Disability, Ethics and the Body

Overview

Subject area

PHI

Catalog Number

336

Course Title

Disability, Ethics and the Body

Department(s)

Description

Examination of how disability is defined and of moral issues surrounding the treatment of people with disabilities. Topics may include the role of the body in the definition and experience of disability, privacy issues, disability identity, and the moral issues involved in eugenics, prenatal screening, rehabilitation, and social services for disabled people.

Typically Offered

Fall, Spring

Academic Career

Undergraduate

Liberal Arts

Yes

Credits

Minimum Units

3

Maximum Units

3

Academic Progress Units

3

Repeat For Credit

No

Components

Name

Lecture

Hours

3

Course Schedule