Bioethics and Medical Humanities, MA/Nursing, MSN

Degree: Master of Arts (MA)
Field of Study: Bioethics and Medical Humanities
Bioethics and Medical Humanities (MA) Program Information

Degree: Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
Nursing (MSN) Program Information


Program Overview

This program combines the Master of Arts in Bioethics and Medical Humanities at the School of Medicine with the Master of Science in Nursing at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. The program provides excellent preparation for advanced practice nurses to gain knowledge about the principles and problem resolution techniques that are foundational to bioethics.

The combined MA/MSN program will enable students to obtain graduate preparation in both fields, contributing to the integration of ethics in advanced practice nursing and thereby increasing the availability of ethics expertise to the nursing community.

Program Requirements

The Bioethics and Medical Humanities, MA/Nursing, MSN joint degree program is designed to provide nurses with the concepts essential to ethics and ethical decision-making. This program is relevant for nurses who are family advocates within health care systems. The total MA/MSN degree requirements are 53-63 credit hours. 

Students must apply and be accepted to each program to qualify. Students may take courses required for each program concurrently or may complete the requirements for one program prior to beginning the requirements for another. The Department of Bioethics accepts 6 credit hours of required elective nursing school courses toward the MA elective requirement. The Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing accepts 5 credit hours of the required BETH 401 course towards the MSN degree requirement.