Postgraduate Study Programme in Bioethics
MSc in Bioethics

Department of Medicine
Democritus University of Thrace

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Academic Year 2026 - 2027

Call for Interest
Academic Year 2025-2026

Postgraduate Study programme in Bioethics (MSc in Bioethics)...

Fundamental
Principles of Bioethics

The fundamental Principles of bioethics are equal and none is superior to the other...

Bioethics
Today

Bioethics is the Science that addresses the ethical behavior of humans...

The Thracians
Philosophers

Avdera: homeland of Democritus, Protagoras, Leucippus, Ekataios...

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The Postgratuate Study Program in Bioethics (PMS) is part of the strategic planning of the Democritus University of Thrace, which aims to further promote knowledge, develop research and the arts, and meet the educational, research, social, cultural, and developmental needs of the country, and the high level of specialization of graduates in theoretical and applied areas of specific fields of knowledge, special thematic units, or individual branches of the cognitive subjects of the first cycle of studies of the relevant Department.
The cognitive field of the M.Sc. Program is the science of Bioethics

The subject of the Master's Program in Bioethics is postgraduate teaching and education in bioethical dilemmas in all sciences

  • Training and specialization in Bioethics and the handling, prevention, and resolution of contemporary ethical dilemmas

  • Providing postgraduate students with resources to familiarize themselves with the theories and knowledge of philosophy, law, biology, and medicine that will help them respond to key bioethical dilemmas through committees.

  • Contribution to the creation of specialized scientific personnel for Ethics Committees.

The objectives of the program:

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Call for Expressions of Interest for the MSc in Bioethics

Call for Expressions of Interest for the MSc in Bioethics The Department of Medicine of the School of Health Sciences of the Democritus University of Thrace will offer a Master’s Degree Program (MDP) for the academic year 2025-2026, leading to...

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Bioethics Today

 Term: “Life” & “Ethics” | 1970 The term Bioethics was proposed by Van Rensselaer Potter (1911–2001), an American biochemist and professor of oncology at the McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research at the University of Wisconsin, who defined the term Bioethics...

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Fundamental Principles of Bioethics

These Fundamental Principles do not have a hierarchical structure. They are equal and none takes precedence over the others. Any bioethical issue that arises can be addressed in light of these principles: Principle of Autonomy. This refers to the right...

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Thracians Philosophers

Thrace was the birthplace of many important philosophers, the most famous of whom was Democritus. In addition to Democritus, Thrace was also home to other pre-Socratic philosophers who contributed to the development of Greek philosophy. Due to its location, the...

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