Course Duration: 1½ Academic Years
Intakes: May | Mode of Delivery: Part-time (Virtual) – (Monday-Friday; 5.30PM – 8.30PM)

Entry Requirements
i. Bachelor’s degree recognised by Amref International University senate with a Second-Class Honours Upper Division or
Second Division with a minimum of two years of relevant experience; OR

ii. Master’s degree in health sciences or any other discipline from a university recognised by Amref International University
senate; OR Post basic/ Higher/ Advanced Diploma recognised by Amref International University senate

iii. Any other qualification as recognised by the university.

International undergraduate students upon admission should submit their certificates to Commission for University Education
(CUE) for recognition.

After completion of the course, the prospective learners are expected to be able to:- 

• Demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts and theoretical perspectives in bioethics.
• Develop and use critical thinking skills to analyse information and situations in order to respond and act ethically with regard to scientific research, practice, and technology.
• Communicate scientific bioethics information effectively in a variety of formats, including verbal and written communication.
• Locate, analyse, interpret, critically evaluate, summarize and use appropriately bioethics information in the scientific literature.

Research Institutions, Ministry of Health, County Governments, Academic Institutions, United Nations Organisations,Health care Sector (hospitals, clinics, nursing and assisted living homes, etc), Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, Academic institutions, Institutional ethical review boards, Oversight/ compliance boards, Policy Development organisations, Think tanks.

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The course is made up of the following 11 units: –  

1) Foundations of health systems

2) Philosophy, Humanities and Bioethics

3) Human Rights and Bioethics

4) Law and Bioethics

5) Belief systems, Religion and Culture

6) Introduction Research Ethics

7) Practicum

8) Clinical Ethics

9) Organizational Ethics

10) Ethical Hotspots

11) Public Health principles and practice

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1. Download application forms from HERE

OR

1. Apply online
2. Send applications to: enquiry@amref.ac.ke