University of Louisville

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.A. - Interdisciplinary Master of Arts in Bioethics & Medical Humanities

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The Interdisciplinary Master of Arts in Bioethics and Medical Humanities at the University of Louisville is a professional degree intended to provide graduates with an enriched ethical knowledge base, preparing them to work in clinical or hospital settings, and to undertake scholarly research or teach in the field of bioethics and medical humanities.

The program will enhance graduates' contextual experience within their primary professional field, for example, law, philosophy, medicine, nursing, dentistry, religious studies, public health, health administration, or veterinary medicine. Degree holders may participate in hospital ethics committees, teach medical ethics and humanities, understand the interaction of religion/spirituality and medicine, or be equipped to interpret issues in bioethics to the general public and the media.

We offer several dual degree opportunities as well as competitive fellowships.

Eligibility Requirements:

Professionals with a terminal degree (MD, JD, PhD, etc.) will not be required to take the GRE. Other test scores may be accepted with permission (such as MCAT and LSAT).

# of Credits Required:

33

International Student Requirements:

Please see https://graduate.louisville.edu/students/apply/international-admissions-requirements.html for more information about the requirements for international students.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities - Extensive

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Large City

Size & Settings: 20,000 and above