Bioethics Certificate Program

The rigorous pursuit of human wellbeing through health care and research has resulted in tremendous gains, locally and globally, for individuals and populations. From the first ventilator to the first vaccine, such scientific and technological discoveries have sought to prolong life and alleviate human suffering while advancing health-related knowledge. These advancements and their varied potential applications, however, often present challenging ethical questions — for individuals and society — about appropriate use, access, safety, and rights and obligations, among others.

The certificate program will prepare current and future health practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and scholars to take on bioethical issues within highly complex public health, science, and health care challenges that emerge daily.

Educational Objectives

1. Describe the essential theories and methods that underpin the ethics of public health, clinical care, science and research;
2. Recognize ethical issues and questions that arise in public health, clinical care, science and research;
3. Articulate and critique policy and scholarly arguments to engage with long-standing and emerging debates in bioethics;
4. Distinguish various ethics advisory functions in practice settings; and
5. Apply ethical theories and methods to real-world ethical dilemmas. 

Please visit our Academic Catalogue to see the full certificate curriculum requirements. Please also review the certificate completion requirements.