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Free Medical Ethics and Bioethics Courses
Free medical ethics and bioethics courses are hosted at Johns Hopkins University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Course materials are available for free online.
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University offers an intro course to ethical theory and research. Students can download PDFs of lectures, and they can also opt to purchase textbooks.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT provides free online courses through its OpenCourseWare platform. Choose from course topics on bioethics, biomedical engineering, narrative ethics, and more. In the narrative ethics course, students can opt to keep a reading journal that explores moral and ethical questions of medicine.
- Bioethics
- Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series: Topics in Medical Ethics and Responsible Conduct in Research
- Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series: Developing Professional Skills
- Narrative Ethics: Literary Text and Moral Issues in Medicine
Free Online Medical Ethics and Bioethics Courses At a Glance
| Course & School | Program Level | Format | Assignments | Quizzes & Exams | Downloadable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethics of Human Subject Research course from Johns Hopkins University | Undergraduate | Text/lecture materials | No | No | Yes |
| Bioethics course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts/study materials | Yes | No | Yes |
| Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series: Topics in Medical Ethics and Responsible Conduct in Research course from MIT | Graduate | Texts | Yes | No | Yes |
| Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series: Developing Professional Skills course from MIT | Graduate | Texts/lecture notes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Narrative Ethics: Literary Text and Moral Issues in Medicine course from MIT | Graduate | Texts | Yes | No | Yes |
