The Health Justice and Bioethics master’s program has five learning objectives that students will gain upon graduation from the program.
Foundational Knowledge
You will be conversant in the foundational texts and/or legal or medical cases from the field of bioethics.
Ethical Arguments
You will have gained the skills to recognize, analyze and make ethical arguments.
Methodological Tools
You will understand the range of critical social science methodologies and appreciate their strengths and limitations for bioethics' related research to evaluate and assess bioethics research and/or design, conduct, and analyze a research project.
Apply Urban Bioethics
You will have the skills to apply the urban bioethics toolbox (critical thinking, reflexivity, ethical analysis, ability to effectively communicate, foregrounding social and structural determinants of health) to your respective disciplines (for example, research, administration, clinical care and academics) as an aid in crafting more equitable care, research, or administration plans; lowering moral distress; contributing to the literature; or in another way based on the students’ particular career.
Engaging with Community
You will have gained the skills to approach a community site with humility, identify and engage with community members using qualitative methods, and be an advocate for the inclusion of community organizations and voices in the planning, implementation and evaluation of health programs. Additionally, you will demonstrate awareness of how researchers’ positionality may lead to potential power imbalances between researchers and participants and will be knowledgeable about strategies for mitigating such imbalances or other conflicts.