Ethics for master level
The Centre offers three master level courses for 7,5 credits each at the Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, covering neuroethics, ethics and public health & ethics in research, writing and communication.
Public Health Ethics
How can we weigh individual interests against the interests of public health and collective benefit? To what extent is health an individual responsibility? These are some of the questions that become visible in debates about vaccination and health issues related to lifestyle, like obesity or smoking. What is the fair allocation of societal resources? What are the ethical aspects of risk communication?
Ethics in Research, Writing and Communication
The course discusses ethical theories, guidelines and laws governing research, good research practice, scientific misconduct, and ethics in academic writing as well as the ethics of science communication.
Ethics in Research, Writing and Communication in the course catalogue
Neuroethics
The course focuses both on applied neuroethics, for example, the ethical questions that arise from neuroscientific or neurotechnological advances; and on fundamental neuroethics, including questions concerning how knowledge of the brain's functional architecture and its evolution can deepen our understanding of human thought, including moral thought and judgment. The course also includes clinical perspectives, for example to what extent a patient with a neuro-degenerative disorder suffers from a reduced capacity for decision-making or reduced autonomy, or when a person with dementia can give informed consent to participate in scientific studies.
For PhD students
We provide mandatory research ethics training for PhD students in medicine, pharmacy, science and technology, and teach for other disciplinary domains. We also provide training in popular science writing and communication for doctoral students in medicine and pharmacy.
For staff
Knowledge about regulatory frameworks and guidelines is key for science and research of good quality. We have developed training modules that are available for staff at Uppsala University.
Our teaching philosophy
Good education rests on a solid foundation of research. Good teaching begins in the teacher's own knowledge and competence. Questions are at the core of training and education, with examination becoming an integrated part of learning.
Ethics for future professionals
Ethical dilemmas and value conflicts arise every day, in every workplace. Uppsala University is providing skills for future professionals by integrating ethics in the syllabus for several education programmes.
