Objectives and competences
Basic information
| Type | Postgraduate courses |
|---|---|
| Certificate | Lifelong learning master's degree certificate |
| Coordinating faculty | Facultat de Dret |
| Branch of knowledge |
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| Mode of delivery | Blended |
| Credits | 120 |
| Length of course | 2 academic years |
| Language(s) of instruction | Spanish |
| Enrolment fee | First year: 2.975,00 € Second year: 4.195,00 € An increase of 10% is applied to the price, up to a maximum of € 70, as administration fee |
| In-company placement(s) | No |
| Start of teaching period | 13/10/2025 |
| End of teaching period | 31/07/2027 |
| master.bd@ub.edu | |
| Webpage | https://www.ub.edu/master-bioetica-y-derecho/ |
| Managment | de Lecuona Ramirez, Itziar |
| Open pre-enrolment | No |
| Lead to doctoral studies | No |
| Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualification | No |
Objectives and competences
Objectives
- To acquire interdisciplinary training in the approach to bioethical problems and dilemmas resulting from the application of scientific and technological advances, and in the way these problems are addressed legally.
- Be able to make rational decisions in conflict situations with scarce resources, on problems associated with the emergence of scientific and technological advances.
- To learn to work as part of a team.
- To become a specialist in bioethics and law who can meet the growing demand in this field.
Access and admission
Applicant profile and access requirements
Recommended applicant profile
- Applicants in positions of responsibility in different fields, such as health care (heads and coordinators of hospital services) and biomedical research in public and private research centres.- Members of ethics and bioethics committees.
- Legal practitioners, judges, jurists, coordinators of legal areas related to bioethics, government officers and representatives of the pharmaceutical industry.
- Biotechnologists.
- Journalists, science communicators, university lecturers of degree and postgraduate courses and secondary school teachers.
- Philosophers, health economists, lawyers, doctors and health professionals, pharmacists, graduates in law.
- Candidates who work in the field of education in attitudes and values.
Access requirements:
- Degree, diploma or equivalent university qualification.
- In addition to applicants' CVs, credit will be given for previous experience in bioethics, plans to use the training, and social interest.
- https://www.ub.edu/master-bioetica-y-derecho/inscripcion/
Access requirements and conditions
Pre-enrolment
Contact us
Classes
| Address | Observatori de Bioética i Dret UB (OBD) OBD- Càtedra UNESCO de Bioètica UB Avda. Diagonal, 684 Facultad de Dret 08034 - Barcelona España |
|---|---|
| Email address | master.bd@ub.edu |
| Webpage | https://www.ub.edu/master-bioetica-y-derecho/ |
| Telephone | 934034546 |
| Observations | Face-to-face sessions are taught at the Faculty of Law of the University of Barcelona (more information in Catalan at www.ub.edu/master or in English at www.bioethicsandlaw.es/master/) |
Further information
| Address | Observatori de Bioètica i Dret UB (OBD) OBD- Càtedra UNESCO de Bioètica UB Avda. Diagonal, 684 Facultad de Dret 08034 - Barcelona España |
|---|---|
| Email address | master.bd@ub.edu |
| Webpage | https://www.ub.edu/master-bioetica-y-derecho/ |
| Telephone | 934034546 |
| Observations | More information in Catalan at www.ub.edu/master-bioetica-y-derecho/ca/ |