welcome to the first ever SUBJECT POST SPOTLIGHT! are you excited? i’m excited. do you have no idea what this is? shame on you. (but you can go here to read an introduction).
the first ever subject POSt spotlight will be about a program i didn’t even know we had: bioethics.
sounds cool! …what is it?
bioethics is a specialist, major and minor program offered by the department of philosophy at uoft. the major and minors go well with another life science or philosophy subject POSt, or you can choose to specialize in bioethics. uoft philosophy also recommends the cognitive science and the history and philosophy of science and technology programs as nice complements to any philosophy POSt.
what kind of degree do i get with this program?
though it has both the words ‘bio’ and ‘ethics’ in it, bioethics is an arts program, and you’ll generally be taking more philosophy courses than biology courses. if you were to take a bioethics specialist, you would graduate with a B.A.
so, what can i do with this kind of degree?
according to the department of philosophy at uoft, “[p]hilosophers in the area of applied ethics, such as biomedical ethics, often find careers as clinical ethics consultants in hospitals and health care centres.”
you can check out the kinds of jobs that are available now for bioethics grads?here, here and here.
clinical ethicists are usually expected to have a master’s or PhD in their field, but if you’re ready to commit to a few more years in university and you’re really interested in the idea of studying bioethics, then this might be for you.
until next time,
aska