BETH 315F/415F
Comparison in Bioethics, Spanish and American Perspectives on Health, Medicine, and Culture
May Abroad 2025* (confirmed)
This course is a Spring 2025 semester registration that travels after the spring semester has ended.
This course is open to ALL undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students from any discipline. There are no prerequisites, no language requirements, no major/minor requirements.
Course is approved to count for UGER as follows: Arts and Humanities, Moral and Ethical Reasoning, and Local and Global Engagement Perspectives.
Course Description
This 3-credit intensive course will include three half days of class at CWRU and roughly eight half days of class and guided activities in the city of Granada, Spain. Taught by faculty from CWRU and UGR (Universidad de Granada), this course offers students cross-cultural perspectives on bioethics in the United States and Spain. It employs film, complemented by readings in bioethics, and medical research, to introduce a number of compelling bioethics issues that may include end-of-life, reproductive ethics, human enhancement, biomedical research and organ transplantation, and AI and medicine.
Prior to the trip to Granada, students will attend three sessions at CWRU, which will establish a foundation to identify ethical dilemmas, discuss ethical principles and apply various methodologies to explore bioethics through film and case studies. These sessions will include didactic, dialogic, and small group pedagogical approaches and students will be encouraged to engage in active participation. Similarly, in Spain, classes will have some lectures but will focus heavily on class discussion and structured debate emphasizing active student participation. Students should complete all readings and watch all movies before going to Spain (more specific guidance will be given in class).
Course Dates
Pre-travel class sessions: Saturday, 2/22, Saturday, 3/22, Saturday, 4/19, all 9am- 12 pm (confirmed)
In-country course dates: May 20-30, 2025 (confirmed)
Lodging dates: May 19-June 1, 2025 (confirmed)
No post-travel class sessions
Approximate Cost
Cost for May Abroad 2025
- Program fee is $3250 (including deposit)
- $250 deposit due with study abroad application
- Remaining program fee ($3000) billed to CWRU student bill
Program fees cover lodging, breakfast, course-related transportation, speaker fees, etc.
Program fees do not cover flight, tuition, additional meals, passport or VISA fees, and activities or transportation outside of course.
Email Questions to bioethics@case.edu
Application Information
Deadline to apply is January 24, 2025. Spots are filled at a first come, first serve basis, so the course could close our before the deadline.
To apply, students must complete the following:
- Complete the pre-decision application for the course through the Office of Education Abroad.
- Interview with the Director of Bioethics Study Abroad, Dr. Leah Jeunnette on Zoom or in-person.
- Pay your $250 non-refundable deposit after your meeting.
After completing Steps 1-3, students may request permission and register for the course in SIS.
*Courses are subject to cancellation due to low student enrollment, health and safety concerns, or other extenuating circumstances. The Director of Bioethics Study Abroad will communicate with students regarding any changes.