The Health Justice and Bioethics master’s program has five learning objectives that students will gain upon graduation from the program.
Foundational Knowledge
Upon graduation, you will be conversant in the foundational texts and/or legal or medical cases from the field of bioethics.
Ethical Arguments
Upon graduation, you will have gained the skills to recognize, analyze and make ethical arguments.
Methodological Tools
Upon graduation, you will have an understanding of the range of critical social science methodologies and appreciate their strengths and limitations for bioethics' related research in order to evaluate and assess bioethics research and/or design, conduct, and analyze a research project.
Apply Bioethics and Health Justice
Upon graduation, you will have the skills to apply the health justice and 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 your particular career.
Engaging with Community
Upon graduation, 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.