This 21-credit undergraduate minor in Bioethics offers undergraduate students the opportunity to engage in discussion and examination of the ethical questions that arise in biology and health care. Topics are examined from theoretical as well as practical perspectives through the analysis of specific cases and issues from a variety of disciplines such as medicine, theology, philosophy, law, science, social work, and psychology. A minor in Bioethics is a perfect complement to many majors and career paths:

• Pre-medicine
• Nursing
• Rehabilitation sciences
• Exercise physiology
• Athletic training
• Theology
• Philosophy
• Social work
• Pre-pharmacy
• Business
• Pre-law
• Education

Concordia University Wisconsin is a unique institution in the Concordia University System because we have a large population of health care students who would especially benefit from a minor in Bioethics. Students with a minor in Bioethics would be qualified to serve on hospital ethics committees, institutional review boards, and other ethics committees. This added qualification would make any student an attractive hire for the health care field, the private sector, and governmental agencies. This program accepts 6 credits of elective courses, allowing students to tailor their own programs to their specific needs and interests.

Minor Program Goals

• Foster students’ sensitivity to the moral dimensions of science, health care delivery, and research.
• Develop a deep appreciation for confessional, Lutheran approaches to life issues.
• Provide students with the knowledge and methods to analyze ethical issues in biology and health care.
• Enable students to make the best possible decisions when faced with dilemmas involving bioethics.
• Promote student involvement in bioethical dialog at the local, state, and national levels.
• Model an attitude of respect for all points of view.
• Enable students to be leaders in the church as it attempts to address troubling ethical issues involving biology and health care.

Curriculum

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Core Courses
CCE 1030	Western Thought & Worldview
REL 2010	Old Testament
or REL 1000	The Bible
REL 2030	Biblical Theology
or REL 1100	Christian Faith
Required Minor Courses
PHIL 2210	Human Dignity	3
PHIL 2500	Moral Philosophy	3
PHIL 3500	Bioethical Dilemmas in Contemporary Society	3
REL 2020	New Testament 1	3
REL 2870	Christian Care Giving	3
Minor Electives
Select two of the following: 2		6
PHIL 2400	Environmental Ethics
PHIL 3090	History and Philosophy of Science
PHIL 3250	Christian Apologetics
PHIL 3340	Christ and Culture
PHIL 3700	Philosophy of Mind
PHIL 3800	Philosophy of Language
PHIL 4600	Research Ethics
REL 3140	Christian Ethics
PSY 3150	Social Psychology
SCI 2400	Cosmogony
SW 2120	Understanding Death and Dying
SW 2200	Aging and the Social Environment
Total Hours		21

¹

Completes the pair with REL 2010 Old Testament in the core.

²

At least one elective must carry an REL or PHIL prefix.