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Official Master's Degree in Bioethics

Biennial

It offers an interdisciplinary view of all areas of bioethics.

General information

What does this Master's consist of?

The Master's Degree in Bioethics is one of the fundamental tasks within the activities organised by the Chair of Bioethics. It was started in the 1997-1998 academic year by Fr Javier Gafo SJ and is aimed at training professionals who wish to specialise in this discipline, either to form part of Health Care Ethics Committees in hospitals, both public and private, or to devote themselves to research and teaching in this field.

This is a joint Master's program in Bioethics with Ramón Llull University in two modalities: blended learning, coordinated by Comillas Pontifical University, and online, coordinated by the Borja Institute of Bioethics.

Students who hold a canonical Bachelor's Degree in Theology and complete the Master's Degree in Bioethics can apply for the recognition of 42 ECTS from the Master's Degree in Moral and Pastoral Theology, thus being able to obtain two degrees in two years.

The Master's Degree in Bioethics qualifies for access to the PhD program in Health, Welfare and Bioethics.

  • Centers
    Teología (Comillas CIHS)
  • Languages
    Spanish
  • Certification
    Official master's degrees
  • Modality
    Hybrid
  • Schools
    Teología
  • Duration
    1 year (60 ECTS)
  • Starts On
    03/10/2025
  • Seats
    25

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Information for students

Graduate profile:
The Master's Degree in Bioethics enables graduates to continue their research in Bioethics by writing a doctoral thesis in this field. It also qualifies them to sit on healthcare ethics committees and bioethics committees, as well as training and teaching in Bioethics in healthcare and socio-cultural contexts. Given the internationalisation of our students, many of the graduates are currently lecturers in Bioethics in faculties of medicine, nursing, law, theology, philosophy, etc., as well as state or ecclesiastical advisors on Bioethics in their countries of origin.

In addition, all students on the master's degree will benefit from the services of the Comillas Pontifical University's internship and employment office.

Traineeship and Employment Office

Everything you need to know

Quality and regulations

Information on quality and official degree regulations.

Comillas CIHS.

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Since its foundation, the Faculties of Human and Social Sciences, Theology and Canon Law at Comillas Pontifical University have had the vocation to promote humanism and plurality. It is defined by its desire to train people capable of taking thought and ideas to the highest levels, and to give them the necessary skills to be useful and improve life in the complex world in which we live.

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  • Because Comillas studies are in high demand and places are limited, the best candidates have to be selected through admission tests.

  • Each class has its own tutor, whose function is to integrate the student into the group and to pay attention to their academic performance. Furthermore, at Comillas, the teaching system is distinguished, among other characteristics, by the personalised attention and the fluid and permanent relationship between teachers and students.

  • The teaching system at Comillas is especially oriented towards the relationship with the reality of companies, institutions, organisations and professional practice. The Internship and Employment Office is responsible for providing students with internships related to their studies in order to enrich their training. In the 2017-18 academic year, 6,296 student internships were managed in companies.
    In addition to these internships managed by the Internship and Employment Office, all degree courses have a significant number of compulsory external internships as part of their curriculums.

  • The Internship and Employment Office informs, guides and collaborates in the insertion in the labour market of recent graduates or in the projection of the professional careers of Comillas graduates, for which it has an online tool that directly connects candidates with 5,078 companies with which Comillas maintains a relationship. During the 2017-18 academic year, 1,838 job offers were managed. Of the total number of graduates from the 2018 graduating class, 93.22% are employed, either working or furthering their studies, within six months of completing their studies.

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Contact

Chair of Bioethics at Comillas Pontifical University
Cantoblanco Campus
C/ Universidad Comillas, 3. 28049 Madrid
cbioetica@comillas.edu

Prospective Students Office

C/ Alberto Aguilera, 21 - 28015 Madrid

Tel.: 91 540 61 32
Fax: 91 559 65 69

email: futurosalumnos@comillas.edu

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