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Masters Program in Bioethics

The Center for Bioethics is proud to announce the Board of Regents’ approval of a new, interdisciplinary Master of Arts (M.A., Plan A) degree with a major in Bioethics (Twin Cities Campus).

This new graduate program will be offered by and housed in the Center for Bioethics, drawing on its large interdisciplinary faculty.

The new program will enroll its first students in fall 2009

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Fall 2008 Courses

BTHX 5000 Topics in Bioethics

Section I Morality and Risk

Section II - Ethical issues in Global Health

BTHX 5100 Intro to Clinical Ethics

BTHX 5325/PHIL 5325 Biomedical Ethics

BTHX 5900 Ind Study in Bioethics

BTHX 8000 - Adv Topics: Nanotechnology & Society

BTHX 8900 Adv Ind Study in Bioethics

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Spring Bioethics Examiner

Now Available!

Spring 2008
Volume 11, Issue 2

Involving the Public in Planning for the Genomics Revolution: An Experiment in Deliberative Democracy
Center for Bioethics will pilot ‘EthicShare’
‘In the Eye of the Beholder-Celebrating the Richness of Human Diversity’
Invest in the Future - The Center for Bioethics Needs YOU

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2007 Bioethics Annual Report

Now Available!

This year marked a series of important landmarks for the Center. We successfully submitted a proposal to launch our new Graduate Program in Bioethics, details regarding application processes for our first entering class of students will be on our website beginning summer 2008. In addition, we are launching an ambitious endowment campaign to assure the future of the Center, its faculty, and its programs. Early success includes an important gift by the family of our colleague Steven Miles, which we hope will inspire others and catalyze our efforts.

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