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Catholic Concentration in Health Care Ethics Programs


The Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy now offers a concentration in Catholic health care ethics. This concentration can be earned within both the Masters Degree Program and the Certificate ProgramCourses in the concentration provide students with a foundation in the Catholic moral tradition and Canon law, examine the tradition's application of these commitments in the clinical setting, and survey major religious traditions as they inform diverse, religious perspectives in bioethics. 

 

 

Requirements for completing the Catholic concentration in the Masters Degree program and Certificate program are outlined below. 

 

Masters Degree in Bioethics and Health Policy with a Catholic Concentration

The Masters Degree in Bioethics and Health Policy with a Catholic Concentration requires a total of thirty (30) credits, ten credits of which must be fulfilled by the following:

           

  • Completion of nine (9) credits selected from the following options:

    • Religion and Bioethics - BEHP409 (3 credits)

    • Special Topics: Moral Theology for Catholic Bioethics - BEHP491 (3 credits)

    • Special Topics: Catholic Bioethics in Practice - BEHP491 (3 credits)

    • Special Topics: Catholic Social Bioethics - BEHP491 (3 credits)

           

  • Completion of one (1) credit granted for attendance at the annual Catholic Health Care Ethics conference hosted at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and subsequent submission of a 1000 word reflection paper.  Course: Special Topic - BEHP491 (1 credit) 

 

Certificate in Bioethics and Health Policy with a Catholic Concentration

The Certificate in Bioethics and Health Policy with a Catholic Concentration requires a total of twelve (12) credits.            

  • Completion of three (3) credits in: Clinical Topics in Bioethics - BEHP401(3 credits)

  • Completion of nine (9) credits selected from the following options:

    • Religion and Bioethics - BEHP409 (3 credits)

    • Special Topics: Moral Theology for Catholic Bioethics - BEHP491 (3 credits)

    • Special Topics: Catholic Bioethics in Practice - BEHP491 (3 credits)

    • Special Topics: Catholic Social Bioethics - BEHP491 (3 credits)

 

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For more information or to receive our program brochure, contact us:

e-mail: onlinemasters@lumc.edu

phone: (708) 327-9219

 


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