Program Description

This innovative program, the first in Florida to combine bioethics and medical humanities, is designed to prepare leaders for increasingly complex healthcare concerns, especially those raised by advancements in technology, the distribution of scarce resources, and emerging global tensions.  It is designed to focus on questions associated with genetic research and therapy, new reproductive technologies, health care delivery systems, end-of-life decisions, bio-terrorism, and numerous challenges associated with cultural sensitivities and competencies.

The program is founded on the premise that questions posed by contemporary health care dilemmas, whether local, national, or international, do not reside within the province of any single discipline, but require collaborative integration of insights from science, humanities, history, law, medicine, public health, nursing, philosophy, education, and social-behavioral sciences.

Program Requirements: 36 credits

(As of Spring 2005 Admissions)

• Four required core courses (12 credit hours)
• Six approved elective courses (18 credit hours)
• Internship and Independent/Directed study (6 credit hours total)

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Core Courses

*Choose four of the six listed including Medical Ethics & Humanities: Tools and Foundations which is required.

Spring 2010 Core Courses:

Bioethics in Contemporary Society

Mary Webb, Ph.D, RN