Master of Arts in Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics

Our Program devotes equal attention to the mutually enhancing themes of bioethics, medical humanities, and the dynamic of compassionate care in a time when both patients and healthcare professionals find the healthcare system dehumanizing. Recognizing the need for an interdisciplinary approach to education, our faculty includes experts in Medicine, Ethics, History, Law, Literature, Philosophy, Religious Studies, the Social Sciences and Disability Studies. Our clinical faculty integrate perspectives from the humanities with their experience as health-care providers. Those who should consider applying for the program include 1.) current MDs, RNs, JDs, PhDs, and other professionals seeking further expertise and career development, 2.) medical students and others pursuing professional degrees in fields such as health care, health sciences, humanities, pastoral care, law, business, social work, and journalism, and 3.) post-baccalaureate students in transition from the BA or BS to a professional degree who wish to expand their knowledge.

Requirements for admission to the MA in Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care & Bioethics include:

The admissions requirements of the Graduate School.

Writing Sample: A personal statement describing the applicant’s relevant academic and work experience, and immediate and long-term goals.

Letter of Recommendation: Three letters of recommendation. At last two need to be from professors/instructors.

Note: Students who do not meet the above requirements may be admitted conditionally. Their status will be reviewed after the first semester of graduate study.

English Proficiency

IELTS: Overall score of 6.5, with no subsection recommended to be below 6; and TOEFL iBT: Overall score of 90 for doctoral applicants and 80 for master’s applicants.