Overview

At Law and Bioethics from University of Pittsburg students typically begin to blend work in bioethics into the law curriculum during their second year of study, though in rare instances may, in consultation with program advisors, take one of the core courses of the Bioethics Program during their first year of study.

Careers

Graduates will be academically prepared for professional roles as bioethicists in health care institutions, in public policy working for government or philanthropic organizations, or in the practice of law, for example, giving counsel to health care institutions.

Programme Structure

Courses Include:

Clinical Practicum

Theo Found App Ethics

Philosophy of Medicine

Clinical Practicum

MA Thesis Research

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

60 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Pittsburgh, United States

Disciplines

Philosophy Public Law Ethics View 144 other Masters in Public Law in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Students wishing to enroll in the joint degree program must first be admitted to each of the individual programs.

Online application form.

$75 application fee

Digital scans of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Official transcripts are not required during the application process.

Three letters of recommendation. The most informative letters of recommendation comment on the applicant’s critical reasoning ability and writing skills.

A personal statement of reasons for entering the program and goals for study within it.

A writing sample, preferably a paper that demonstrates the applicant’s ability to construct an argument in support of a claim related to a topic in bioethics, ethics, philosophy, or some other field of the humanities.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

53434 USD / year

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Out-of-State

53434 USD / year

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In-State

39936 USD / year

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Living costs

Pittsburgh

United States

1148 - 1944 USD / month

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