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Bioethics and Humanities

A204 Health Sciences Building

Undergraduate Program

Adviser
A204 Health Sciences Building
Box 357120
206-543-5145
bhinfo@u.washington.edu

The Department of Bioethics and Humanities offers the following programs of study:

  • A minor in bioethics and humanities

Minor

Minor Requirements: 25 credits of bioethics and humanities and related courses (15 of the 25 credits must be B H), with a minimum 2.0 grade required in each course presented for the minor.

  1. One of the following core courses: B H 411, B H 474/PHIL 411, PHIL 240, or PHIL 242.
  2. One of the following core courses: B H 401, B H 417, or B H 481.
  3. Electives selected from the following to bring total credits for the minor to 25. (15 credits for the minor must be B H courses.) B H 401, B H 402/PHIL 412, B H 404/PHIL 413, B H 411, B H 417, B H 440/PHIL 459, B H 474/PHIL 411, B H 481, B H 483, B H 485, B H 497, B H 499; ANTH 305, ANTH 308, ANTH 322, ANTH 374, ANTH 375, ANTH 440, ANTH 474, ANTH 475/HSERV 475, ANTH 476, ANTH 477, ANTH 479, CHID 332, CHID 433, CHID 434, GEOG 280, GEOG 380. GEOG 480, G H 201, HIST 311, HIST 312, HSTAA 316, HUM 211, NURS 410, NURS 412, PHARM 493, PHIL 102, PHIL 160, PHIL 240, PHIL 242, PHIL 345, PHIL 360, PHIL 409, PHIL 410, PHIL 415, PHIL 440, PHIL 460, PHIL 481, and PHIL 482.
  4. Core courses (listed in 1 and 2, above) may be used as electives if they are not counted toward the core requirements. If a B H course is cross-listed with another department's course, the course may be counted toward the B H-course minimum even if taken under the other department's prefix.