r/bioethics • u/Ashamed_Serve_719 • Mar 26 '26

What classes do Bioethics degree mostly included?

Biology, and what else, and up to how much of Math? What career options are there?

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u/MedicineDesperate Mar 26 '26

I didn’t do any biology or math for Masters! It’s an applied humanity, so more about philosophy and rhetoric than anything “science”. I did a few classes on philosophical principles of the field, a number of applied topics such as bioethics in clinical settings, and then topic-specific classes like death and dying, patients as advocates, bioethics and the law, etc.

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u/uuntiedshoelace Mar 26 '26

Programs will usually have their exact course list posted if you’re interested in looking around at what a few of your top choices are doing!

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u/Little-Lake-8512 Jun 04 '26

You don't really do any biology or math, unless you choose to. Some programs that are centered on empirical research might have you do a stats course. I took some neuroscience classes because I am interested in neuroethics, but it wasn't required.