Healthcare ethics is an interdisciplinary field that exists in a globalized context, one that engages clinical, organizational, professional and research issues related to medicine, science, law, policy, social science and the humanities. At Duquesne University's Center for Global Health Ethics, you’ll come together with professors and healthcare ethics professionals to explore scenarios, issues and current events in healthcare ethics and ask difficult questions that drive meaningful change in an array of ethics fields in healthcare. 
 
The center provides scholarly and professional training in healthcare ethics consistent with the Catholic, Spiritan identity of Duquesne University, based on the university’s liberal arts foundation. Duquesne is committed to an atmosphere that is open to diversity to celebrate education of the mind, heart and spirit and to cultivate academic excellence, ethically responsible judgment and social justice in a globalized context. 
 
The center prepares you, as an emerging leader in healthcare ethics, with the relevant skills to work in the healthcare environment and to address the challenges of today and tomorrow collaboratively with professionals and organizations.  

 

 

 

 

Degrees & Programs

Two doctoral programs are available:
  • The Ph.D. is a research degree that combines academic and clinical education to train you in a systematic and critical manner to be a scholar in the field. Hence, the Ph.D. dissertation focuses on appropriate research and writing competencies.
  • The DHCE is a professional degree that combines academic and clinical education to train you in a systematic and critical manner to be a clinically oriented professional in the field. Hence, the DHCE project is a practical endeavor that focuses on those appropriate clinical and writing competencies.
The doctoral curriculum requires 12 courses (36 credits) beyond the master’s degree.
Two doctoral programs are available:
  • The Ph.D. is a research degree that combines academic and clinical education to train you in a systematic and critical manner to be a scholar in the field. Hence, the Ph.D. dissertation focuses on appropriate research and writing competencies.
  • The DHCE is a professional degree that combines academic and clinical education to train you in a systematic and critical manner to be a clinically oriented professional in the field. Hence, the DHCE project is a practical endeavor that focuses on the appropriate clinical and writing competencies.
The doctoral curriculum requires 12 courses (36 credits) beyond the master’s degree. Baccalaureate sdmission track requires 16 courses (48 credits) beyond the baccalaureate degree.
  • The School of Nursing and the McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts Center for Global Health Ethics offer a unique interdisciplinary Ph.D. in nursing ethics. This one-of-a-kind Ph.D. program combines doctoral courses in nursing and healthcare ethics. You can complete this online program in four years, with select residency requirements, including a study-abroad component.
  • Calculated credits:
    26 credits - Nursing
    12 credits - Healthcare ethics
    3 credits - Cognate
    6 credits - Dissertation
    = 47 total credits
  • The M.A. degree program includes a total of 10 courses (30 credits), one required course plus nine courses selected from the general healthcare ethics courses. The required course is a general graduate-level introduction to ethics, while you will choose the nine HCE courses with advisement according to your interests.
  • As a candidate for the master of arts in healthcare ethics, you will be eligible to receive a Master of Arts Scholarship through the Duquesne University McAnulty College and Graduate School that can reduce your degree costs by 25%. Please visit the graduate special awards website for specific details.
  • The M.A. program includes a total of 10 courses (30 credits), one required course plus nine courses you'll select from the general healthcare ethics and Catholic healthcare courses. The required course is a general graduate-level introduction to ethics, while you'll choose the nine HCE courses with advisement according to your interests. The research projects and the research essay in the courses will deal with topics related to Catholic healthcare.
Duquesne offers a joint degree in law and healthcare ethics because such a degree is attractive to anyone interested in pursuing jobs in health-related fields and will better qualify you for jobs in this expanding field.

The required experiences in clinical settings offered by the joint degree will enrich your appreciation of the various health-related practice areas and the range of legal issues you are likely to face in practice. The joint degree is structured so that you will be able to graduate in three to four years with both degrees if desired.
 
This minor focuses on moral values and ethical dilemmas in regard to health, disease and healthcare. You will study these values and ethical queries, integrating a diversity of approaches with an attention to global concerns.

Meet Our Faculty

Dr. Joris Gielen

Dr. Joris Gielen

Director and Associate Professor, Center for Global Health Ethics

Dr. Gerard Magill

Dr. Gerard Magill

Vernon F. Gallagher Chair & Professor, Center for Global Health Ethics

Dr. Peter Osuji

Dr. Peter Osuji

Assistant Professor, Global Health Ethics

Contact for more info

Center for Global Health Ethics