Master of Bioethics (MBE) at Johns Hopkins University

Programme overview

An interdisciplinary, cross-divisional graduate programme that prepares students from diverse backgrounds to address bioethics challenges, combining science and technology, the humanities and arts, and public health and medicine.

Faculty: Bloomberg School of Public Health (with Berman Institute of Bioethics) | Duration: Full-time about four 8-week terms plus summer credits; part-time within four years; minimum 64 term credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Baltimore, MD, United States

What you will study

At least 64 term credits including a thesis seminar and a practicum option; courses include Foundations of Bioethics, Introduction to Ethical Theory, Bioethics and the Law, Justice and Health and Ethical Issues in Public Health.

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Entry requirements

Goucher College pathway only: conditionally admitted students must earn a B or better in all BSPH courses, maintain a 2.75 GPA in BSPH courses and graduate in good standing. General requirements not stated.

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