with these considerations.
Course Outcomes:
3. Address bioethical problems by recognizing
the interrelationship among science, society,
and ethical considerations and propose
solutions to them that transcend the
disciplines of biology and philosophy.
Course Outcomes:
4. Understand that the process and discoveries
of science have social and ethical implications
that an informed public and scientists need to
address. They will also recognize how
scientific data can, and should, inform ethical
analysis and public policy making.
Course Outcomes:

5. Provide rational justification for ethical

decisions in order to evaluate the possibilities
and difficulties in the application of the
bioethical principles in practical settings and
whether their justifications for their positions
on different issues are consistent.
Course Outcomes:

6. Explain principles of bioethics and how to

balance these principles in practice especially
in relation to environmental issues and
sustainable development.
Course Outcomes:

7. Enhance respectful dialogue among

individuals with diverse perspectives and
grow in their capacity to discuss controversial
issues with civility and respect for different
viewpoints, thus preparing them to be better
citizens in a democratic pluralistic society.
USC Motto: Sientia, Virtus, Devotio

Scientia competent (bright)

Virtus buotan

Devotio - matinabangon