College of Arts & Sciences/GPH BA/MA Bioethics Program

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The School of Global Public Health (GPH) and the College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) offers a 4+1 program that allows students to earn both a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in CAS and a Master of Arts (MA) in Bioethics from GPH at a discounted tuition rate. This accelerated program provides students with training in ethics from an interdisciplinary perspective that prepares them for challenges experienced in the fields of medicine, law, environmental studies, and public health.

BA/MA in Bioethics 5-year Course Plan

• Year 1: Student takes CAS coursework.
• Year 2: Student speaks with both CAS and GPH advisors about participation in the BA/MA 4+1 program. In the spring of their sophomore year, the student completes the 4+1 application. Student continues CAS coursework.
• Year 3: Student completes 6 credits of MA coursework along with CAS coursework.
• Year 4: Student completes CAS coursework. If their schedule allows, the student takes additional MA coursework.
• Year 5:Student completes the remaining credits of MA coursework.

GPH graduate coursework taken as a BA/MA Bioethics 4+1 student cannot count towards any undergraduate degree requirement (i.e. major, minor, core, or credit requirements).\