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Program Overview

Program Goal: The program provides students with the foundational knowledge, skills, and experience to enrich their careers and broaden their competency in bioethics.  The program offers training in research and clinical aspects of bioethics as well as empirical and normative methods of analysis. In conjunction with another professional degree, the program prepares students to teach, publish, and conduct research that incorporates bioethical analysis. Opportunities for in-depth focus on a topic of interest are available through elective courses, mentored research, and individualized practicum experiences.

The curriculum is designed as a flexible 2-year, in-residence program of study. We will admit students beginning in the 2009-2010 academic year.

Target Audience: The target population is post-doctoral clinical fellows and graduate students concurrently enrolled in professional degree programs at the University of Washington (i.e., law, nursing, or medicine).

Application Process: Qualified candidates will be:

1. Physicians accepted into a University of Washington Clinical Fellowship Program or the Treuman Katz Pediatric Bioethics Fellowship Program, or
2. Students enrolled in a graduate program in the Schools of Law or Nursing, or in the undergraduate medical education program in the School of Medicine.

Others with relevant health care, professional, or research background should contact Dr. Dudzinski, Director of Graduate Studies, prior to applying.

Candidates should possess strong writing, critical thinking and verbal communication skills. GRE scores are not required.

Application Due Date: March 1st. Click here to begin the application process. Select Bioethics and Humanities Program.

Course Requirements: Completion of the MA in Bioethics requires a minimum of 40 credits:

1. ethical theory (10 credits)
2. empirical research methods (6 credits)
3. clinical ethics (6 credits)
4. research ethics (3 credits)
5. approved elective courses (6 credits)
6. practicum (3 credits)
7. masters’ project (6 credits) 

Students are encouraged to take additional electives based on interest and area of specialty, with guidance from their faculty mentor(s).

Contact Information:

Denise M. Dudzinski, PhD, MTS, Director of Graduate Studies Email: dudzin@u.washington.edu                  Phone: 206-543-4840 Helene Starks, PhD, MPH, Associate Director of Graduate Studies Email: tigiba@u.washington.edu                    Phone: 206-543-9724 Margaret Mitchell, Graduate Program Assistant Email: gradprog@u.washington.edu              Phone: 206-221-6548