Bioethics Certificate

The School of Public Health undergraduate Certificate in Bioethics offers a practical, interdisciplinary and in-depth exploration of bioethical issues with a particular focus on public health ethics, medical ethics, and research ethics.  This program is likely to be of interest to those in health-science related programs.  By completing the certificate, students will acquire translatable skills required to analyze and resolve a wide breadth of ethical issues applicable to a variety of health care environments, including but not limited to, public health, community health, acute care, home care/hospice care/palliative care, human subjects research, long-term care, rehabilitation, private practice, schools and athletic facilities. Courses included in the certificate focus on ethical, legal and societal issues in population health and individual health including health equity (particularly in relation to at-risk populations), end-of-life decision making, informed consent, decision-making capacity, confidentiality and privacy, organ donation, religious and cultural implications in medicine, conflict resolution, human subjects research and distribution of scarce resources.  The certificate is designed to provide students translatable skills and authentic experiences.