The key ingredients to a successful experience in an online educational program are the quality of the students and the dedication of the faculty. Our students typically have advanced or professional degrees in a variety of disciplines and they hail from all over the country (and even a few from outside the US). Our program attracts physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains, health care administrators, lawyers, researchers, and even a few of our own medical students.
Our faculty members are trained in a variety of disciplines: law, medical humanities, philosophy, psychology, public health, theology, and health care ethics. Because of the commitment of our faculty to online education, we can boast a low attrition rate, and students typically complete the master’s program within 2 to 3 years.
Curriculum
The Master of Arts in Bioethics and Health Policy requires 30 credit hours of coursework (5 required & 5 elective courses).
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| |
| BEHL 401 | Clinical Topics in Bioethics | 3 |
| BEHL 402 | Justice & Health Care | 3 |
| BEHL 404 | Biomedical Ethics and Law | 3 |
| BEHL 406 | Principles of Health Care Ethics | 3 |
| BEHL 492 | Master's Research - Capstone | 3 |
| 15 |
| 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 | |
| Empirical Bioethics | |
| Ignatian Spirituality and Medicine | |
| Professionalism and Professional Ethics | |
| Writing and Scholarship Skills | |
| Pediatric Ethics | |
| Advanced Clinical Ethics Skills | |
| Current Debates in Research Ethics | |
| Global Bioethics | |
| Mastering Clinical Ethics Consultation | |
| Special Topics | |
| Total Hours | 30 |
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Learning Outcomes
Participants who complete the program will be able to:
- Analyze common ethical challenges arising in clinical cases.
- Analyze major ethical theories and methods.
- Apply fundamental ethical principles and legal frameworks to clinical cases.
- Develop a credible argument regarding a current bioethical controversy.
- Demonstrate proficient manuscript writing skills.
