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M.A./J.D.
This program combines the Master of Arts in Bioethics with the Doctor of Jurisprudence and is offered in cooperation with the School of Law. The program provides excellent preparation for students who desire to practice health law.
Students must apply and be accepted to each program to qualify. New students can apply to both programs simultaneously, or law students may apply before the end of their first year. Students are expected to complete course requirements for the two degrees in either three-and-one half years or three years and two summer school sessions. The curriculum for this dual degree program begins with one year of full-time study in law school. The Department of Bioethics accepts 6 credits of elective law courses toward M.A. elective requirements. The law school accepts 12 credits of the required Foundations in Bioethics I and II courses as law elective credits toward the J.D. degree. For more information about this program, contact the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the Law School (216.368.2085 or crh2@case.edu). To receive an application for law school, call 216.368.3600 or send an email request to: lawadmissions@case.edu.
M.A./M.S.N.
This program combines the Master of Arts in Bioethics with the Master of Science in Nursing, in cooperation with the School of Nursing. The program provides excellent preparation for advanced practice nurses to gain knowledge about the principles and problem resolution techniques that are foundational to bioethics. The combined M.A./M.S.N. program will enable students to obtain graduate preparation in both fields, contributing to the integration of ethics in advanced practice nursing and thereby increasing the availability of ethics expertise to the nursing community.
Students must apply and be accepted to each program to qualify. Students may take courses required for each program concurrently or may complete the requirements for one program prior to beginning the requirements for another. The Department of Bioethics accepts 6 credits of required elective nursing school courses toward the M.A. elective requirement. The nursing school accepts 5 credits of the required Foundations in Bioethics I course towards the M.S.N. degree requirement. For more information about this program, please contact Barbara Daly, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.N.N., at 216.368.5994. To receive an application, call 1.800.825.2529, or send an email request to: admissions@fpb.cwru.edu.
M.A./Ph.D. in Genetics
This program combines the Master of Arts in Bioethics with the Ph.D. in Genetics, in cooperation with the Department of Genetics. The rapid pace of human genetic research has led to an ever-increasing number of complex ethical issues, particularly with respect to reproductive genetics (e.g., cloning, human embryonic stem cells, ethical aspects of vitro fertilization), gene therapy, and genetic "privacy." Accordingly, the need for combined training in genetics and bioethics is becoming increasingly obvious.
Students must apply and be accepted to each program to qualify. Applicants may apply simultaneously to each of the two programs; alternatively, students who are already in residence in one of the two programs may apply to enter the other. The Department of Bioethics accepts 6 elective credits of the Bioethics courses toward the Ph.D. in Genetics degree. For more information about this program, please contact Anne Matthews, Ph.D., at 216.368.1821. To receive an application for the Genetics program, call 216.368.3431, or send an email request to mib17@po.cwru.edu .
MA/MPH
This program combines the Master of Arts in Bioethics with the Master of Public Health degree. The Master of Public Health Program prepares students to address the broad mission of public health, defined as “enhancing health in human populations, through organized community effort,” utilizing education, research, and community service. Public health practitioners must be prepared to identify and assess health needs of different populations, and able to plan, implement and evaluate programs to respond to those needs. It is the task of the public health practitioner to prevent illness, and to protect and promote the wellness of human-kind. A Master of Public Health degree provides education in public health basics, including biostatistics, epidemiology, environmental health sciences, health policy and social and behavioral sciences.
The Department of Bioethics offers a graduate program leading to the degree of Master of Arts in Bioethics. Advances in health sciences have created new and difficult moral choices for individuals, their families, and the health professionals who work with them. The Department of Bioethics is dedicated to responding to the challenge of health care choices faced in today's society. Professionals from many arenas, including public health, prevention sciences, health sciences, the life sciences, and the social sciences have contributed to and drawn from the field of bioethics.
