Bioethics Courses

Fall 2025 Courses

BTHX 5650 Disability Ethics
Jaime Konerman-Sease, PhD, HEC-C | 3 Cr | Tuesdays, 1 - 3:30 pm | Online
BTHX 5620/BTHX 8620 Social Context of Health and Illness
Ian Wolfe, PhD, RN, MA, HEC-C | 3 Cr | Mondays, 3:30 - 6:00 pm | Online
BTHX 5325 Biomedical Ethics
Joel Wu, JD, MPH, MA, HEC-C | 3 Cr | Thursdays, 1 - 3:30 pm | Online

Spring 2026 Courses

BTHX 5110/BTHX 8110 Ethical Issues in Pediatrics
Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C | 2 Cr | Tuesdays, 1:00 - 2:40 pm | Online
BTHX 5000/BTHX 8000 Public Health Ethics
Debra DeBruin, PhD | 2 Cr |Thursdays, 1:00 - 2:40 p.m. | Online

Spring 2025 Courses

BTHX 5100 Introduction to Clinical Ethics
Instructor: Joan Henriksen, PhD, RN, HEC-C | Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Blended
BTHX 5400 Introduction to Ethics in Health Policy
Instructor: Jennifer Needle-Suarez, MD, MPH, HEC-C | Thursdays, 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Online
BTHX 5120 8120 Dying in Contemporary Medical Culture
Instructor: Ian Wolfe, PhD, MA, RN, HEC-C | Mondays, 3:30 p.m. - 5:10 p.m. | Online

Fall 2024 Courses

BTHX 5325 Biomedical Ethics
Instructor: Joel Wu, JD, MPH, MA, HEC-C | 3 Cr | Thursdays, 1 - 3:30 p.m. | Remote: Online with live Zoom meetings

Spring 2024

Current Controversies in Bioethics
Instructor: Debra DeBruin, PhD | 2 Cr | Thursdays, 1 - 2:40 p.m. | Remote: Online with live Zoom meetings

Fall 2023 Courses

Ethical Issues in Pediatrics
Using real pediatric cases, we will examine some of the most pressing ethical issues faced by clinical teams, patients and families, and ethics consultants. Topics include…
Biomedical Ethics
Instructor: Debra DeBruin, PhD | 3 Cr | Thursdays, 2 - 4:30 p.m. | Remote: Online with live Zoom meetings