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The MA in Bioethics is offered 100% online and was developed to serve emerging and seasoned health professionals in Arizona, nationally and globally. The advanced study of bioethics at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix brings together liberal arts disciplines including philosophy, history and sociology of science, psychology, sociology, and anthropology, with the expertise from the University of Arizona, College of Medicine – Phoenix faculty and other key university partners. Bioethics is a discipline dealing with the social, legal, and ethical implications of biological research and applications, especially in medicine. It includes medical ethics which focuses on issues in healthcare, research ethics which focuses on the conduct of research, and with public health ethics which addresses ethical issues in public health. We aim to give clinicians, social workers, chaplaincy, nurses, and lay individuals who wish to seek out a Master of Arts in Bioethics the background and training to engage in the teaching of ethics, ethics research, ethics consultations, and difficult bedside ethical issues.
Thirty credits are necessary to complete the degree with 12 core credits and 18 elective credits. The core courses prepare you to explore how ethical issues underlie the decisions that shape our minds, lives, and society as we move through bedside medical decisions, the difficult decisions related to diversity, equity, inclusion, the rights of people and everyday decisions that we make in our lives.
The elective courses will allow you explore your areas of interest within the field. You will apply your learning in the culmination of a final master’s project (ETH 909) in a topic of you choosing.
Note: The MA in Bioethics is offered to Arizona residents through the Phoenix Campus. It is offered to national and international students through Arizona Online. All courses are 7.5 weeks long, asynchronous, and offered through iCourse. Many courses are available for graduate students from other programs to take as electives.
Questions? Please contact Molly Kurtz, mgittelm@arizona.edu
COM Phx Bioethics and Medical Humanism
The Department of Bioethics and Medical Humanism's mission is to provide leadership in bioethics research, education, practice and public engagement.
We strive to prepare students to provide respectful, humane patient care, to address current ethical problems in health care through research and discussion and to engage with providers, patients, and families to resolve their ethical conflicts.
We use relevant medicine, law, moral reasoning, literature, drama and art to inform students about ethical issues and prepare them to empathize and communicate compassionately.
College of Medicine, Phoenix
Arizona Online - Online
Phoenix Campus - Phoenix
Application Requirements:
GRE scores are not required.
International Students please visit the Graduate College website on English Proficieny Requirements.
The MA in Bioethics does not currently offer any department level financial support, including Graduate or Teaching Assistantship (GA or TA). Please visit the Graduate College website for to explore possible funding opportunities.
Please refer to the UA Bursar's Office Tuition and Fees Calculator for up-to-date information about tuition and fees. Please refer to the UA Registrar's Office Special Course Fees for up-to-date information about special course fees.
Domestic Applicants:
International Applicants:
International applicants may be considered for conditional admission to this program at the department's discretion.
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ETH 500 Foundations of Bioethics, 3 units
ETH/LAW 515 Healthcare Ethics, 3 units
ETH 572 Current Controversies in Bioethics, 3 units
ETH 909 Master’s Project, 3 units
ETH 501 Biomedical Ethics and Global Corruption, 3 units
ETH 502 Humanities, Ethics, and health: A Global Perspective, 3 units
ETH 503 Biomedical Ethics and the Law, 3 units
ETH 504 Applying Key Moral Theories to Issues in Global Ethics, 3 units
ETH/PHPM 608A Public Health Law and Ethics, 3 units
ETH/RELI 506 Religious Diversity in Healthcare: Intercultural Training, 3 units (starting Fall 25)
ETH 520 Ethics Consultations: The How’s and Why’s, 3 units
ETH 506 Chronicle of Medical Ethics: Past & Present, 3 units
ETH 521 Narrative Medicine in Narrative Ethics, 3 units
ETH 522 Controversies of Life and Death: The beginnings and ends, 3 units
ETH 516 Pediatric Ethics, 3 units
ETH 517 Ethics and the Arts, 3 units
ETH/LAW 575 Clinical Research Ethics, 3 units
ETH 530 Human Aging: Ethical Considerations, 1 unit
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Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.