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306.655.01 ETHICAL ISSUES IN PUBLIC HEALTH

Term: 4th term
Credits: (3 credits)
Contact: Jeff Kahn
Academic Year: 2012 - 2013
Course Instructor:
Description:

Lectures and small group discussions focus on ethical theory and current ethical issues in public health and health policy.
Student Evaluation: Student evaluation is based primarily on class participation and a paper evaluating ethical issues in the student's area of public health specialization.
Learning Objective:

At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to: Identify and define moral issues in the context of public health practice; distinguish between a moral issue or argument and other types of issues or arguments; articulate moral arguments for or against public health policies or practices
Location: Baltimore
Class Times:
  • Monday 10:30 - 11:50
  • Wednesday 10:30 - 11:50
Enrollment Minimum: 10
Enrollment Restriction: Undergraduates must obtain permission of instructor to enroll in this class.
Instructor Consent: Consent required for some students

Undergraduates must obtain permission of instructor to register
For consent, contact: jkhan@jhsph.edu
Auditors Allowed: Yes, with instructor consent
Grading Restriction: Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
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