Who Should Apply: The MBE seeks applicants with strong academic qualifications and clear professional goals in the domain of bioethics. Many applicants will already have or be in the process of obtaining a professional degree in a related field (e.g. medicine, law, allied health professions). Successful applicants to the MBE will include:
- mid-career professionals who wish to improve their knowledge and practice of bioethics.
- previous graduates of our Certificate Program in Bioethics, who will receive a full 6 credits for the completed course.
- candidates with advanced degrees or professional experience not related to health or law, whose career goals intersect with bioethics; examples include journalists, clergy and high school science teachers.
- students concurrently enrolled in medical or law school.
- exceptional students with a baccalaureate degree and a strong, demonstrated interest in bioethics.
When to Apply: Applications for the Master's in Bioethics are being reviewed for fall 2019 start - on a space-available basis. If you have already started your application, we encourage you to complete it as soon as possible.
How to Apply: We are currently accepting paper applications. You may access the application here.
Supporting Information: You need to send the following supporting materials — (1) curriculum vita, (2) two letters of recommendation, and (3) official transcripts from all educational institutions where a degree was conferred — to bioethics@montefiore.org as electronic copies, or as hard copies to the address below:
Montefiore-Einstein Center for Bioethics
Graduate Admissions
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467
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Candidates for the Certificate program often include professionals and students in:
- Health care
- Law
- Chaplaincy
- Social work
- Basic-science research
- Hospital and research administration.
Who should Apply: The program has long been open to practitioners in health and law, as well as researchers, administrators, clergy, writers and students whose work is not directly involved in health care but is deeply informed by the concerns of bioethics.
When to Apply: Applications for the Certificate program are being reviewed for fall 2019 start - on a space-available basis.
If you have already started your application, we encourage you to complete it as soon as possible.
How to Apply: We are currently accepting paper applications. You may access the application here.
Supporting Information: You need to send the following supporting materials — (1) curriculum vita and (2) official transcripts from all educational institution attended, where a degree was conferred — to bioethics@montefiore.org as electronic copies, and as hard copies to the address below:
Montefiore-Einstein Center for Bioethics
Graduate Admissions
111 East 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467
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Tuition and Fees
Non-refundable application fee: $50
Per credit rate: $1,181*
*Exceptions
- The Certificate Program, which fulfills 6 credits of the required 32 for the M.B.E., is charged separately at a rate of $6,000 for the complete program. The remaining 26 program credits will be charged per credit as noted above.
- Einstein students in the M.D./M.B.E. program: Reduced tuition of $20,000 for the MBE year.
- Cardozo students in the J.D./M.B.E. program: Fixed tuition fee of $6,000 for BIOE courses taken at Einstein during the student's three full-time years at the Cardozo program and during one additional term (summer, fall or spring). Additional courses beyond that framework will be charged at the per credit rate.