MA Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care & Bioethics at Stony Brook University

Programme overview

The MA in Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care & Bioethics is an interdisciplinary programme covering bioethics, medical humanities and compassionate care. Faculty include experts in medicine, ethics, history, law, literature, philosophy, religious studies, social sciences and disability studies. Joint MD/MA and MSW/MA routes are available.

Faculty: Renaissance School of Medicine | Department: Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics | Duration: 30 credits (10 courses); 1 to 3 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States

What you will study

Students complete 30 credit hours (10 courses): four core courses (Compassionate Care, Medical Humanities, and the Illness Experience; Landmark Cases in Bioethics or Clinical Ethics Practicum; Traditions and Values in Bioethical Conflicts; and a Special Projects Capstone) plus six electives, at least four with Center faculty.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate School admission requirements; writing sample in the form of a personal statement describing academic and work experience and immediate and long-term goals; three letters of recommendation, at least two from professors or instructors. Applicants not meeting these may be admitted conditionally, with status reviewed after the first semester. Stony Brook Graduate School general requirements apply in addition.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications are for fall entry with funding consideration; deadlines and any other entry terms vary by program.

Graduate School: the application fee is $100 (limited exceptions). Applications are submitted online through the Slate portal. Minimum cumulative GPA 3.00 on a 4.00 scale; GRE scores are listed on the application checklist and three letters of recommendation are required. Deadlines vary by program; for fall applications considered for funding the deadline is typically January 15.

Apply through the official page: https://www.stonybrook.edu/grad/admissions/apply-graduate-programs.html

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