Special Moral Theology I: Medical/Sexual Ethics

The course builds on the students’ knowledge of fundamental moral theology and introduces the students to Catholic approaches, principles, and moral norms related to sexual ethics and bioethics. The course will be divided into two parts. The first part will take up sexual ethics while the second part will take up bioethics. For each part of the course, a discussion of basic approaches, methods, and specific church teachings will be followed by case applications. The course aims to develop the students’ skills in addressing pastoral and moral cases involving sexual ethics and bioethics. Prerequisite: Fundamental Moral Theology