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Program Requirements
Thesis Courses (30 credits)
30 credits selected as follows:
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HGEN 681 M.Sc. Thesis Research 2 (12 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.
Terms: Fall 2020, Winter 2021
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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HGEN 682 M.Sc. Thesis Research 3 (12 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.
Terms: Fall 2020, Winter 2021
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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HGEN 683 M.Sc. Thesis Research 4 (6 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Required Courses (12 credits)
12 credits from:
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BIOE 680 Bioethical Theory (3 credits)
Overview
Bio-Ethics : A survey of some of the main problem areas and common argument forms used in current bioethics. Problem areas include consent, decisions to withhold or withdraw treatment, allocation of scarce resources, research with human subjects and confidentiality. Argument forms include those drawn from diverse ethical theories and traditions.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Friesen, Phoebe (Fall)
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BIOE 681 Bioethics Practicum (3 credits)
Overview
Bio-Ethics : Four hours per week supervised placement within health care settings (e.g., intensive care, family practice, clinical ethics committees). In addition, students shall be assigned for the last month of the term to a single intensive placement. Participation in rounds, case discussions, and a weekly seminar.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Ells, Carolyn (Winter)
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HGEN 662 Laboratory Research Techniques (3 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : Directed training in selected methods. Form and content are flexible to allow the department to meet specific student demands and needs.
Terms: Fall 2020, Winter 2021
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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HGEN 692 Human Genetics (3 credits)
Overview
Human Genetics : This course will emphasize the principles and practice of human genetics, including an overview of the fundamental aspects of human genetics pertaining to chromosomes and mutations, population, cancer and development genetics, the inheritance of complex traits.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Dewar, Ken; Ernst, Carl; Ryan, Aimee; Engert, Jamie; Joly, Yann; Lavoie, Josee; Yamanaka, Yojiro; Kleinman, Claudia; Gravel, Simon; Walsh, Logan (Fall)
Restriction: For Department of Human Genetics graduate students.
Complementary Courses (3 credits)
3 credits from the following:
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BIOE 682 Medical Basis of Bioethics (3 credits)
Overview
Bio-Ethics : The seminar examines the medical basis of timely ethical dilemmas in health care. Content includes: clinical concepts of pathogenesis, disease, screening, diagnosis, therapeutic interventions and prognosis; decision-making in clinical care and institutional policy development; organization of health care systems including socialized medicine, public health and institutions providing health care; medical research.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
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CMPL 642 Law and Health Care (3 credits)
Overview
Comparative Law : The study of legal and ethical issues raised in medicine and healthcare with a particular focus upon the relationship between patient and healthcare professionals.
Terms: Fall 2020
Instructors: Khoury, Lara (Fall)
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PHIL 643 Seminar: Medical Ethics (3 credits)
Overview
Philosophy : An advanced course devoted to a particular philosophical problem as it arises in the context of medical practice or the application of medical technology.
Terms: Winter 2021
Instructors: Kimmelman, Jonathan (Winter)
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor.
Restriction(s): Not open to students who have taken PHIL 543.
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RELG 571 Ethics, Medicine and Religion (3 credits)
Overview
Religious Studies : The seminar will discuss a variety of topics related to medicine and religion from the point of view of ethics, such as the pact of care between a patient and a physician, the Hippocratic oath, the notions of autonomy and vulnerability, the definitions of personhood and human dignity, the question of rights for people with cognitive disabilities, the debate about the role of religion in bioethics.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2020-2021 academic year.
