General Rules for Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program
The Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degrees (CBMD) (formerly Integrated Graduate Studies- IGS) is intended for highly motivated current CWRU undergraduate students who are candidates for any bachelor's degree and whose objective is to complete a Masters of Arts in Bioethics and Medical Humanities. Qualified students may be admitted to the MA program and pursue the simultaneous completion of requirements for both the master’s and bachelor’s degrees.
The MA in Bioethics and Medical Humanities program is open to students from all majors and plans of study. Interest from students comes in a variety and with unique goals which includes but is not limited to:
- Pre-health students who wish to strengthen their professional program applications while also enriching their health care training with a grounding in critical ethical issues and perspectives;
- Pre-law students who hope to better understand the connection between bioethics, humanities and law as a way to enhance their law school applications;
- Nursing or Engineering students who are looking to enhance their knowledge with greater bioethics and humanities context;
- Humanities students who are looking to prepare for a doctoral program or explore career path options;
- Undecided students who are exploring for the next steps in their career paths.
The deadline to apply for the CBM program is March 1. View application requirements.