248.2 sec. 001 - Bioethics (Fall 2025)
Instructor: Osagie K Obasogie (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only)
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Units: 3
Grading Designation: Graded
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meeting:
Th 2:00 PM - 4:59 PM
Location: Berkeley Way West 1104
From August 28, 2025
To November 20, 2025
Course End: November 20, 2025
Class Number: 33298
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Enroll Limit: 12
As of: 04/05 07:13 AM
This seminar explores the increasingly influential field of bioethics, which examines the social, ethical, and legal implications of developments in science, medicine, and human biotechnology. Students will investigate (1) the historical, sociological, public health, and legal contexts leading bioethics to slowly emerge as a coherent field in the mid-20th century; (2) the biomedical developments, legal engagements, and political controversies that reshaped the enterprise toward the latter part of the century; and (3) contemporary issues in bioethics - from human subject protections to reproductive and genetic technologies - and the role of law and public policy in mediating the relationship between science and society. No prior background is needed to enroll in this class, and there are no prerequisites.
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Exam Notes: (P) Final Paper
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Jurisprudence and Social Policy (JSP)
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
Public Law and Policy
Race and Law
Social Justice and Public Interest
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