Overview

The Bioethics program of University of Rochester builds on existing faculty expertise and research strengths in Arts, Sciences and Engineering and at the Medical Center. As a result, you can:

Explore your interests in community health from a variety of perspectives, including natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities.

Choose a major, minor, or complete a cluster within the program.

Integrate your major with an interest in the health professions, such as medical or dental school.

Participate in credit-bearing internships, adding real-world experience to your resume.

Conduct research alongside experienced faculty.

Key goals for this major:

Provide students with the tools to think about the major ethical and related legal questions that arise in medicine and public health

Understand the frameworks in which individual moral decisions should be made

Understand the frameworks in which social and political moral decisions should be made

Understand the most important controversies in bioethics

Develop the tools to analyze moral arguments in bioethics

Develop the tools to construct arguments that contribute to some of these debates

Graduate Study and Career Opportunities

Learn the skills and insights to confront complex challenges in a variety of settings. Our program prepares you for careers, graduate school, or professional study in such fields as:

Biostatistics

Environmental health

Epidemiology

Medical sociology

Medicine

Philosophy

Psychology

Public health

Statistics

Toxicology

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Public Health

Concepts of Epidemiology

Applied Statistics for the Biological and Physical Sciences

Applied Statistics for Social Sciences

General Ethics

Social and Political Philosophy

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

7.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Rochester, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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

English requirements

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130

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TOEFL^® IBT

100

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IELTS

7.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Secondary school transcript

Teacher recommendation (one required)

School report/counselor recommendation

Mid-year report

Final transcript

College transcript

Official Test Scores

Writing sample

English language exam results

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

69030 USD / year

≈ 69030 USD / year
Out-of-State

69030 USD / year

≈ 69030 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

69030 USD / year

≈ 69030 USD / year

Living costs

Rochester

United States

925 - 1350 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Key goals for this major:

Graduate Study and Career Opportunities

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Rochester

Funding

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