The Master of Arts in Bioethics is a multidisciplinary program that facilitates learning and thinking from an interdisciplinary perspective. It fosters the critical analysis of bioethical topics through the interplay between moral theory and medical practice. An MA in Bioethics can prepare students for doctoral study at another institution or complement other graduate work in fields such as Philosophy, Law, Medicine, Theology and Spiritual Care.<br><br>LMU's Bioethics Institute offers a Master of Arts degree program that was created to respond to the many ethical challenges presented by the life sciences and health care in contemporary society.<br><br>Balancing a challenging liberal arts and sciences curriculum with a commitment to social justice, the master's program in bioethics:<br><br>Invites students to reflect systematically on contemporary issues in bioethics and healthcare from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.<br>Engages students in the critical analysis of bioethical topics through the interplay between ethical theory and professional practice.<br><br>The Master of Arts degree requires a total of thirty credit hours of graduate coursework, completed over a program of 10 three-unit courses, including seven core and three elective courses. A traditional full-time schedule is two courses per semester, and two in the summer, to finish the degree in twenty-one months. An intensive twelve- or fifteen-month track is available for qualified candidates. In general, we follow a cohort system -- but there are flexible start dates.