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MBGPH (Master of Bioethics and Global Public Health)
Accredited Universities of Sovereign Nations recognises the following Masters degree in Bioethics.
American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN)
The course descriptions below have been provided by American University of Sovereign Nations on 11 July 2020. Please visit their website: American University of Sovereign Nations https://ausovereignnations.org/mbgph/
Required Core Competencies and the Syllabus of Courses are provided in the linked pdf file. Further information on Admissions, Scholarships, other Degrees, dissertation titles, the Modality of the Lectures, Credit Transfer, and general information are provided on the AUSN website.
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Master of Bioethics and Global Public Health (MBGPH)
The Master of Bioethics and Global Public Health Program is an academic master’s degree program intended to provide academically qualified individuals who are dedicated to enhancing the status and quality of life of all global communities, the basic competent knowledge and creative and critical-thinking ability to improve global health.The MBGPH is the most popular degree program at AUSN because many AUSN faculty are global leaders in this field. The MBGPH course prepares students for roles as health professionals and community leaders in a multiethnic community, by sharing a cross-cultural perspective of bioethics through the diverse international advisory and adjunct faculty. The program draws upon the wide international experience of the resident and visiting faculty, as well as their multidisciplinary qualifications, to offer a cross-cultural program that has rapidly become the largest bioethics graduate degree program to be offered globally. The program assists in the training of leaders who can assist people to rediscover their indigenous values and apply these to contemporary moral dilemmas of medicine, science and technology and the environment, with the wisdom that cross-cultural faculty can provide. Intensive trainings are held in Asia, the Americas, Africa and Europe.
Vision
The Vision of the AUSN MBGPH Program is to be the Master of Bioethics degree program of choice for those individuals who are committed to learning inter-cultural bioethics applicable for community, global leadership, and are dedicated to promoting ethical public policy and practices, and protecting the well-being of the environment and public of all nations and all peoples.
Program Description
The MBGPH course will prepare students for roles as health professionals and community leaders in a multiethnic community, by sharing a cross-cultural perspective of bioethics through the diverse international advisory and adjunct faculty. The program draws upon the wide international experience of the faculty, as well as their multidisciplinary qualifications, to offer a cross-cultural program that is arguably the most international bioethics degree program to be offered in the USA. The program assists in the training of leaders who can assist people to rediscover their indigenous values and apply these to contemporary moral dilemmas of medicine, science and technology and the environment, with the wisdom that cross-cultural faculty can provide (See Alumni name list and thesis topic lists).
Statement of Purpose
The purpose of the AUSH MBGPH program of study is two-fold. First, upon successful completion of the AUSN MBGPH Program and master of its required competencies, graduate students are prepared to work in the fields of bioethics, as well as public health, and influence and improve community health outcomes by working for academic institutions, think tanks, public health agencies, non-governmental organizations, hospitals, medical centers, clinics, nursing homes or rehabilitation centers. That is where the alumni work.
Second, the AUSN MBGPH program is offered to existing professionals (e.g., Professors, RN, MD, JD, Hospital Administrators, Healthcare CEO’s, Engineers, Teachers, etc.) who benefit from the added knowledge and expertise with respect to bioethics, public health, the health management of populations, and the management of hospitals, medical centers, surgery centers, clinics, nursing homes, environment management, etc.; in those circumstances the MBGPH will enhance their career goals and aspirations.
Bioethics is Love of Life for Our Ethical Future
Bioethics is both a word and a concept. The word comes to us only from 1927 (Jahr, F. 1927. Bioethical responsibilities to plants and animals; Potter, V.R. Bioethics: Bridge to the Future 1970), yet the concept comes from human heritage thousands of years old. It is the concept of love, balancing benefits and risks of choices and decisions. This heritage can be seen in all cultures, religions, and in ancient writings from around the world. The MBGPH course will prepare students for roles as professionals and community leaders in a multiethnic community, by sharing a cross-cultural perspective of bioethics through the diverse international faculty.
There are at least four strategies that thinking persons need as professional ethical decision-makers, and the course will nurture all of these aspects:
- Descriptive ethics to enable people to accurately assess the situation. People need to understand the way they and other people view life, their moral interactions and responsibilities with others in their life. Students need to learn how they can assess and describe the issues and practices in their community.
- Prescriptive ethics is to tell others what is ethically good or bad, or what principles are most important in making such decisions. It may also be to say something or someone has rights, and others have duties to them. It is a basis for sound policy making and law, and empowering people to make good decisions in their life. The program will equip students with an understanding of the different policies and laws in different nations, customary law of indigenous Peoples, international practices and laws of other countries, and the United Nations standards.
- Interactive ethics is discussion and debate between people, groups within society, and communities. Such dialogue skills are necessary to live harmoniously with others. A cross cultural approach to dialogue, community engagement and provider-user relationships will be important.
- Practicality is essential to make wise decisions with the wisdom received, and the program will offer chances for the students to work alongside communities in community service. Practical research will be encouraged for the thesis
Mission
The Mission of the American University of Sovereign Nations (AUSN) Master of Bioethics and Global Public Health (MBGPH) Program is to promote the ethical reasoning of all peoples, by providing essential competent graduate education, knowledge, skills, research, service, creative and analytical critical thinking ability, and leadership to those graduate students who are dedicated to enhancing the quality of life of all global communities.
Values
Because bioethics and global public health are inherently multi-disciplinary you can learn from many fields. , and concern the , the values that guide the AUSN MBGPH Program include the following:
- to increase the awareness of public health as a public good and fundamental right;
- to promote diversity in ethical decision-making, culture and political thought;
- to treat all people with respect and to promote intercultural understanding;
- to promote academic excellence and the pursuit of truth;
- to promote human rights, fundamental freedoms, peace, and the sense of human dignity and human respect of all peoples;
- to promote and protect the human rights of all human research subjects of experimentation;
- to understand the ethical principles of different sovereign nations of Peoples around the world and the United Nations;
- to apply the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights;
- prevent and manage disease
- promote good health within groups of people
- advance healthcare access and health care for all peoples
Contact address: Shinohara nishi machi 25-7, Kouhoku-ku, Yokohama 222-0025, Japan
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