Prerequisites: BIOL 005A, BIOL 005B, BIOL 005C; CHEM 001C or CHEM 01HC; CHEM 112C; MATH 009B or MATH 09HB; PHYS 002C, PHYS 02LC; BCH 100 or BCH 110A; one course in statistics; enrollment priority is given to students in the following majors: BS in Biological Sciences, BA/ BS in Biology, BA/BS in Neuroscience
Description: Devoted to selected human problems that have a large biological component and relate to medicine, ethics, and human existence. Topics covered vary from year to year and include issues of major bioethical importance such as euthanasia, national health care, effects of industrial pollution on individuals and communities, population problems, abortion, and genetic engineering.