Magister Artium (MA)
120 ects
Greek
Internationally Recognised
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Bioethics and Medical Ethics are fields with tremendous dynamic due to the rapid development of biotechnology, genetics, medical technology and, in general, the life sciences. The health care provider nowadays needs to have knowledge and skills that go beyond his / her traditional tasks in order to make decisions about the beginning and the end of life, as well as for the implementation of technological achievements in order to improve the quality of life the protection of their essential inalienable rights of the patients, the protection of their personal data, and much more. Bioethics and Medical Ethics are fields with tremendous dynamic due to the rapid development of biotechnology, genetics, medical technology and, in general, the life sciences.
To this purpose, the Postgraduate Programme in "Bioethics - Medical Ethics" integrates modules that focus on cutting-edge issues as well as on the theoretical background of Medical Ethics and Bioethics. The Programme is comprehensively structured and aims to the in-depth training of students. The Programme is innovative, on the one hand, in that it will be the only one offered on those two scientific areas in Greece and Cyprus, and on the other hand due to the structure of the curriculum itself that places it in the scientific and academic avant-garde. The Programme offers two academic specializations: a) Bioethics, and b) Medical Ethics.
EUROPEAN CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM – ECTS: 120
TEACHING LANGUAGE: Greek
LEVEL: Postgraduate
DEGREE AWARDED: Magister Artium (MA)
The Postgraduate Programme in "Bioethics - Medical Ethics" is primarily designed to serve the needs of health care professionals, doctors, nurses, researchers and law professionals (arbitrators, mediators, barristers, solicitors, judges etc.) as well as paralegals. It aims to provide students the above-mentioned knowledge and skills on purpose of improving the quality of services they provide, sharpen their critical thinking and render them able to handle critical situations and make key decisions about the course and quality life of those who seek their services. At the same time, the knowledge that students will acquire will make them less vulnerable to moral or legal slippages.
The programme is evaluated and accredited by:
The Open University of Cyprus (OUC), through its participation in the European project "Liaison Offices with the Labour Market", offers to students of all its programmes of study, the optional and free of charge Thematic Unit (i.e. Module) entitled "Industry Placement". This module provides students opportunities for a placement to gain professional experience in their particular field of study, and the hosting institution can be any public or private organisation operating in the Republic of Cyprus.
Each student has the right to participate in this offering once or twice during his / her studies, provided that s/he meets the required conditions.
Request more information by contacting the OUC Liaison Office here.
- Holders of an accredited Bachelor’s degree at the time of registration.
- Sufficient command of the English language.
The tuition fees for this programme amount to €5,400. The tuition fees per module are €450 (10 ects module and Master Thesis I) and €900 for Master Thesis II.
Applications can be submitted exclusively online:
Application dates for the Academic year 2025-2026 will be announced.
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Programme Structure
The Programme offers two academic specializations: a) Bioethics, and b) Medical Ethics. The particular objectives of each one of the two directions are as follows:The Programme offers two academic specializations:
a) Bioethics, and b) Medical Ethics. The particular objectives of each one of the two directions are as follows:
MA Bioethics – Medical Ethics, Academic direction: Bioethics
Next to the general purpose and objectives of the Postgraduate Programme, the particular objectives of the academic concentration on “Bioethics” are the following:
- To provide in-depth and detailed knowledge to professionals from relevant fields (lawyers, geneticists, biologists, experimental medics, pharmacologists, nursing staff) on crucial current bioethical issues.
- To provide detailed instruction to individual researchers or to members of research groups on current regulations related to bioethical issues (research protocols, declarations, domestic legislation, codes of deontology).
- To provide detailed instruction to individual researchers or to members of research groups on current regulations related to bioethical issues (research protocols, declarations, domestic legislation, codes of deontology).
- To provide the specialization required so as the Programme’s graduates will be eligible for Bioethics Committees or Commissions, Research Deontology Committees, and relevant institutional boards.
- To enhance critical thinking and promote the dialogue on issues related to Bioethics.
MA Bioethics – Medical Ethics, Academic Direction: Medical Ethics
- Next to the general purpose and objectives of the Postgraduate Programme, the particular objectives of the academic concentration on “Medical Ethics” are the following:
- To provide detailed and in-depth knowledge to professional from relevant fields (lawyers, geneticists, biologists, experimental medics, pharmacologists, nursing staff) on crucial issues that fall within the domain of Medical Ethics.
- To provide specialized expert training to the medical and nursing staff of state and private hospitals and clinics (doctors, anesthesiologists, nurses, researchers), so as they will be able to meet the requirements of their profession.
- To provide detailed knowledge to medical and nursing staff (doctors, anesthesiologists, nurses, researchers) on topics related to legal issues that concern their professions, so as to be able to avoid slippages that would render them – and the institutions they work for – vulnerable to law suits.
