PHIL 1165 — Moral and Social Problems in Healthcare

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureNUpath ERNUpath SIusually offered: fall, spring, summertypical days: T/FBostonTraditional

Introduces ethical theories and moral principles, and then uses these theories and principles to analyze the moral problems that arise in the medical context. Topics include euthanasia, medical paternalism, informed consent, patient confidentiality, the right to die, the ethics of medical research, abortion, the right to healthcare, distribution of scarce medical resources, and the ethical implications of health maintenance organizations.

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Summer B 20231323591%3.0
Fall 2023519520098%1.0
Spring 2024622424093%2.7
Summer A 20242657093%2.5
Summer B 20241253571%10.0
Fall 2024828530893%2.9
Spring 2025620924087%5.2
Summer A 20252617087%4.5
Summer B 20251253571%10.0
Fall 2025622723696%1.5
Spring 2026622123694%2.5

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 25% · T 64% · W 23% · Th 26% · F 52%

Common patterns: TF (43% of sections), T (10% of sections), MTWR (8% of sections), MR (8% of sections), W (5% of sections), WF (5% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

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Spring

Summer A

Summer B

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Links

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