Bioethics and Health Policy Certificate
Neiswanger Institute of Bioethics and Healthcare Leadership offers a four-course online and blended graduate certificate programs in Bioethics & Health Policy. The certificate also has tracks in Clinical Bioethics and Catholic Healthcare Ethics.
Curriculum
The online Certificate in Bioethics & Health Policy requires a total of 12 credit hours. This program also has tracks in Catholic Health Care Ethics and Clinical Bioethics.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BEHL 401 | Clinical Topics in Bioethics | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Justice & Health Care | ||
| Biomedical Ethics and Law | ||
| Principles of Health Care Ethics | ||
| Two additional elective courses | 6 | |
| Ethics Care Continuum | ||
| Research Ethics | ||
| Social Determinants of Health and Bioethics | ||
| Ethics, Genetics and Health Policy | ||
| Religion and Bioethics | ||
| Ethics Consultation Simulation Seminar | ||
| Systems Ethics Frameworks | ||
| Organizational Ethics I: Business, Professionalism, and Justice | ||
| History of Medicine and Bioethics | ||
| Moral Theology for Bioethics | ||
| Ethical & Religious Directives for Catholic Healthcare Leadership | ||
| Catholic Bioethics and Social Justice | ||
| Narrative Ethics | ||
| Advancing Health Equity Practice | ||
| Organizational Ethics II: Ethical Leadership Changing Healthcare Envrnmnt | ||
| Advanced Topics in Bioethics and Law | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Catholic Health Care Ethics Track
The online Certificate in Catholic Health Care Ethics provides a theological foundation for health-care professionals desiring to engage in ethical questions at the intersection of faith and bioethics.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BEHL 401 | Clinical Topics in Bioethics | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Justice & Health Care | ||
| Biomedical Ethics and Law | ||
| Principles of Health Care Ethics | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Religion and Bioethics | ||
| Moral Theology for Bioethics | ||
| Ethical & Religious Directives for Catholic Healthcare Leadership | ||
| Catholic Bioethics and Social Justice | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Clinical Bioethics Track
The blended Certificate in Clinical Bioethics provides the foundational knowledge and skills that clinicians need for patient care, to participate meaningfully on an ethics committee or to conduct clinical ethics consultations.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BEHL 401 | Clinical Topics in Bioethics | 3 |
| BEHL 404 | Biomedical Ethics and Law | 3 |
| BEHL 406 | Principles of Health Care Ethics | 3 |
| BEHL 410 | Ethics Consultation Simulation Seminar | 1-3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Graduate & Professional Standards and Regulations
Students in graduate and professional programs can find their Academic Policies in Graduate and Professional Academic Standards and Regulations under their school. Any additional University Policies supersede school policies.