Health, Ethics, and Society Program
Health, Ethics, and Society Program

Courses Archive

Current Courses

Intro Health Ethics and Society Courses 

ANTH 2280 Medical Anthropology 

Jessica Mulligan TuTh 12:30-1:45, TuTh 3:30-4:45; Kasey Jernigan MoWe 9:00-9:50 

 

HES Requirement 

Not offered for S26 

 

Ethical and Political Theory 

HHE 5705 Sexual Health and Reproductive Justice and Ethics (E) 

Lois Shepherd Th 1:00-3:00 

 

PHIL 1730 Introduction to Moral and Political Philosophy (P) 

Jordan MacKenzie TuTh 8:30am-9:20am 

 

PHIL 3520 Justice, Law, and Morality (E) 

Talbot Brewer TuTh 9:30-10:45 

 

PHIL 3640 Political Philosophy (P) 

Alexander Motchoulski TuTh 2:00-3:15 

 

PHIL 3720 Contemporary Ethics (E) 

Jordan MacKenzie TuTh 2:00-3:15 

 

PLPT 1010 Introduction to Political Theory (P) 

Kevin Duong MoWe 9:00-9:50 

 

PLPT 3020 Modern Political Thought (P) 

Colin Bird MoWe 9:00-9:50 

 

PLPT 3050 Survey of American Political Theory (P) 

James Savage We 2:00-4:30 

 

PLPT 3220 Liberalism and Its Critics (P) 

Colin Bird MoWe 3:30-4:45 

 

RELG 2210 Religion, Ethics, and Global Environment (E) 

Devin Zuckerman TuTh 3:30-4:45, TuTh 12;30-1:45 

 

RELG 2266 Religion, Media, and Democracy (E) 

Nichole Flores Th 2:00-4:30 

 

RELG 2300 Religious Ethics and Moral Problems (E) 

Charles Mathewes MoWe 2:00-3:15 

 

RELG 2464 Latino Religions and US Democracy (P) 

Nichole Flores TuTh 11:00-12:15 

 

RELG 3713 Black Religion and the Criminal Justice System 

Kai Parker TuTh 12:30-1:45 

 

RELI 5094 What Is Love? Reflections in the Islamic Tradition (E) 

Oludamini Ogunnaike Tu 2:00-4:30 

 

RELJ 3310 Jewish Law (E) 

Elizabeth Alexander TuTh 12:30-1:45 

 

Bioethics Electives 

AAS 3500 Race Ethnicity and Health in the US 

Liana Richardson Tu 3:30-6:00 

 

AAS 3500 Race and Medicine in America 

Liana Richardson Tu 6:00-8:30 

 

GETR 3559 Illness and Disability 

Julia Gutterman TuTh 2:00-3:15 

 

GNUR 5230 Ethics and Legal Issues in Health Care 

Ashley Hurst Tu 1:00-4:00 

 

GNUR 5390 Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System 

Rick Mayes We 5:00-7:30 

 

HHE 5635 A Cure Without Care: Hepatitus C and the U.S. Healthcare System 

Margaret Hayden Th 9:00-11:00 

 

PHIL 2500 Justice and Health Care 

TBA TuTh 12:30-3:15 

 

PHS 3050 Fundamentals of Public Health 

Paige Hornsby TuTh 12:30-1:45 

 

PHS 3104 Introduction to Epidemiology: Methodological and Ethical Considerations 

Jean Eby TuTh 2:00-3:15 

 

PHS 3825 Global Public Health: Challenges and Innovations 

Chris Colvin Th 9:30-12:00 

 

PSYC 4500 Social Media and Mental Health 

Lanice Avery Th 2:00-4:30 

 

RUTR 3500 Medicine and Madness in Russian Literature 

Madelyn Stuart TuTh 3:30-4:45 

 

SOC 2280 Medical Sociology 

Allison Stolte MoWe 3:00-3:50 

 

SOC 3320 Sociology of the Body 

Esra Sarioglu MoWe 3:30-4:45 

Spring 2026

Intro Health Ethics and Society Courses 

ANTH 2280 Medical Anthropology 

Jessica Mulligan TuTh 12:30-1:45, TuTh 3:30-4:45; Kasey Jernigan MoWe 9:00-9:50 

HES Requirement 

Not offered for S26 – 4th year students in final semester, please consult with HES program director to identify an alternative course.   

