PhD Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University

The goal of the Bioethics PhD program is to train scholars in the conceptualization, design, and conduct of interdisciplinary research on issues in bioethics, medical humanities, and related areas. Candidates may enter the program from any discipline. All doctoral students will become fluent in the ways in which bioethics and medical humanities scholarship employ concepts and methods from the humanities, social sciences, clinical research, jurisprudence, and health policy.

Faculty: School of Medicine  |  Duration: 69 credit hours (minimum)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Cleveland, OH, United States

What you will study

A minimum of 69 credit hours is required for the PhD in Bioethics. This total includes 33 credit hours of specific required courses, 6 credit hours of discipline-specific theory courses (chosen by the student) outside the Bioethics Department, 12 credit hours of other electives, and 18 credit hours of dissertation research credit.

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