Pope John Paul II Bioethics Center

Program Overview

Holy Apostles College and Seminary (Holy Apostles) is pleased to announce several major enhancements to its Master in Theology degree program offered through the Distance Learning Program. Working in conjunction with the National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC), we have expanded and enhanced our course offerings in Catholic bioethics in the Master of Theology degree program. The enhanced program in bioethics will commence in Fall, 2009. Holy Apostles and the NCBC have collaborated to provide a unique educational opportunity for professionals and students interested in receiving general or specialized graduate training in the growing field of Catholic bioethics. One result of this collaborative effort is a one-year sequence of graduate-level courses in bioethics available through Holy Apostles' Distance Learning Program. The sequence of courses being offered satisfies the course requirements for the concentration in Catholic Bioethics in Holy Apostles' Master of Theology degree program. In addition, qualified students pursuing Certification in Health Care Ethics with the NCBC (National Catholic Bioethics Center) may now receive graduate-level college credit through the Distance Learning Program at Holy Apostles for the coursework completed leading to certification. A detailed description of the new course sequence in Catholic Bioethics is presented below. The sequence of courses in Catholic Bioethics will be taught by Father Tadeusz (Tad) Pacholczyk, Ph.D., who is the Director of Education at the NCBC and is recognized as one of the leading experts in the field of Catholic bioethics. Father Tad was recently appointed as an adjunct member of the faculty at Holy Apostles College & Seminary.

Please visit the MA in Theology, concentration in Bioethics page for more detailed information about the program