International Bioethics Education Program
This 3-credit intensive course will be held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands over spring break and will be tught by faculty from Case, University of Utrecht, and the University of Amsterdam. This course offers students a cross-cultural perspective on ethical dilemmas raised by the practice of public health in the United States and Northern Europe. Additionally, this course examines policies related to prostitution, drug use, sex education, infectious disease prevention, and access to health care and how they differ in the cultural and political settings of the U.S. and The Netherlands. We will examine both the rationales and outcomes of Dutch and American policies, stimulating course participants to consider their own views on these often controversial issues. Prior to the trip, students will attend two lectures at Case, which will acquaint them with the theoretical approaches to public health ethics and major issues raised in the practice of public health. In these pre-trip sessions, students will also analyze and report on a case study designed to stimulate critical thinking on comparative public health ethics. In Amsterdam, students will attend lectures that will be supplemented by site visits and discussion sessions aimed at exploring the ethics of public health policy and practice in The Netherlands. Following the intensive course week in Amsterdam, students will meet with instructors at Case for two hours to discuss their experiences and compare policies and practices in the U.S. and The Netherlands.
APPLYFlight Information:
March 8 CLE 11:33 am-12:48 pm #UA1417
EWR 5:40 pm-7:15 am #UA964
March 17 AMS 8:15 am-11:45 am #UA965
EWR 2:30 pm-4:04 pm UA1567
Pre-Trip Classes:
Wednesday, February 13, 2013, 5:30-8:00 PM, Clapp Hall, Room 108
Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 5:30-8:00 PM, Clapp Hall, Room 108
Post-Trip Class:
Wednesday, March 27, 2013, 5:30-8:00 PM, White Building, Room 411
More Course Offerings
- Winter Break 2014
- March 2014 courses
- French Perspectives on Controversies at the Beginning and End of Life-Paris, France
- Public Health Ethics: Focus on the Netherlands
- Bioethics Themes as Expressed in Spanish and American Culture: Film, Television, and Literaure--San Sebastian, Spain
- Summer 2013
- Spring 2 2014