Postgraduate certificate Philosophy and Bioethics

Identifying the bioethical dilemmas of contemporary society is an essential skill for today's humanist. This program is the best educational tool that you will find on this topic, learning how to perform the precise systematic analysis and reflection that this field of work requires. By means of a complete Postgraduate Certificate, with an intensive program, you will be able to specialize with total comfort from your own computer. All this, with the reassurance provided by the most prestigious online university in the world.

University certificate

duration

10 weeks

Modality

Online

Schedule

At your own pace

Exams

Online

start date

Credits

10 ECTS

financing up to

3 months

Price(first year)

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Introduction to the Program

The analysis of Bioethics and the issues it involves, analyzed from the philosophical point of view in a high-quality Postgraduate certificate for humanists"

Bioethics is a field of study with an interdisciplinary approach. If we take this as the starting point on this Postgraduate certificate, it will allow us to build a more comprehensive understanding of this professional area. To this end, the student will learn to recognize the different bioethical movements and principles and to apply the necessary and appropriate deliberation methodologies to each study situation.

This academic process aims to provide students with the professional and personal skills to practically apply their learning, being able to address contemporary problems and carry out a complete philosophical analysis of them.

This Postgraduate certificate will also teach students the most effective study methods for this subject.

If you seek self-improvement, to achieve a positive change at a personal level, to interact with the best and belong to a new generation of professionals capable of performing their work anywhere in the world, this may be the path for you.

A program fully compatible with other work, personal, teaching or study commitments. Its system and teaching approach will flexibly adjust to student needs throughout the course. Consequently, the results are much more efficient, since study will not become an unbearable burden, but rather, a stimulating and easy challenge to undertake and bring to fruition.

This Postgraduate certificate will allow you to grow as a philosophy professional and as a humanist, significantly expanding your capacity for analysis and philosophical understanding”

This Postgraduate certificate in Philosophy and Bioethics contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market. The most important features include:

The examination of case studies to apply the theoretical content to real life situations
Graphic, schematic, and practical contents which provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
The inclusion of practical exercises where the self-evaluation process can be carried out to improve learning
An algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the situations that are presented to the student
Special emphasis on practical learning
All of this will be complemented by theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an internet connection

Study with the greatest University of the technological era and you will form part of an institution with a vocation of service, aware of the current needs of society, the world, and particularly of the individual"

TECH Global University offers the most innovative, creative and unique offering, in a dynamic, adept and internationally recognized institution. With a space to exchange ideas, experience and reflections. Students will be able to share their learning experience, through forums and other collaborative tools, all 100% online.

TECH supports its students at all times thanks to an involved and committed teaching team. The teaching team transmits their expertise in their professional performance, working from a real, lively and dynamic context. TECH explores the student’s critical side, their ability to the field things, their problem-solving skills, as well as their interpersonal skills.

This program is created to make your studies simple, efficient and flexible, with the superior quality of a high-level Postgraduate certificate"

Study with the technical and human excellence of the world’s largest 100% online university"

Syllabus

This complete course will lead students to acquire the most comprehensive knowledge available, allowing them to achieve excellence in the humanistic field. The syllabus has been designed to meet the criteria of high academic impact of this Postgraduate certificate, and incorporates new teaching approaches that aim to maintain motivation and interest, which are essential to achieving the learning objectives. A high-quality teaching model that sets TECH apart.

A complete tour through all the theoretical and practical learning necessary to develop your ability to work as a philosopher, with the most useful theoretical and practical tools"

Module 1. Philosophical Synthesis

1.1. Metaphysics

1.1.1. The Nature of Metaphysics
1.1.2. The Dynamism of Being
1.1.3. Casual Dynamism
1.1.4. The Static Nature of Being
1.1.5. The Transcendental Properties of Being
1.1.6. The Classification of Being
1.1.7. The Participation and Analogy of Being

1.2. Philosophy of Nature

1.2.1. The Nature of the Treaty
1.2.2. The Intelligibility of Nature
1.2.3. The Structure of Nature
1.2.4. The Origin and Meaning of Nature

