Master’s Degree in
Bioethics

The Master's in Bioethics program offers a diverse, strategic, and increasingly relevant field in light of the ethical dilemmas posed by scientific, technological, and social advancement. Graduates are qualified to work in hospitals, clinics, universities, research centers, governmental and non-governmental organizations, as well as educational institutions and ethics committees. Their training enables them to analyze, deliberate, and guide decisions in complex situations related to the beginning and end of life, healthcare justice, informed consent, human experimentation, equity in access to resources, and the protection of human dignity.

Graduates of the program can work as ethics advisors in healthcare institutions, as members or coordinators of hospital ethics and bioethics committees, as researchers in life sciences or social sciences with an emphasis on ethics, or as university professors in health, law, philosophy, and humanities programs. They are also prepared to participate in the formulation of public policies, the regulation of biomedical technologies, health legislation, and the defense of human rights, providing well-founded, interdisciplinary ethical criteria oriented toward the common good.

The master's degree also qualifies for work in emerging fields such as environmental bioethics, the ethics of artificial intelligence, genetics, and biotechnology, which require expert voices with moral standing and academic rigor. Graduates of this program are positioned as social leaders with the ability to influence institutional and public decision-making, promoting an ethical culture centered on justice, responsibility, and respect for life in all its forms.

All applicants must submit the following documentation, duly scanned from the original and sent to the promoter to be hosted on the respective platform:

• Bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
• Bachelor's degree credits or grades or their equivalent.
• Identity document (passport in case of foreigners residing in Panama).
• A current passport size photo.
• Fill out the admission form in electronic format with the promoter.

If you are a foreigner, the aforementioned documents must be apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your respective country. In the event that the country does not have a consulate, it must be processed before the official authorities that validate it.

Note: Students enrolled in the virtual program whose nationality is not Panamanian must present a copy of their personal identification document from their country of origin. If they are a foreign student, these documents must be provided with an apostille seal or diplomatic legalization, and must be translated into Spanish.

The permanence in the university will depend on the student's motivation, capacity and vision to obtain the chosen degree.

Given the profile of the University's Neocyberhumanist Curricular Educational Model, the student must:

• Pass each subject with a minimum grade of 81 on a scale of 1 to 100, which is equivalent to literal B.
• Study in teams and individually.
• Develop research skills based on discovery learning.
• Deepen in the disciplinary knowledge that is of interest to them.
• Respect and comply with the regulations established by the statutes that regulate the relationship between the university and the students.
• Be up to date with their monthly payments.

Under the virtual modality, attendance is regulated through constant interaction in all activities planned on the platform, including synchronous and asynchronous meetings, as well as the development of independent student work.

In case of prolonged absence, a justified justification must be presented.

All students in the Specialization and Master's programs must have basic computer skills.

To obtain the title of Specialist the following is required:

• Complete and pass all subjects in the curriculum with a minimum grade of 81 points, equivalent to a B.
• Maintain a cumulative academic index of not less than two (2.00) on a scale of three (3.00).
• Take a certification exam of a second language recognized by UNESCO, a minimum of 40 hours.
• Be in good standing with the institution:
  • Financial
    
  • Academic
    
  • Library

To obtain the Master's degree, the following are required:

• Complete and pass all the academic content of the program enrolled.
• Complete and pass all subjects in the curriculum with a minimum grade of 81 points, equivalent to a B.
• Maintain a cumulative academic index of not less than two (2.00) on a scale of three (3.00).
• Take a certification exam of a second language recognized by UNESCO, a minimum of 40 hours.
• Prepare, support and approve the final degree project (thesis).
• Be in good standing with the institution:
  • Financial
    
  • Academic
  • Library

The graduate of the program has the following profiles from:

KNOW

• Master the theoretical and practical knowledge of the discipline.
  
• Identify the ethical problems involved in the situations analyzed.
  
• Analyzes ethical problems with a plural approach, individualizing them for evaluation.
  
• It prioritizes bioethical principles and proposes alternative solutions to the problem studied.
  
• Provides solutions to problems or difficulties that arise during the development of activities.
  
• Optimally applies resources from new information and electronic communication technologies to achieve objectives.
  
• Manages interdisciplinary and unidisciplinary teams in a coordinated manner, so that the collaborators efficiently achieve the objectives set.
  
• It establishes operating principles, which include a shared set of values, decision-making processes, methods of communication within the team and with other collaborators, activity tracking, among others.
  
• Plan the processes to be developed, as well as the monitoring of the plans, so that the stated objectives are efficiently achieved.
  
• It acts as the main driving force behind the process-based approach, being the best organizational path to achieving the expected results.

DO

• Demonstrates ability to work in a team.
  
• Demonstrates ability to identify, pose and solve problems.
  
• Demonstrates oral and written communication skills.
  
• Demonstrates creative ability.
  
• Demonstrates interpersonal skills.
  
• Demonstrates capacity for abstraction, analysis and synthesis.
  
• Demonstrates skills in searching, processing, and analyzing information. Is proactive in developing action plans.

BE

• Adopt ethical commitment.
  
• Demonstrates ability to learn and update.
  
• Shows ability to act in new situations.
  
• Manifests appreciation and respect for diversity and multiculturalism.
  
• Demonstrates commitment to quality.
  
• Shows an attitude of being open to new experiences.
  
• Demonstrates memory skills.
  
• It manifests the development of a way of being between rigidity and flexibility.
  
• It shows the development of a way of being between entrepreneurial spirit and indecision.
  
• Recognizes the human need to communicate.
  
• It is capable of putting the cultural value system itself into question.
  
• He knows how to apologize, when necessary.
  
• Recognizes the development of self-confidence.
  
• Learn about intrinsic and extrinsic motivations.
  
• Show an attitude of being open to other people's opinions.
  
• Has conflict resolution skills.
  
• Has prosocial feelings: solidarity, altruism, compassion, helping behaviors.
  
• Show respect to everything valuable.
  
• Maintains a behavior of democratic participation.
  
• Communicate limits on all performances and activities.
  
• Manage emotions.
  
• Maintains respect and tolerance with others.
  
• He knows how to listen to others.

LIVE

• Develop awareness of social bonding.
  
• Exercise personal autonomy: responsibility, self-control, assertiveness.
  
• Practice communication, understanding and empathy.
  
• Promotes cooperation and collaboration.
  
• Responsibly face situations or problems that arise in daily life.
  
• Maintains reliability in the management of information.
  
• Demonstrates the ability to be organized and structured in daily practice and clear in instructions.
  
• Demonstrates the ability to be an empathetic and assertive leader, with a professional, positive, sociable, approachable, and objective attitude, which positively influences colleagues, subordinates, and those around them.
  
• Maintains satisfactory interpersonal relationships with his staff.
  
• It provides guidance on alternatives for entrepreneurial projects, allowing interested parties to submit projects to government programs aimed at creating new businesses.

UNDERTAKE

Graduates of the program will be able to participate in: hospital and health care ethics committees, clinical research committees, and university bioethics committees, beginning with the analysis and resolution of bioethical problems and then participating as a consultant or member of various bioethics committees, as well as teaching introductory courses in bioethics.

• You will have the opportunity to pursue a doctorate in health bioethics.
  
• He will teach bioethics courses in continuing education.
  
• Through entrepreneurship, we will organize activities and provide tools to help with various situations that arise in order to make proposed ideas a reality.