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Nov 27, 2024
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2024-2025 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog
Bioethics, MD/MA
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Students enrolled in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine may elect to earn the Master of Arts in Bioethics in conjunction with their medical degree. This allows the 30 credit MA degree to be earned in an accelerated program, taking a year away from the MD program, usually between the second and third years of medical school. During this one year, the student will follow the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences calendar for the fall and spring terms, pay tuition at the in-state tuition rate set for Dietrich School graduate students, and must adhere to the rules, regulations, policies, and procedures of the Dietrich School. Applicants must complete the on-line application and provide official transcripts from their undergraduate and graduate studies, 3 letters of recommendation, a personal statement, and writing sample. Inquires about the MD/MA program, the MA curriculum, and the Center for Bioethics & Health Law, which runs the Bioethics Program may be directed to bioethics@pitt.edu.
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Core Course Requirements
The following courses are required for the degree:
Clinical Practica
The following courses are required for the degree:
Thesis Research
Students must complete a research project and write a thesis under the supervision of and advisor, and defend it before a committee. Students may register for up to 6 course credits related to their thesis research.
Restrictive Electives
Students choose one elective from a list of “restricted elective” courses. Courses placed on this pursue ethical issues related to a particular area in substantial depth, than or employ a particular disciplinary perspective to explore issues in medicine and research. In recent years, restricted electives have included:
- Ethics and Aging
- Gender, Ethics, and the Body
- Medical Anthropology
- Medical Sociology
- Mental Health Law
- New Reproductive Practices and Law
- Philosophy of Psychiatry
- Public Health Law and Ethics
- Special Topics in Bioethics
Electives
The remaining credits may be taken in electives approved by the program director. Students work with the program director and their thesis advisor to pursue their particular interests. Students may take a Special Topics in Bioethics or Directed Reading in Bioethics course, or may identify relevant elective courses from various departments and schools of the University, including:
- Anthropology
- Communication
- Cultural Studies
- English
- Film Studies
- Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
- History and Philosophy of Science
- Law
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Public Health
- Sociology
- Women’s Studies
In addition, through the Pittsburgh Council on Higher Education, full-time students may take courses at consortium-affiliated institutions, including including Carnegie Mellon University.
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