García Restrepo, Gladis del Socorro2014-10-172014-10-172014-10-171794-4449http://hdl.handle.net/10567/1169The university courses about human development are regarded, by some of the actors involved in the education system, as insignificant appendixes in the curricula. This paper aims to demonstrate their relevance at the moment of thinking about a more just and human society and, in the purpose to unveil its significance, Foucault´s thinking could be an incentive given his reflections about self-care, as he understands it as an ethical issue because it includes the relationships with others. This matches some of the objectives those courses have and, therefore, the complementary relationship between human development and self-care will be demonstrated.esCorporación Universitaria LasallistaUniversidad Pontificia BolivarianaInstitución Universitaria Colegio Mayor de AntioquiaBioéticaÉtica científicaEducación superiorÉtica del cuidadoResume