SY420
Bodies, Bioethics, and Boundaries
0.5 Credit
Hours per week:
- Lecture/Discussion: 3
An examination of the human genome project, nanotechnologies, cyborg apparatuses, and debates within bioethics. Drawing upon various social theories, this course critically examines the normative assumptions that underscore the bioethical debates that reinforce restrictive notions of humanity, as well as idealized versions of embodiment.
Additional Course Information
- Prerequisites
- SY389 or (SY387 or SY388) and one of: SY305, SY339, SY321, SY322, SY323.
- Exclusions
- SY452u.
Senate/Editorial Changes
Senate Academic Planning Committee Revisions February 26, 2019: SY215 Changed from SY322; effective September 1, 2019.