Consortium for International Studies | Evaluated Learning Experience
Ethics in Health Professions HSC 101
Varies; self-study.
July 2022 – Present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: apply the ethical dimensions of professional practice; apply the goal of caring response into a wide range of ethical issues in professional practice; recognize the nature and scope of moral agency as health professionals and members of the inter-professional care team; apply ethical reasoning using problem-solving methods; apply widely used ethics theories, approaches and concepts to address ethical challenges in professional practice; analyze and resolve ethical problems in present-day healthcare to serve patients, families, and communities globally; and apply ethical concepts to work in inter-professional care teams to support optimum health outcomes.
Major topics include ethical dimensions of professional practice, ethical reasoning, ethics theories, approaches and concepts, and ethical problems in present-day health care.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Health Science, Public Health, Allied Health, or Ethics (7/22).