Overview
Description
Basic concepts, current thinking on the ethics and economics of biotechnology.
Requirements
Recommended Preparation
- social science e.g. ECON 103
- equivalent courses
- Graduate students would benefit from additional or more advanced courses in similar areas.
BIOL 100ABIOL 191AECON 103
Original catalog text
Recommended Preparation
BIOL 100A, BIOL 191A and social science e.g. ECON 103, or equivalent courses are recommended. Graduate students would benefit from additional or more advanced courses in similar areas.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- critically reflect on and discuss the ethical issues surrounding biotechnology in various assignments.
- evaluate and respond to opposing viewpoints and nuances surrounding controversial ethical questions.
- analyze the main arguments, pro and con, for the different technologies presented.
- integrate the discussion of science, ethics, and political philosophy to formulate arguments for or against specific applications of biotechnology.