- To create specialized personnel eligible to staff Research Deontology Committees or Commissions in state and private health institutions.
- To enhance critical thinking and promote the dialogue on issues related to Medical Ethics.
| Modules | Semester | Required / Elective | Pre-requisite Modules | Co-requisite Modules | Workload | ||
| Common for all Specializations | Hours | ECTS | |||||
| ΒΙΗ511 | History of Moral Theories | 1 | Required | 250-300 | 10 | ||
| ΒΙΗ512 | Human Rights and Theories of Human Rights | 1 | Required | 250-300 | 10 | ||
| ΒΙΗ521 | Ethics and Integrity in Research | 2 | Required | 250-300 | 10 | ||
| ΒΙΗ611 | Neuroethics | 3 | Required | 250-300 | 10 | ||
| ΒΙΗ701Α | Master’s Thesis I | 3 | Required | ΒΙΗ511, ΒΙΗ512 | 250-300 | 10 | |
| ΒΙΗ701Β | Master’s Thesis II | 4 | Required | ΒΙΗ511, ΒΙΗ512 | ΒΙΗ701Α | 250-300 | 20 |
| Direction: Bioethics | |||||||
| ΒΙΗ513 | Introduction to Applied Ethics and Bioethics | 1 | Required | 250-300 | 10 | ||
| ΒΙΗ522 | Bioethics and Human Genome** | 2 | Required | 250-300 | 10 | ||
| ΒΙΗ523 | Bioethics and the Beginning of Life** | 2 | Elective | ΒΙΗ522 | 250-300 | 10 | |
| ΒΙΗ524 | Bioethics and Enhancement** | 2 | Elective | ΒΙΗ522 | 250-300 | 10 | |
| ΒΙΗ612 | Bioethics and Law | 3 | Required | BIH513 | 250-300 | 10 | |
| ΒΙΗ621 | Global Bioethics* | 4 | Elective | 250-300 | 10 | ||
| ΒΙΗ622 | Bioethics and Health Care Policies* | 4 | Elective | ΒΙΗ511, BIH512, BIH513 | 250-300 | 10 | |
| Direction: Medical Ethics | |||||||
| ΒΙΗ514 | Introduction to Applied Ethics and Medical Ethics | 1 | Required | 250-300 | 10 | ||
| ΒΙΗ525 | Introduction to Clinical Ethics | 2 | Required | 250-300 | 10 | ||
| ΒΙΗ526 | Medical Deontology*** | 2 | Elective | ΒΙΗ525 | 250-300 | 10 | |
| ΒΙΗ527 | Ethics and Reproductive Health*** | 2 | Elective | ΒΙΗ525 | 250-300 | 10 | |
| ΒΙΗ613 | Ethics and the Pharmaceutical Industry | 3 | Required | BIH514 | 250-300 | 10 | |
| ΒΙΗ621 | Global Bioethics* | 4 | Elective | 250-300 | 10 | ||
| ΒΙΗ623 | Medical Ethics and Marginal Cases* | 4 | Elective | ΒΙΗ511, BIH512, BIH514 | 250-300 | 10 | |
| Total | 3000-3600 | 120 | |||||
| Industry Placement | |||||||
| ΒΙΗ695 | Industry Placement (1st placement) | Elective | ΒΙΗ511, ΒΙΗ512, ΒΙΗ521, ΒΙΗ611 (all academic specializations), ΒΙΗ513, ΒΙΗ523 (Bioethics), ΒΙΗ514, ΒΙΗ526 (Medical Ethics) | 5 | |||
| ΒΙΗ696 | Industry Placement (2nd placement) | Elective | ΒΙΗ695 | 5 | |||
Notes
* Students can choose either the optional module of their academic direction or the common optional module, i.e.
- Academic Direction “Bioethics”: BIH621 or BIH622
- Academic Direction “Medical Ethics”: ΒΙΗ621 or ΒΙΗ623
** Students of the Academic Direction “Bioethics” can choose one (1) of the two (2) offered optional modules, (BIH523, BIH524)
*** Students of the Academic Direction “Medical Ethics” can choose one (1) of the two (2) offered optional modules, (BIH526, BIH527)
Each student can optionally enrol, once or twice, in the free of charge Thematic Module "Industry Placement", which awards five (5) ECTS. The module offers a structured placement, designed to offer students specific industry and professional experience in their particular field of study, and to allow them to build their skills in a real-world setting.
ΒΙΗ695 - Industry Placement (1st placement)
ΒΙΗ696 - Industry Placement (2nd placement)
Request more information by contacting the OUC Career and Liaison Office here
Programme Director: Evangelos Protopapadakis
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Ώρες γραφείου/Academic Consultation Hours: Δευτέρα/Monday – Πέμπτη/Thursday 08:00 - 12:00 |
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