The MA in Bioethics consists of a total of 32 credits, including:
Four required courses (8-10 credits):
- GPH-GU 5170 Introduction to Public Health (0)
- GPH-GU 1005 Advanced Introduction to Bioethics (3)
- GPH-GU 1006 Advanced Introduction to Environmental Ethics (3) - OR - GPH-GU 1230 Advanced Introduction to Public Health Ethics (3)
- GPH-GU 3555 Bioethics Practicum (2-4)
The remaining credits based will be electives chosen from the following areas (22-24 credits):
- Ethical Theory
- Clinical Ethics
- Legal and Political Philosophy
- Philosophy of Biology and Medicine
- Environmental Law
- Health Law
- Anthropology and Sociology of Medicine
- Health Economics
- Public Health
- International and Community Health
- Health Policy
For a full list of courses and their descriptions, click here.
Fall (9 credits)
GPH-GU 1005 Advanced Introduction to Bioethics (3)
GPH-GU 1165 Research Ethics (3)
GPH-GU 1210 Justice in Healthcare (3)
Spring (13 credits)
GPH-GU 5170 Introduction to Public Health (0)
GPH-GU 1006 Advanced Introduction to Environmental Ethics (3)
PHIL-GA 3012 Topics in the Philosophy of Psychology (4)
GPH-GU 2085 Autonomy, Capacity, and Consent (3)
GPH-GU 2222 Clinical Ethics (3)
Summer (10 credits)
GPH-GU 1230 Advanced Introduction to Public Health Ethics (3)
GPH-GU 1225 Democracy and Scientific Expertise (3)
GPH-GU 3555 Bioethics Practicum (4)
NOTE: This is a sample sequence; electives may vary, as will semester credits.
Spring (14 credits)
GPH-GU 5170 Introduction to Public Health (0)
GPH-GU 1006 Advanced Introduction to Environmental Ethics (3) - OR - GPH-GU 1230
Advanced Introduction to Public Health Ethics (3)
GPH-GU 2026 Neuroethics (4)
GPH-GU 2222 Clinical Ethics (3)
GPH-GU 2027 Moral Indeterminacy (4)
Summer (6 credits)
GPH-GU 1225 Democracy and Scientific Expertise (3)
GPH-GU 1230 Advanced Introduction to Public Health Ethics (3) (if not already taken in the Spring)
Fall (12 credits)
GPH-GU 1005 Advanced Introduction to Bioethics (3)
GPH-GU 1165 Research Ethics (3)
GPH-GU 2025 Reproductive Ethics (4)
GPH-GU 3555 Bioethics Practicum (2)
NOTE: This is a sample sequence; electives may vary, as will semester credits.
Bioethics electives:
GPH-GU 2033 Advanced Introduction to Ethics of Technology (3)
GPH-GU 1230 Advanced Introduction to Public Health Ethics (3)
GPH-GU 2085 Autonomy, Capacity, and Consent (3)
GPH-GU 2222 Clinical Ethics (3)
GPH-GU 2029 Controversies & Politics (3)*
GPH-GU 1225 Democracy and Scientific Expertise (3)
GPH-GU 2032 End of Life (3)*
GPH-GU 2086 Ethics of Privacy (3)
GPH-GU 2017 Ethics, Technology, and the Future (3)
GPH-GU 1210 Justice in Health & Healthcare (3)
GPH-GU 1175 Life & Death (Cross-listed with PHIL-GA 1175) (4)
GPH-GU 2027 Moral Indeterminacy (3)*
GPH-GU 2026 Neuroethics (4)
GPH-GU 2028 Nonconsequentialism (4)*
GPH-GU 2025 Reproductive Ethics (4)
GPH-GU 1165 Research Ethics (3)
GPH-GU 2019 Technology, Public Policy, and Health (3)
GPH-GU 2105 Thinking Critically & Ethically in Public Health (1.5)
GPH-GU 1215 20th Century Contemporary Philosophy (Cross-listed with PHIL-GA 1211) (4)
* Prior to Spring 2023, these courses were previously Topics courses under course number GPH-GU 1008
Non-Bioethics GPH electives:
GPH-GU 2435 Advanced Health & Human Rights (3)
GPH-GU 2995/5995 Biostatistics for Public Health (3)
GPH-GU 2265 Climate Change in Global Public Health (3)
GPH-GU 3260 Complex Systems, Disasters, and the Social Ecology of Health (3)
GPH-GU 2242 Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication (3)
GPH-GU 2233 Data, AI, and the People's Health (3)
GPH-GU 2106/5106 Epidemiology (3)
GPH-GU 2217 Food Policy for Public Health (3)
GPH-GU 2153/5153 Global Environmental Health (3)
GPH-GU 9228 Global Food Policy in Public Health (3)
GPH-GU 9130 Global Health Diplomacy (3)
GPH-GU 2140/5140 Global Issues in Social & Behavioral Health (3)
