St. Louis,
MO,
United States
Type
Private
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
PhD in Health Care Ethics/ Juris Doctor in St. Louis United States | Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University
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St. Louis United States
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Qualification
Double Major Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
51,640
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
36 months
At Saint Louis University School of Law, dual degree candidates start as regular first-year students. During their second and third years, they focus mainly on law studies while completing six credit hours at SLU's Albert Gnaegi Center for Health Care Ethics. Alongside these ethics courses, students undertake a three-credit directed research project jointly supervised by faculty from both disciplines, following standard law school research guidelines. Typically, students earn their J.D. after three years of full-time enrollment and are advised to take the bar exam shortly after graduation. Following law school commencement, students devote their full attention to the Ph.D. curriculum. The Ph.D. program accepts nine credits from law coursework toward the doctoral degree (specifics provided below), plus the nine Health Care Ethics credits earned during J.D. studies. Consequently, Ph.D. coursework can typically be finished in two semesters post-J.D., with comprehensive examinations and dissertation work usually requiring three additional semesters.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Students entering the Ph.D. program in health care ethics will have an undergraduate or graduate degree in a relevant field, for instance, philosophy, theology, a clinical field, social sciences or law. Successful applicants usually have a high GPA, high GRE percentiles (especially in the verbal and analytical writing categories), a strong normative writing sample and a demonstration of overall fit with the program's educational objectives.
The Catholic Health Association has recommended that ethicists working in Catholic health care with an interdisciplinary Ph.D. degree should additionally hold an M.A. in theology. It is strongly recommended that students who do not already hold an M.A. in theology complete the dual-degree program, offered in collaboration with the Aquinas Institute of Theology. Alternately, students should plan on completing an M.A. prior to commencing work in Catholic health care.
All admission policies and requirements for domestic students apply to international students. International students must also meet the following additional requirements:
TOFEL ibt 80
TOFEL pbt 550
IELTS 6.5
The Catholic Health Association has recommended that ethicists working in Catholic health care with an interdisciplinary Ph.D. degree should additionally hold an M.A. in theology. It is strongly recommended that students who do not already hold an M.A. in theology complete the dual-degree program, offered in collaboration with the Aquinas Institute of Theology. Alternately, students should plan on completing an M.A. prior to commencing work in Catholic health care.
All admission policies and requirements for domestic students apply to international students. International students must also meet the following additional requirements:
TOFEL ibt 80
TOFEL pbt 550
IELTS 6.5
Tuition
USD
51,640