| Master of Public Health, Concentration in Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights |
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The Master of Public Health with a concentration in Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights, is appropriate for students planning careers in law, public policy, advocacy, or academia. In addition, the program prepares students for a variety of careers across the spectrum of public health, including hospital administration, biomedical research, law, and regulatory affairs. Students are provided with skills and knowledge in the legal aspects of public health and health care, written and oral presentation skills and tools for critical and analytical thinking. Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights concentrators may choose to do a general course of study in Health Law or one of two emphasis areas: Each emphasis is interdisciplinary and combines offerings in Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights with other courses at BUSPH. Summary of Health Law, Bioethics & Human Rights (LW) Concentration Requirements:
*LW Concentrators who are neither US citizens nor permanent residents may substitute IH720 for SB721 and IH704 for PM702 Interested in learning more? Your advisor can help you decide if an emphasis is right for you and suggest which courses to take within that emphasis. Prospective students should contact the Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights Department at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for additional information. Bioethics Emphasis The Master of Public Health degree program, with a concentration in Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights, provides foundational instruction in public health law, which students complement with advanced studies in bioethics or other selected topics within the discipline. This degree is appropriate for students planning careers in law, public policy, advocacy, or academia. In addition, the program prepares students for a variety of careers across the spectrum of public health, including hospital administration, biomedical research, law, and regulatory affairs. In addition to their work in health law, bioethics emphasis students will explore the nature and scope of moral dilemmas and problematic decision-making in public health, medicine and health care including the nature of health, disease and illness; health promotion and disease prevention; rights, access and the limits of health care among others. Upon completion of the emphasis courses students will be able to competently conduct an in-depth ethical assessment and analysis of public health and medical dilemmas and strategies, and will be prepared to do ethical analyses of human subjects research as well, both in the US and abroad. Students who wish to emphasize Bioethics should take the following courses:
*LW Concentrators who are neither US citizens nor permanent residents may substitute IH720 for SB721 and IH704 for PM702 Interested in learning more? Your advisor can help you decide if an emphasis is right for you and suggest which courses to take within that emphasis. Prospective students should contact the Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights Department at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for additional information. Human Rights Emphasis The Master of Public Health degree program, with a concentration in Health Law, Bioethics, and Human Rights, provides foundational instruction in public health law, which students complement with advanced studies in bioethics or other selected topics within the discipline. This degree is appropriate for students planning careers in law, public policy, advocacy, or academia. In addition, the program prepares students for a variety of careers across the spectrum of public health, including hospital administration, biomedical research, law, and regulatory affairs. In addition to their work in health law, human rights emphasis students will explore the nature and function of international human rights law, with special emphasis on the right to health, as well as the NGO community, and international global health organizations including the WHO and various UN agencies. Upon completion of their emphasis courses students will be prepared to competently conduct a human rights assessment of public health and medical strategies designed to improve the lives and health of people around the world, and will also be prepared to begin to do human rights advocacy work in the health field. Students who wish to emphasize Human Rights should take the following courses:
*LW Concentrators who are neither US citizens nor permanent residents may substitute IH720 for SB721 and IH704 for PM702 Interested in learning more? Your advisor can help you decide if an emphasis is right for you and suggest which courses to take within that emphasis. Prospective students should contact the Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights Department at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for additional information. |
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