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Master of Bioethics - M.Bioethics

The Master of Bioethics at a glance...

Duration full time: 1 year

Duration part time: 2 years

Commencing semesters: 
Semester 1
Semester 2

Credit points for completion: 48

Course location: 

  • Camperdown/Darlington Campus
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Course study mode: 

  • On Campus

Available to international students? 

  • Full time Onshore

Course code: LC047

CRICOS code: 054972A

Faculty:  Science
Contact position: 
Bioethics Program Coordinator
Faculty phone number: 
+61 2 9036 3405
Faculty fax number: 
+61 2 9036 3436

Faculty mailing address: 
Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine
The University of Sydney   New South Wales   2006
Australia
Faculty street address: 
Medical Foundation Building K25
The University of Sydney   New South Wales   2006
Australia

Bioethics is an inherently interdisciplinary field located at the intersections of ethics, policy, and the biomedical sciences. The Master of Bioethics degree provides opportunity for in-depth learning in an area of special interest and research experience necessary for further postgraduate study.

The University of Sydney offers a range of postgraduate programs in the field of bioethics that are unique in their explicit engagement of this interdisciplinarity.

Increasing levels of expertise are provided through completion of the articulated coursework Masters Program. The courses include:

  • Graduate Certificate in Bioethics
  • Graduate Diploma in Bioethics
  • Master of Bioethics
  • and the Master of Bioethics (Honours)

Design, teaching, and coordination of the Program is jointly provided by the Unit for History and Philosophy of Science (HPS) in the Faculty of Science and the Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine (VELIM) in the Faculty of Medicine.

The discipline of bioethics is concerned with ethical questions arising in contexts of biological and health sciences. Social concern about such issues has grown with advances in biomedical technologies, as illustrated by contemporary debates over reproductive technologies, genetic engineering, cloning, and stem cell research.

Traditional topics in bioethics include abortion, euthanasia, relationships between health care providers and patients, research involving humans and animals, and justice in the distribution of health resources.

Emerging topics include ethical issues related to risk and health, neuroscience, and global public health. The Master of Bioethics (Honours) degree provides opportunity for in-depth learning in an area of special interest and research experience necessary for further postgraduate study.

More information about this program is available at the Sydney Bioethics Program website and the Faculty of Science Master of Bioethics page.

On campus attendance pattern

Full time, Part time

Course level

Masters by Coursework

Handbook website link

http://www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks/science/00_introduction.shtml

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