Core Competencies

Upon successful completion of the program, students in the Master of Arts in Bioethics will have enhanced their skills in the following areas:

Competency 1: Demonstrate critical analysis of bioethical issues

• 1a: Identify bioethical issues in healthcare practices, systems, policies, and laws
• 1b: Differentiate between bioethical, religious, cultural, medical, legal, and social issues
• 1c: Assess or analyze bioethical issues
• 1d: Differentiate between personal and professional values, actions, and development especially for those who hold multiple professional roles
• 1e: Make recommendations based on bioethical issues       

Competency 2: Develop robust moral arguments

• 2a: State a clear position on a moral issue
• 2b: Provide substantive, compelling justification for the position
• 2c: Anticipate and address objections and rebuttals to the line
  of argumentation

Competency 3: Communicate well

• 3a: Write clearly and communicate ideas effectively
• 3b: Articulate ideas clearly and effectively in verbal presentations

Julia Frant, 4+1 Bioethics Alumna

"The more things develop on the political front (on both sides of the aisle), the more I appreciate the training I received in the MAB program. It has helped me become a better communicator, more empathetic, and more open to civil discourse. We need more people to foster hard but peaceful conversations in safe spaces. Unfortunately, it seems society insists on widening the divide at every opportunity. At least for me, I can rest a little easier at night knowing people like my MAB peers are hard at work to make a difference (whatever space they may occupy), and that there is a phenomenal faculty team at Emory to train more of us up."