Information Package / Course Catalogue
Bioethics and Fiqh
Course Code: İLH447
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

To penetrate contemporary bioethical problems and to develop an Islamic and ethical point of view, and to give an accurate methodology and interpretative skills in approaching bioethical issues.

Course Content

Ethical, religious, legal and social problems arising from the developments in medicine and genetic technologies are discussed. Many problems such as euthanasia, dissection, abortion, research on human subjects, stem cell researches, withholding and withdrawing treatment, organ transplants, brain death and surrogacy are examined in this context. Thus, in addition to gaining method and perspective in finding solutions to modern bioethical problems, the bioethics literature in the Islamic and Western world is introduced to the students.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Learns the basic discussions and theories about bioethics.
2.Identifies and interprets classical and current religious issues and develops evidence-based solution proposals using the knowledge gained in the field.
3.Gains awareness of the effects and legal consequences of religious understanding and practices in universal and social dimensions (security, health, economy, environment, etc.).
4.Has an open attitude towards changing life and innovation; Is aware of current developments that concern society.
5.It conducts interdisciplinary research-examination, interpretation and analysis by establishing relationships with the sub-branches of theology and other scientific fields.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.The Beginning and End of Life: Medical, Religious, and Ethical Issues, ed. Hakan Ertin-Merve Özdemir, İSAR Publications-Ensar Neşriyat, Istanbul 2013.
2.Medicine and Fatwa, ed. Hakan Ertin, İSAR Publications-Ensar Neşriyat, Istanbul 2012.
3.Abdulaziz Sachedina, Islamic Biomedical Ethics, Oxford University Press.
4.Ülfet Görgülü, Fetus Law in Fiqh, Marmara University Theology Foundation Publications, Istanbul 2018.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Bioethics and Moral Theories
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Book, Web and Library Search
Week 2 - Theoretical
Reflections of Bioethical Debates on Law
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Book, Web and Library Search
Week 3 - Theoretical
Disposal of the Body and Principles Regarding the Body in Islamic Law
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Book, Web and Library Search
Week 4 - Theoretical
Organ Transplantation and Ethics
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Book, Web and Library Search
Week 5 - Theoretical
Concept of Death and Brain Death
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Book, Web and Library Search
Week 6 - Theoretical
Right to Refuse Euthanasia and Treatment
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Book, Web and Library Search
Week 7 - Theoretical
The Interventions on the Body
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Book, Web and Library Search
Week 8 - Theoretical
Aesthetic Intervention to the Body
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Book, Web and Library Search
Week 9 - Theoretical
Stem Cell and Ethics
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Book, Web and Library Search
Week 10 - Theoretical
Genetic Intervention and Genome Project
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Book, Web and Library Search
Week 11 - Theoretical
Genetically modified organisms (GMO)
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Book, Web and Library Search
Week 12 - Theoretical
Fetal Intervention and Abortion
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Book, Web and Library Search
Week 13 - Theoretical
Homosexuality and Ethics
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Book, Web and Library Search
Week 14 - Theoretical
General Assessment
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Book, Web and Library Search
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Verbal Examination1%5
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143270
Reading6016
Individual Work61218
Midterm Examination1314
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)104
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026