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MASTERS IN BIOETHICS

It has become very necessary to focus on questions of ethical issues in


medical and biotechnological fields due to the alarming rate at which the
population healthcare is depreciating. The study of moral implications of
biological research and ethical issues in public healthcare policy known
as bioethics is the program that teaches students the fundamental
strategy of applying workable policy and ethics to problems in the
medical sector.
However, student looking forward to acquire knowledge in this program
will need to start right from the graduate level which will expose them to
basic knowledge of the program after which they can move ahead to
enroll for masters degree. Masters in bioethics program is a degree
course that generally takes students on intensive research and thesis.
For a student to be considered for enrollment in master's degree in
bioethics course, he or she must have completed a first degree (bachelor'
degree) in any field that is related to social welfare, philosophy, legal
and public healthcare research.
During the program, students are provided with the opportunity to learn
wide perspectives of the course and interact with other disciplines in
order to acquire essential knowledge on how to solve difficult ethical
and policies affecting the improvement of healthcare delivery. The
program extends to certain areas of medicine for students to learn
modern solutions to problems in ethical issues. Masters in bioethics
program focuses more on course-work that includes both class and
practical experience which will lead students in their chosen career.
The curriculum covers genetics, society, and philosophy of medicine,
history of ethics in medical field and theoretical level of bioethics. After
successful completion of masters degree, students can enroll for
doctoral program which will enable them have knowledge in the
advanced approaches to ethical issues in public healthcare distribution.

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