GPH-GU 5312 Global Perspectives in Reproductive Health & Human Rights (3)
GPH-GU 2285 Global Women's Health Programs: Analyzing the Evidence to Improve Women's Lives (3)
GPH-GU 2250/5250 Health & Human Rights (3)
GPH-GU 2110/5110 Health Care Policy (2)
GPH-GU 3185 Health Services and Policy Research (3)
GPH-GU 2357 LGBTQ Health Disparities (3)
GPH-GU 2158 Pandemics: History, Ethics, Politics, and Policy (3)
GPH-GU 5288 Perspectives on Migrant Health & Human Rights (3)
GPH-GU 9345 Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response: A Global Perspective (3)
GPH-GU 2292/5292 Public Health Law (3)
GPH-GU 2112/5112 Public Health Management & Leadership (2)
GPH-GU 2353 Regression I: Linear Regression and Modeling (3)
GPH-GU 2182 Statistical Programming in R (3)
GSAS Electives:
PHIL-GA 1104 Advanced Introduction to the Philosophy of Science (4)
EHSC-GA 2033 Aerosol Science of Particulate Air Pollution (4)
POL-GA 3550 Comparative Politics Workshop (2)
EHSC-GA 1005 Ecotoxicology: Hudson River Case Study (4)
PHIL-GA 2285 Ethics: Selected Topics (4)
EHSC-GA 1010 Global Climate Change, Air Pollution, and Health (4)
PHIL-GA 2320 History of Philosophy: Selected Topics (4)
PHIL-GA 2296 Philosophy of Language (4)
PHIL-GA 2294 Philosophy of Mind (4)
PHIL-GA 2280 Political Philosophy (4)
ANTH-GA 3993 Research in Anthropology (1–4)
POL-GA 3500 Seminar Comparative Politics (4)
PHIL-GA 1002 Topics in Ethics & Political Philosophy (4)
PHIL-GA 3010 Topics in Philosophy of Mind (4)
EHSC-GA 1006 Toxicology (4)
Steinhardt Electives:
MCC-GE 2423 AI & Society (4)
ENYC-GE 2021 Environmental Politics (3)
ENYC-GE 2019 Fundamentals of Environmental Thought (3)
ENYC-GE 2070 Urban Ecology (3)
Law School Electives:
LAW-LW 12991 A.I. and the Criminal Legal System: Aligning A.I. Tools with Social & Democratic Values Simulation (3)
LAW-LW 11551 Animal Law Seminar (2)
LAW-LW 12968 Current Topics in Criminal Justice Reform Seminar: Writing Credit (1)
LAW-LW 12980 Environmental and Climate Justice Lab (2)
LAW-LW 10387 Ethical and Legal Challenges in the Modern Corporation (2)
LAW-LW 10211 / BIOE-GA 1211, Health Policy Seminar (2)
LAW-LW 11772 Global Environmental Law, Science, and Governance Seminar: Writing Credit (1)
LAW-LW 12943 Introduction to Law and Society Seminar: Writing Credit (1)
LAW-LW 12944 Law, Gender and Political Economy Seminar: Writing Credit (1)
Wagner Graduate School of Public Service Electives:
PADM-GP 2472 Climate Economics (3)
HPAM-GP 2852 Comparative Health Systems (3)
HPAM-GP 2825 Continuous Quality Improvement (3)
URPL-GP 2665 Decentralized Development Planning and Policy Reform in Developing Countries (3)
PADM-GP 2204 Development Assistance Accountability and Effectiveness (3)
HPAM-GP 4820 Digital Revolution of Healthcare (1.5)
URPL-GP 2625 Environmental Infrastructure for Sustainable Cities (3)
HPAM-GP 4852 Ethical Issues in Healthcare Management (1.5)
HPAM-GP 2244 Global Health Governance and Management (3)
HPAM-GP 4851 Healthcare Emergency Management (1.5)
HPAM-GP 4822 Healthcare Information Technology: Public Policy and Management (1.5)
PADM-GP 2213 Immigration Politics and Policy – Past and Present (3)
URPL-GP 1605 Land Use Law: The Planning Perspective (3)
PADM-GP 2138 Macroeconomics: Policy Challenges for the US & Global Economy (3)
PADM-GP 4212 Managing Humanitarian Challenges (1.5)
URPL-GP 2645 Planning for Emergencies and Disasters (3)
URPL-GP 4632 Planning Healthy Neighborhoods (1.5)
HPAM-GP 2846 The Realities of Managing Complex Health Systems (3)
URPL-GP 2612 Smart, Sustainable Planning in Amsterdam (3)
HPAM-GP 2839 Strategic Agility in Healthcare Delivery (3)
HPAM-GP 2836 Topics in Health Policy: Policy, Politics, and Power (3)
URPL-GP 2631 Transportation, Land Use and Urban Form (3)
URPL-GP 1603 Urban Planning Methods and Practice (3)
URPL-GP 2641 Urban Transportation Planning (3)
URPL-GP 2666 Water Sourcing and Climate Change (3)