1.3. Philosophical Anthropology

1.3.1. The Nature of Philosophical Anthropology
1.3.2. Human Life
1.3.3. The Phenomenology of Human Behavior
1.3.4. Human Knowledge
1.3.5. Human Desire
1.3.6. Human Affectivity
1.3.7. Human Unity and Dualism
1.3.8. Humans as Personal Beings
1.3.9. Dimensions of the Personal Being
1.3.10. Death and Human Transcendence

1.4. Philosophy of Knowledge

1.4.1. The Nature of Philosophy of Knowledge
1.4.2. Fundamental Perspectives in Epistemology
1.4.3. Knowledge in General
1.4.4. Perceptual Knowledge
1.4.5. Intellectual Knowledge
1.4.6. Functions, Acts and Areas of Intellectual Knowledge
1.4.7. The Truth of Knowledge and Its Discernment

1.5. Ethics

1.5.1. The Nature of Ethics
1.5.2. Human Goodness
1.5.3. The Moral Subject
1.5.4. Moral Law
1.5.5. Moral Conscience
1.5.6. Friendship Communities
1.5.7. Questions of Bioethics
1.5.8. Human Work
1.5.9. Political Society

1.6. Philosophical Theology

1.6.1. The Nature of Philosophical Theology
1.6.2. God as a Problem
1.6.3. The Existence of God
1.6.4. The Essence of God
1.6.5. God and the World
1.6.6. God and Humans

1.7. Synthetic Vision

1.7.1. Thematic and Argumentative Linking of Treaties
1.7.2. Toward a Global Vision and Harmonic Reality

Module 2. Philosophical Synthesis Seminar on Bioethical Problems

2.1. What is Bioethics?

2.1.1. Brief History
2.1.2. The Concept of Bioethics

2.1.2.1. Definition, Method and Approach in Bioethics

2.1.3. Branches of Bioethics

2.1.3.1. The Biomedical Sector
2.1.3.2. The Biotechnological Sector
2.1.3.3. The Extra-Human Sector

2.2. Main Trends in Bioethics and Relevant Bioethical Principles

2.2.1. Trends in Bioethics

2.2.1.1. Principlism

2.2.1.1.1. Prima Facie Principles (Beuchamp and Childress)
2.2.1.1.2. Diego García’s Moderate Principlism

2.2.1.2. Utilitarianism and Functionalism
2.2.1.3. Contractualism
2.2.1.4. Ethics of Minimum
2.2.1.5. Liberal Trend
2.2.1.6. Ethics of Care
2.2.1.7. Narrative Ethics
2.2.1.8. Bioethical Casuistry
2.2.1.9. Personalism with an Ontological Foundation

2.2.2. Relevant Moral Principles

2.2.2.1. The Lesser Evil
2.2.2.2. The Principle of Double Effect or Indirect Voluntariness
2.2.2.3. The Slippery Slope Effect
2.2.2.4. Technological Imperative and Environmental Ethics

2.3. Different Deliberative Methodologies to Address Bioethical Problems

2.3.1. Case Analysis
2.3.2. Analysis Methods for Decision-Making

2.3.2.1. The Principlist Method
2.3.2.2. Jonsen's Method of Case Analysis in Clinical Ethics
2.3.2.3. Diego García’s Decision-Making
2.3.2.4. Thomasma’s Decision-Making
2.3.2.5. Galveston’s Procedure

The most intensive and complete Postgraduate certificate in Philosophy and Bioethics on the online educational market"

Postgraduate Certificate in Philosophy and Bioethics.

Philosophy and bioethics are two disciplines that deal with fundamental questions about the nature of life, ethics, morality and the role of technology in today's society. TECH Global University's Postgraduate Certificate in Philosophy and Bioethics is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of these crucial topics and their practical application in the field of biomedical research and biotechnology. This Postgraduate Certificate is aimed at both philosophy and humanities students as well as health, biotechnology and scientific research professionals who wish to deepen their understanding of the ethical dilemmas that arise in the field of biomedicine. Through lectures, group discussions and analysis of real cases, participants will gain an in-depth understanding of the ethical and social implications of biomedical technology.

It explores the ethical dilemmas that arise in the field of biomedical research and biotechnology.