Ethical and Political Theory (E denotes ethical theory, P denotes political theory) 

ANTH 3020 Using Anthropology (E) 

Lise Dorbin, MoWe 3:30-4:45pm 

HHE 5701 Clinical Ethics

HHE 5705 Sexual Health and Reproductive Justice and Ethics (E)
Lois Shepherd Th 1-3

PHIL 1730 Introduction to Moral and Political Philosophy (E) 

Jordan MacKenzie TuTh 8:30am-9:20am 

 

PHIL 3520 Justice, Law, and Morality (E & P) 
Talbot Brewer TuTh 9:30-10:45 

 

PHIL 3640 Political Philosophy (E&P) 

Alexander Motchoulski TuTh 2:00-3:15 

 

PHIL 3720 Contemporary Ethics (E) 

Jordan MacKenzie TuTh 2:00-3:15 

 

PLPT 1010 Introduction to Political Theory (P) 

Kevin Duong MoWe 9:00-9:50 

 

PLPT 3020 Modern Political Thought (P) 

Colin Bird MoWe 9:00-9:50 

 

PLPT 3050 Survey of American Political Theory (P) 

James Savage We 2:00-4:30 

 

PLPT 3220 Liberalism and Its Critics (P) 

Colin Bird MoWe 3:30-4:45 
 

RELG 2210 Religion, Ethics, and Global Environment (E) 
Devin Zuckerman TuTh 3:30-4:45, TuTh 12:30-1:45 
 

RELG 2266 Religion, Media, and Democracy (E & P)  
Nichole Flores Th 2-4:30pm 
 

RELG 2300 Religious Ethics and Moral Problems (E) 

Charles Mathewes MoWe 2:00-3:15 
 

RELG 2464 Latino Religions and US Democracy (E) 
Nichole Flores TuTh 11-12:15 
 

RELI 5094 What is Love? Reflections from the Islamic Tradition (E) 
Oludamini Ogunnaike T 2-4:30pm  
 

RELJ 3310 Jewish Law (E)  
Elizabeth Alexander TuTh 12:30-1:45pm 
 

Bioethics Electives  
Please consult with program director for approval of courses not listed here 

 

AAS 3500 Race Ethnicity and Health in the US 

Liana Richardson Tu 3:30-6:00 

 

AAS 3500 Race and Medicine in America 

Liana Richardson Tu 6:00-8:30 

 

GETR 3559 Illness and Disability 

Julia Gutterman TuTh 2:00-3:15 

 

PHIL 2500 Justice and Health Care  
To Be Announced TuTh 12:30-1:20pm 

 

PHS 3050 Fundamentals of Public Health 

Paige Hornsby TuTh 12:30-1:45 

 

PHS 3104 Introduction to Epidemiology: Methodological and Ethical Considerations 

Jean Eby TuTh 2:00-3:15 

 

PHS 3825 Global Public Health: Challenges and Innovations 

Chris Colvin Th 9:30-12:00 

 

PSYC 4500 Social Media and Mental Health 

Lanice Avery Th 2:00-4:30 

 

RUTR 3500 Medicine and Madness in Russian Literature 

Madelyn Stuart TuTh 3:30-4:45 
 

SOC 2280 Medical Sociology  
Allison Stolte MoWe 3-3:50pm 
 

SOC 3320 Sociology of the Body 
Ersa Sarioglu MoWe 3:30-4:45pm 

Fall 2025

The courses are arranged according to the minor area requirements. If you have a course that is not listed below, please contact Prof. Nichole Flores at nmf5q@virginia.edu 

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Introduction to Bioethics Courses

