3 ECTS credits
75 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 4012897FNR for all students in the 2nd semester at a (F) Master - specialised level.
This course is composed of several interactive sessions, each covering a different topic related to bioethics.
After a general introduction session, each new session includes an introduction by the lecturer and presentations by a panel of students followed by a debate involving all students.
In addition, each student prepares an essay on a contemporary bioethical subject linked to one of the topics but different from the one in which the student was a panel member.
Active participation of all students is expected.
- Guidelines will be given during the first session.
- any video-material, papers, manifests, or other documents discussed by the lecturer or needed for the discussion panel will be made available through Canvas or URL will be provided.
The aim of this course is to acquire knowledge and understanding about bio-ethics and recognize the implications in a scientific and societal context.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
LEC Presentation determines 40% of the final mark.
SELF Paper determines 60% of the final mark.
Within the LEC Presentation category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the SELF Paper category, the following assignments need to be completed:
De final grade is composed of 40% for the participation to the panel and 60% for the final essay.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Master of Biology: Molecular and Cellular Life sciences
Master of Biology: Ecology and Biodiversity
Master of Teaching in Science and Technology: biologie (120 ECTS, Etterbeek) (only offered in Dutch)