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New!
Professional Doctoral
Degree in Bioethics
A new professional doctoral program is now available. This
is the first professional doctorate in bioethics to be available mainly
through online learning.
Our professional doctorate in bioethics
(D.Be.)
is a
first of its kind and meets the growing need for advanced training in
bioethics for those professionals that have increased responsibilities related to
bioethics and health policy at their institution. Such individuals may serve
as chair of a hospital’s ethics committee, perform clinical ethics
consultations, have administrative oriented ethics work or are a steward for
issues central to your institution’s mission and values.
This degree offers health care professionals an opportunity
to obtain a high quality doctorate through a hybrid delivery system
(asynchronous online courses combined with short on-campus intensive
courses.)
The doctorate in bioethics (D.Be.)
will consist of 57 hours of course credit (9 required courses and 10
electives). The D.Be. is a doctoral degree that requires 30 hours of course
credit beyond the typical 30-credit M.A. degree (27 credit-hours are
transferable from the MA program) and
includes a practicum and a two-semester capstone course.
Students will be required to do a concentration in
Catholic Bioethics, Organizational Ethics, or Clinical Ethics. There
will be qualifying examination required of our students, along with an oral
defense. The capstone experience in this program will be an extensive
written report linked to a specific clinical or practical experience. This
report may result in a contribution to the scholarly literature (e.g.,
articles in the peer reviewed literature).
We will offer three specialized
concentrations in the following areas: Catholic Bioethics, Organizational
Ethics, or Clinical Bioethics. This would require a student to
take the 3 courses (9 credits) designated as integral to Catholic Bioethics
(Moral Theology for Bioethics; Catholic Bioethics in Clinical Practice;
Catholic Bioethics and Social Justice), or 3 courses (9 credits) in Organizational Ethics and
Leadership (Organizational Ethics I; Organizational Ethics II; Practicum
in Mission Leadership/Organizational Ethics) or 3 courses (9 credits) in Clinical
Bioethics (Ethics Across the Care Continuum; Ethics Consultation
Simulation Seminar; Practicum in Clinical Ethics). Click
here for complete course descriptions.
Admission is
highly competitive and preference is given to graduates of our Master of
Arts program.
Visit our
Online Graduate Degree Program web page for information
and application requirements.
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