G-BSP-AM - Bioethics and Science Policy - Master's

Science & Society, founded in 2013, is a campus-wide initiative at Duke dedicated to interdisciplinary education scholarship, and policy engagement relating to the integral role of science in law, policy, social institutions, and culture. Science & Society offers a master of arts in bioethics and science policy, a program that teaches students how to identify, analyze, and propose solutions to address cutting edge and historical developments in science, medicine, technology, and policy. The program provides a foundation in the history, philosophy, legal, social, and theoretical approaches to bioethical analysis, as well as an introduction to science and health policy. A distinguishing feature of the program is the option for students to select a topical area in which to concentrate their advanced studies. These concentrations represent existing or emerging areas of knowledge that pose complex questions about the relationship between science, ethics, and society. The three pre-designed concentrations are Genomics, Neuroscience, and Public Impact and Engagement. Students may also design an independent concentration with program faculty. 

Situated within the Science & Society initiative at Duke, the master of arts in bioethics and science policy and the broader initiative offer a host of workshops and programs to deepen student understanding of the field, help students consider career options, and connect students with leaders in bioethics and science policy and with other departments on campus.

Science & Society also offers a JD/MA degree in cooperation with the Duke Law School and an MD/MA with Duke School of Medicine. During their first semester at the Law School JD students may apply to participate in the joint degree. Duke Medical students may apply to obtain the joint degree during their third year in the Medical School.