ANTH 2280 Medical Anthropology | Jarrett Zigon W | 3:30-5:10

PHIL 1740 Issues of Life and Death | Rebecca Stangl | MW 1:00-1:50

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Biopolitics and the Contemporary Condition Course

ANTH 3290 Life Technology and the Contemporary Condition | Jarrett Zigon | Th 3:30-6:00

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Ethics Courses

PHIL 1710 Human Nature | Ian McCready-Flora | TuTH 3:30-4:20

PHIL 3710 Ethics | Talbot Brewer | MW 2:00-3:15

RELG 2210 Religion, Ethics, & Global Environment | Devin Zuckerman | TuTh 3:30-4:45

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Political Theory Courses

PHIL 3640 Political Philosophy | Nate Adams | TuTh 2:00-3:15

PLAP 2250 American Political Tradition | Samuel Rosenblum TuTh 9:30-10:45 | Daniel Blinderman TuTh 11:00-12:15

PLPT 1010 Introduction to Political Theory | Colin Bird | MW 4:00-4:50

PLPT 3010 Ancient and Medieval Political Theory | Colin Bird | MW 3:00-3:50

PLPT 3200 African American Political Thought | Lawrie Balfour | MW 12:00-12:50

PLPT 4200 Feminist Political Theory | Lawrie Balfour | M 4:00-6:30

PLPT 4305 American Political Thought to 1865 | James Savage | W 2:00-4:30

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Electives

AAS 3810 Race, Culture and Inequality | Sabrina Pendergrass | Th 2:00-4:30

AMST 2559 New Course: AMST (Healthcare in Filipino/American History) | Reynaldo Capucao | TuTh 9:30-10:45

ANTH 2620 Sex, Gender, and Culture | Ernesto Benitez | TuTh 2:00-3:15

BIOL 3450 Biodiversity and Conservation | Jessamyn Manson | MW 2:00-3:15

CS 4501 Special Topics: Law and AI | David Evans | F 9:00-11:30

ENGL 3922 Deafness in Literature and Film | Christopher Krentz | MWF 12:00-12:50

HIST 3281 Genocide: A Global History | Jeffery Rossman | MW 1:00-1:50

MDST 3402 War and the Media | Bruce Williams | MW 2:00-3:15

MUSI 4509 Music in Relation to Sexuality and Disability | Fred Maus | We 2:00-4:30

PHIL 2820 Philosophy of Health and Health Care | Elizabeth Barnes | TuTh 8:00-8:50

PHIL 3830 Philosophy of Mental Health | Elizabeth Barnes | TuTh 11:00-12:15

PHS 3050 Fundamentals of Public Health | Paige Hornsby | TuTh 12:30-1:45

PHS 3104 Introduction to Epidemiology | Jean Eby | MoWe 2:00-3:15

PHS 3620 Built Environment and Health Impact | Schaeffer Somers | MoWeFr 10:00-10:50

PHS 3825 Global Public Health: Challenges and Innovations | Chris Colvin | Tu 2:00-4:30

PHS 4050 Global Public Health Policy | Kathryn Quissell | TuTh 12:30-1:45

PLAD 2500-2 Politics, Poverty, and Health | Carol Mershon | TuTh 11:00-12:15

SOC2052 Sociology of the Family | William Wilcox | MW 9:00-9:50

SOC 2280 Medical Sociology | Natalie Aviles | TuTh 9:30-10:20

SOC 3700 Health, Illness, and Inequality | David Skubby | MW 2:00-3:15

SOC 4057 Family Policy | William Wilcox | MW 3:00-4:15

SOC 4280 Sociology of Mental Health and Illness | David Skubby | TuTh 11:00-12:15

SOC 4530 Universal Health Care: Could It Work Here? | Natalie Aviles | TuTh 12:30-1:45

SOC 4530 Race, Medicine, and Health | TBA | MoWe 4:00-5:15 or TuTh 12:30-1:45

WGS 2600 Human Sexualities | Lisa Speidel | TuTh 3:30-4:45

WGS 4325 Feminist Disability Politics | Sarah Orsak | We 2:00-4:30