12 monthsProgramme duration
3,093 EURTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Biological Sciences
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
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The Master of Bioethics is a one-year advanced master's programme which is coordinated by the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law (CBMER) at KU Leuven. The main objective is to train highly qualified students for research work or professional activities in the domain of bioethics, an interdisciplinary field that studies value questions that arise in health care, public health and biomedical research.
The learning environment is characterized by a small student population, which is composed of an international and interdisciplinary group of individuals who have already finished a master programme. This fosters a continuous exchange of experiences and cultural perspectives. In order to prepare students to adopt a critical and scientific attitude towards ethical questions, education is as much as possible research-driven.
Strengths
Students who enroll in this Master’s programme will have the opportunity to specialise and develop the following core skills:
- Focus on bioethics instead of applied ethics: this focus distinguishes it from broader studies in applied ethics.
- Second cycle programme: the programme is specifically directed towards students who have already obtained a master’s (or equivalent) degree.
- Focus on the development of research skills: the programme strongly focuses on academic skills and includes a MOOC on Research Ethics.
- Attention for continental European perspectives on bioethics: the programme offers a broad range of theoretical and practical perspectives on bioethics, with particular attention for developments in European bioethics.
- Thematic focus: students acquire expertise in dealing with ethical issues that emerge in various healthcare settings.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Biological Sciences
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Get in touch: join KU Leuven’s Webinars
Discover all that KU Leuven has to offer via one of KU Leuven’s Webinars about KU Leuven, admissions & applying, housing, and more.
The Master of Bioethics is a one-year advanced master's programme which is coordinated by the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law (CBMER) at KU Leuven. The main objective is to train highly qualified students for research work or professional activities in the domain of bioethics, an interdisciplinary field that studies value questions that arise in health care, public health and biomedical research.
The learning environment is characterized by a small student population, which is composed of an international and interdisciplinary group of individuals who have already finished a master programme. This fosters a continuous exchange of experiences and cultural perspectives. In order to prepare students to adopt a critical and scientific attitude towards ethical questions, education is as much as possible research-driven.
Strengths
Students who enroll in this Master’s programme will have the opportunity to specialise and develop the following core skills:
- Focus on bioethics instead of applied ethics: this focus distinguishes it from broader studies in applied ethics.
- Second cycle programme: the programme is specifically directed towards students who have already obtained a master’s (or equivalent) degree.
- Focus on the development of research skills: the programme strongly focuses on academic skills and includes a MOOC on Research Ethics.
- Attention for continental European perspectives on bioethics: the programme offers a broad range of theoretical and practical perspectives on bioethics, with particular attention for developments in European bioethics.
- Thematic focus: students acquire expertise in dealing with ethical issues that emerge in various healthcare settings.
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Admission Requirements
Only holders of a Master's degree (possible degrees are medicine, biology, nursing sciences, political sciences, theology, philosophy, psychology, sociology, economics, law, ...) will be accepted to the programme. For countries in which a Bachelor's degree is sufficient to pursue a doctorate degree (such as the U.S.), please contact the program coordinator regarding exceptions to the requirement of a previous master's degree.
Students should have a good command of English, both spoken and written.
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