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Credit Structure

Year 1: Complete Coursework

Required Courses:

• BIO 680 Bioethical Theory (3 credits)
• BIO 681 Bioethics Practicum (3 credits)
• A minimum of 3 credits of Bioethics elective courses based on specifications from each program. Examples include:

  • CMPL 642 Law and Health Care 3 Credits

  • RELG 571 Ethics, Medicine and Religion 3 Credits

  • PHIL 643 Seminar: Medical Ethics 3 Credits

  • PPHS 624 Public Health Ethics & Policy 3 Credits

  • HGEN 660 Genetics and Bioethics 3 Credits

    Students wishing to obtain a registration permit should email Cindy Tao grad.hq [at] mcgill.ca or dept.humangenetics [at] mcgill.ca with a copy to Professor Joly.

• All other courses required by your specific program (see Experimental Medicine, Family Medicine, Human Genetics, Law, Philosophy, Religious Studies)

Year 2: Complete Masters Thesis

You will not attend classes, but you need to register for your thesis credits including (except HGEN – see here):

• BIOE 690 M.Sc. Thesis Literature Survey (3 Credits)
• BIOE 691 M.Sc. Thesis Research Proposal (3 Credits)
• BIOE 692 M.Sc.Thesis Res Progress Rep (6 Credits)
• BIOE 693 M.Sc. Thesis (12 Credits)

Note: You can register for thesis credits and complete them at any time during the program, as long as they are completed before the Initial Thesis Submission. Do not register for them more than once.