Because of the breadth and scope of the field of public health and the discipline of bioethics, the Case MPH and Bioethics Programs are ideally suited to combine in a joint effort. The MPH/Bioethics shared degree will enable students to obtain graduate preparation in both fields, contributing to the application of ethics in public health practice and thereby increasing the availability of leadership and scholarship relating to Bioethics in the public health community. It is anticipated that this collaboration will improve the ethics component of the public health educational experience for all students through closer collaboration between departments, and through peer interactions of dual degree students and their colleagues.
The MPH Degree is a “terminal” degree and persons with the degree may pursue a variety of career paths. The MA in bioethics is considered a supplementary degree in that it enhances careers in other fields – e.g. law, medicine, nursing, or in this case, public health. The joint bioethics-public health degree would fuel careers in every aspect of public health, including international and global health, public health preparedness and function, environmental health sciences, behavioral sciences, health education, health communications and health policy and management.
Bioethics Masters students receive their degree after 27 hours of study over one year. The School of Graduate Studies awards the MPH degree for 36 credit hours over two years. The joint MA/MPH program can be completed in three years of full-time study to complete a minimum of 57 credit hours. It should be noted that in 2007, changes in national education criteria for the Master of Public Health degree will require increasing credit hour requirements to 42 credits. Options will be available for part-time pursuit of the degree within five years, or for an accelerated plan competed in five semesters. Students will develop individual education plans (IEP) with their advisors and may customize their approach and pace through the program. Each program has a set of core courses that must be completed; 15 core credits in Public Health and 15 core credits in Bioethics for a combined total of 30 required credit hours. The 9-credit Capstone experience is also required of all public health students. The stand-alone Bioethics program also requires 12 credits taken from a list of approved elective courses. In addition to its 24 required credits, the stand-alone MPH program requires 9 concentration credits and 3 elective credits. Joint MA/MPH candidates will combine their Bioethics electives and Public Health concentration and elective courses to complete a total of 18 credit hours of advanced electives.
For more information about the MPH program, contact Scott H. Frank, M.D, M.S. Program Director, MPH Program, 216.368.3197, scott.frank@case.edu . For more information about the MA program, contact Mark Aulisio, Ph.D., Director, Bioethics Master’s Program, 216-778-7290, mark.aulisio@case.edu .
MSSA/MA Master of Science in Social Administration and Master of Arts in Bioethics “Side- by- Side” Joint Degree Program
This program joins two well-known academic programs to offer students an interdisciplinary experience blending the similar values of social work and medicine. This is a "side-by-side" program composed of existing elements of ongoing programs provided by the faculty usually engaged in these efforts. These new elements will be supplemented by an integrative experience designed to make the interdisciplinary character of the program concrete.
The dual degree program offered by MSASS and the Department of Bioethics is unlike other programs in the United States. As the number and complexity of ethical dilemmas in health care, aging, and mental health and social work continue to increase, there is a growing need for advanced practice social workers who are knowledgeable about the principles and problem resolution techniques that are fundamental to Bioethics. In health care settings, ethical consultations are often requested on decisions having to do with end-of-life, organ donation, or initiation or withdrawal of medical treatments. In addition, graduates of this program will be able to help counsel health care providers, organizations, and clients, participate in setting policy, and teach others about these issues.
Students must apply separately to the Mandel School and the Department of Bioethics for admission into each program. Admission to one program is not a guarantee that the student will gain admission to the other, and application to both programs should be made simultaneously. A joint committee of the two programs will meet and review the joint degree applications. For more information, contact Sarah Andrews, Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs at MSASS, ssb4@case.edu , and Mark Aulisio in the Department of Bioethics at Case mark.aulisio@case.edu . Also, see Joint Degree Program (MSSA/MA) for additional program details.
M.A./M.D .
This program combines the Master of Arts in Bioethics with the M.D. degree, in cooperation with either the School of Medicine or the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. This program provides physicians with advanced knowledge and experience in Bioethics integrated into the medical curricula in each program.
For more information about this program, please contact Stuart Youngner, M.D., at 216.368.6196 or email bioethics@po.cwru.edu . To receive an application to the School of Medicine, call 216.368.3450, or send an email request to emr3@po.cwru.edu .
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