Department of Biology & Biochemistry, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
BB30123: Biological ethics |
 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Honours |
| Period: | Semester 1 |
| Assessment:
| CW 33%, ES 33%, SM 34% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description: | Aims: To introduce students to moral and ethical issues relating to contemporary biology. Learning Outcomes: After taking this course the student should be able to: * discuss some of the bio-ethical dilemmas challenging modern society; * demonstrate a detailed knowledge base; * apply critical thinking skills relating to a variety of ethical issues. Skills: Learning and studying T/F/A, Written communication T/F/A, Oral communication T/F/A, Information handling & retrieval T/F/A, Working independently T/F. Content: This course will consider ethical issues selected from a range of biology-linked subject areas including: transgenics and GMOs, embryo research, pesticide use, sustainable agriculture, biodiversity, biopiracy (IPR), gene therapy, biology in the media, factory farming, animal biotechnology etc. |