Health ethics

University of Missouri-Columbia
Graduate certificate
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Graduate certificate

The online graduate certificate in health ethics from Mizzou is ideal for health care providers, administrators, ethics committee members and other health care professionals seeking advanced education opportunities. If you want to develop practical and clinical competencies in health care ethics, this may be the certificate for you.

For questions, contact admissions at bbmeadmissions@missouri.edu. This program is administered by the Department of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics and Medical Epidemiology. 

Quick facts

Official name

Graduate certificate in health ethics

Campus

University of Missouri-Columbia

Program type

Graduate certificate

Academic home

School of Medicine | Department of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics and Medical Epidemiology

Delivery mode

100% online

Accreditation

Higher Learning Commission

Credit hours

12

Estimated cost

$6,420.00

*This cost is for illustrative purposes only. Your hours and costs will differ, depending on your transfer hours, your course choices and your academic progress. See more about tuition and financial aid.

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Career prospects

This graduate certificate has potential benefits for

  • Anesthetists
  • Biomedical engineers
  • Chiropractors, dentists or optometrists
  • Medical or health services managers
  • Medical scientists
  • Registered nurse or nurse practitioners
Burning Glass Technologies. 2021. Salary numbers and employment growth numbers are based on models that consider advertised job posting salary, Bureau of Labor Statistics data and other proprietary and public sources of information for multiple occupations.
13.63%
Employment growth
Burning Glass Technologies. 2021. Salary numbers and employment growth numbers are based on models that consider advertised job posting salary, Bureau of Labor Statistics data and other proprietary and public sources of information for multiple occupations.
$68,000
Median salary

Program structure

Delivery of this program is 100 percent online: no campus visits are required.

Courses are semester-based. Students typically take two classes each semester and finish in one year.

Course work includes

  • Ethical issues in clinical practice
  • How metaethics and normative ethics relate to situations and controversies in health care
  • Use and management of health information, including privacy and confidentiality
  • Codes of ethics, conflicts of interest and other management issues

Delivery

100% online

Calendar system

Semester-based

Typical program length

1 year

Typical course load

2 classes per semester

Accreditation

The University of Missouri is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States.

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This program is administered by the Department of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics and Medical Epidemiology