Bioethics
Location
Location
- Biomedical Ethics Unit
- 3647 Peel Street
- Montreal QC H3A 1X1
- Canada
- Telephone: 514-398-6668
- Fax: 514-398-8349
- Website: www.mcgill.ca/biomedicalethicsunit/masters
For information, contact the Graduate Program Director:
- Jennifer Fishman – jennifer.fishman [at] mcgill.ca
About Bioethics
About Bioethics
The Biomedical Ethics Unit was established in 1996 with the aim of supporting scholarly research, clinical services, teaching, and public outreach. Members of the unit have backgrounds in anthropology, history, law, medicine, molecular genetics, philosophy, and sociology. We offer a master's degree specialization in biomedical ethics for selected master's students in the Division of Experimental Medicine, the Department of Family Medicine, Department of Human Genetics, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Religious Studies, and Faculty of Law.
Master's Specialization in Bioethics
The Master's Specialization in Bioethics is sponsored by the:
- Faculty of Medicine, Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Human Genetics, Department of Family Medicine;
- Faculty of Law;
- Faculty of Religious Studies; and
- Faculty of Arts, Department of Philosophy.
Students receive an M.A., LL.M., or M.Sc. degree in the discipline chosen with a specialization in Bioethics.
Some applicants are mid-career professionals currently working as physicians, nurses, social workers, other health care providers, or lawyers. Other applicants have recently completed their undergraduate degrees in science, philosophy, law, religious studies, or other disciplines and wish to pursue specialized master's level training in bioethics before enrolling in doctoral level studies or entering the workplace.
Students pursuing the master's degree specialization normally take two semesters of courses before beginning their master's thesis. Courses offered include Bioethics Theory, Public Health Ethics and Policy, Research Ethics, and a Practicum that includes placement in a clinical or research setting. Research and writing the thesis normally takes one year. Students must also comply with the course and thesis requirements of their home disciplines.
Bioethics Admission Requirements and Application Procedures
Bioethics Admission Requirements and Application Procedures
Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements
M.D., professional training in a health science, or bachelor's degree in the sciences, social sciences, law, philosophy, or religious studies. Other students may be considered on an individual basis.
Enrolment is limited to 12 students.
Application Procedures
Application Procedures
McGill’s online application form for graduate program candidates is available at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply.
See Application Procedures for detailed application procedures.
Applications for the Master’s Specialization in Bioethics are made initially through the Faculties of Law, Medicine (Division of Experimental Medicine, Department of Human Genetics, Department of Family Medicine), Religious Studies, and the Department of Philosophy.
Applicants must satisfy the admission criteria for their chosen discipline and those of the Bioethics Unit, which administers the program and teaches the core courses; see www.mcgill.ca/biomedicalethicsunit/masters/apply.
Applicants must be accepted by the appropriate Faculty, the Bioethics Graduate Studies Advisory Committee, and Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.
Application Deadlines
Application Deadlines
Deadlines coincide with those of the chosen base discipline. Applicants must verify all deadlines and documentation requirements well in advance on the appropriate McGill departmental website; please consult the list at www.mcgill.ca/gps/contact/graduate-program.
Biomedical Ethics Unit Faculty
Biomedical Ethics Unit Faculty
| Director, Centre for Applied Ethics |
|---|
| E. Bereza; B.A., M.D.,C.M.(McG.), C.C.F.P.(C) |
| Associate Professors |
| C. Ells; R.R.T.(VGH), B.A.(St. Mary’s), M.A., Ph.D.(Tenn.) |
| J.R. Fishman; B.A.(Calif., Berk.), Ph.D.(Calif., SF) |
| J. Kimmelman; B.S.(Duke), Ph.D.(Yale) |
| N.B. King; B.A.(Penn.), M.A., Ph.D.(Harv.) |
| Associate Members |
| F. Carnevale (Ingram School of Nursing) |
| J. Chambers-Evans (Bioethics) |
| M. Hunt (School of Physical & Occupational Therapy) |
| Y. Joly (Human Genetics) |
| B.M. Knoppers (Centre of Genomics and Policy) |
| M.E. Macdonald (MQHRG) |
| T. Maniatis (Bioethics) |
| M.H. Zawati (Human Genetics) |