Ph.D.-M.A. in Bioethics

The School of Nursing collaborates with the School of Medicine, the School of Law, and the Department of Religious Studies to offer a joint Ph.D. in Nursing and M.A. in Bioethics. Students follow the doctoral program curriculum. Cognates and elective requirements for the doctorate are taken in bioethics, meeting the M.A. degree requirement. Graduates are prepared to engage in continuing scholarship and research that both contributes to the knowledge base of the discipline of nursing and addresses bioethical issues in nursing and health care.

Cognates and electives may be taken in different terms and years from those shown here. Students are advised to verify when courses they wish to take will be offered. Some courses are offered only in alternate years; others may be affected by such factors as faculty leaves.