2026 MA in Bioethics Graduate Student Program Guide

Required courses:

COURSE #

CREDITS

TITLE

OFFERED

BH 502 

5

ETHICAL THEORY

AUTUMN

BH 548

3

CLINICAL ETHICS

SPRING

BH 535

3

MED ETHICS & JURISPRUDENCE

WINTER

BH 536

3

RESEARCH ETHICS

SPRING

BH 527

3

SOC SCI RSCH MTHDS

WIN OR SPR

BH 601/602

6

MA PROJECT OR BIOETHICS CAPSTONE I AND II

(601 & 602) SPR

 

Additional Course Requirements (5 credits)

Take one of the following courses on ethical theory: 

  • BH 556
  • BH 574
  • ETHICS 511
  • ETHICS 512

Elective courses:

Any 400 level undergraduate course (must include a writing requirement) or a graduate course (500 level and above) from the following schools and departments counts towards the six credit requirement: Department of Bioethics & Humanities, Department of Philosophy, Department of History, Department of Anthropology, Global Health, School of Nursing, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, or the School of Law. 

Important Program Milestones

Adherence to the following milestones is important for learners following the two-year program timeframe. For concerns or questions about your plan to meet this timeline, you are encouraged to speak with the BH Advisor and the DGS for additional guidance. 

Graduate Program Year One

 AUT                 Year One Welcome with DGS and APM       

 SPR                Bioethics Capstone I and Assignment of Capstone Faculty Advisor.

                          CP Proposal Completed and Shared with: Capstone Faculty Advisor, DGS, APM

Graduate Program Year Two

AUT                 Year Two Check-In with DGS and APM

WIN                 Learner Progress Report Meetings with Capstone Faculty Advisor

SPR                CP Completion and Presentation as part of Bioethics Capstone II

                         Graduate School deadlines for requests to graduate can be found here

JUNE               Final CP and CFA recommendation to DGS & BH APM

Autumn 2026 Cohort Student Handbook: coming soon!