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Catholic Concentration in Healthcare Ethics Programs


The Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy now offers a concentration in Catholic health care ethics and Leadership Training & Development (LTD). These concentrations can be earned within both the Masters Degree Program, Certificate Program and LTDCourses in the concentration provide students with a foundation in the Catholic moral tradition and Canon law, examine the tradition's application of these commitments in the clinical setting, and survey major religious traditions as they inform diverse, religious perspectives in bioethics. 

 

 

Requirements for completing the Catholic concentration in the Masters Degree program and Certificate program are outlined below. 

 

Masters Degree in Bioethics and Health Policy with a Catholic Concentration

The Masters Degree in Bioethics and Health Policy with a Catholic Concentration requires a total of thirty (30) credits, ten credits of which must be fulfilled by the following:

           

  • Completion of nine (9) credits selected from the following options:

    • Religion and Bioethics - BEHP409 (3 credits)

    • Special Topics: Moral Theology for Catholic Bioethics - BEHP491 (3 credits)

    • Special Topics: Catholic Bioethics in Practice - BEHP491 (3 credits)

    • Special Topics: Catholic Social Bioethics - BEHP491 (3 credits)

           

  • Completion of one (1) credit granted for attendance at the annual Catholic Health Care Ethics conference hosted at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine and subsequent submission of a 1000 word reflection paper.  Course: Special Topic - BEHP491 (1 credit) 

 

Certificate in Bioethics and Health Policy with a Catholic Concentration

The Certificate in Bioethics and Health Policy with a Catholic Concentration requires a total of twelve (12) credits.            

  • Completion of three (3) credits in: Clinical Topics in Bioethics - BEHP401(3 credits)

  • Completion of nine (9) credits selected from the following options:

    • Religion and Bioethics - BEHP409 (3 credits)

    • Special Topics: Moral Theology for Catholic Bioethics - BEHP491 (3 credits)

    • Special Topics: Catholic Bioethics in Practice - BEHP491 (3 credits)

    • Special Topics: Catholic Social Bioethics - BEHP491 (3 credits)

 

Leadership Training & Development (LTD) for Executives who serve Catholic Health Care (more...)

The program has two major components. Brief real-time sessions combine with on-line course work to provide training in the theological, clinical, and organizational aspects of leadership in Catholic health care. The program consists of:

  • Training sessions at the annual Foundations of Catholic Health Care Ethics conference that is conducted each year on the campus of the Loyola Stritch School of Medicine.

  • Completion of a minimum of two graduate level courses, one chosen from each of the two categories:

Category I: Catholic Moral Teaching (Select one of the following options)

 

  • Moral Theology for Catholic Bioethics (BEHP414) – John Hardt, PhD – online graduate level course.

  • Catholic Bioethics in Practice (BEHP415) – John Hardt, PhD - online graduate level course.

 

Category II: Organizational and Clinical Ethics (Choose one of the following courses that deal with the ethics of finance or delivery of health care)

 

  • Organizational Ethics  (BEHP412) – Mark Kuczewski, PhD, Patricia Cassidy, MBA
    This is a summer course that consists of 4 weeks of online learning and a two-day intensive course on the campus of Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

  • Clinical Bioethics (BEHP401) – Mark Kuczewski, PhD, Erin Egan, MD, JD - online graduate level course.

  • Organizational Ethics II: Health Care Leadership (BEHP491, Special Topics) - Mark Kuczewski, PhD,
    Patricia Cassidy, MBA - online graduate level course.

Click here for our complete graduate degree programs.

 

For more information or to receive our program brochure, contact us:

e-mail: onlinemasters@lumc.edu

phone: (708) 327-9219

 


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