Master of Arts in Bioethics
The Master of Arts in Bioethics is the core of bioethics graduate study at Wake Forest.
The Master of Arts in Bioethics is the core of bioethics graduate study at Wake Forest.
The Master of Arts requires 30 credit hours (24 hours of course work, 6 hours of thesis work). Nine credit hours per semester constitutes full-time status. Most bioethics courses are offered in the late afternoon or early evening to accommodate working professionals.
The Master of Arts in Bioethics Program welcomes both full-time and part-time students. Full-time students typically complete their course work in two semesters and their thesis at the end of the next semester (three semesters total). Prior to their first semester, full-time students can request permission to follow an accelerated schedule that allows for completion in twelve months. Part-time students have up to six years to complete their degree.
Two of the following three courses:
Completed in any combination of the options below:
The thesis is the culminating product of a course of study designed to develop the student’s capacity for critical thinking about bioethics issues. The forms that master’s theses in bioethics may take demonstrate a great deal of variety, to fit each student’s educational interests and professional goals. Theses may be conceptual or empirical, may focus on preparation of bioethics manuscripts suitable for publication in journals in the student’s primary field, or may consist of an analytical report arising from a practicum experience. Students have also developed and tested educational programs, course syllabi, and creative works and games designed to spur reflection and discussion about bioethics questions.