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2026 College Factual
Masters Program
Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics
Master of Arts in Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics
30 credits. Flexible completion. An interdisciplinary graduate education centered on the human dimensions of health, illness, care, and ethical decision-making.
Program at a Glance
30
credits
10
courses
1-5 years
completion time
Why this Program?
Our MA brings bioethics into sustained conversation with medical humanities and compassionate care. Students study ethical questions alongside the lived experience of illness, the patient as person, and the human relationships at the heart of clinical care.
What you will Study
Medical Humanities
Literature, history, law, disability studies, and the social sciences as resources
for understanding the patient as a person.
Compassionate Care
The role of compassion in moral life, clinical relationships, and the experience of
illness and care.
Bioethics
Foundational cases and approaches in bioethics, together with philosophical and religious
traditions that shape contemporary ethical debates.
Program Requirements
Understand the 30-credit degree structure, core and elective requirements, capstone, and dual-degree pathways.
Course Information
Explore current course offerings, schedules, descriptions, registration information, and policies.
Faculty
Learn from an interdisciplinary faculty spanning disability studies, ethics, history, law, literature, philosophy, religious studies, social sciences, and clinical practice.
Ready to Apply?
Applications are submitted online through the Stony Brook Graduate School. Admission is rolling, with term-specific deadlines for domestic and international applicants.