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Program Abstract
This is a 3 semester program in
accordance with the rules of the Senate of the
University of Ibadan. Courses
are made up of units and each unit consists of 15 hours
of lectures/tutorial or 45 hours of interactions such as
practical, assignments, practicum etc. Each course in
this program has 3 credit units, except the research
project which has 6. In order to fulfill the
requirements for Master’s Degree, students must score at
least 40% in all compulsory courses and obtain a
minimum grade of 30% in required courses. Students will
be examined in all the courses for which they register
at the end of the semester in which the courses are
completed. A student who fails in any compulsory course
(including the project) shall be required to re-register
for the course or project and be re-examined at the
appropriate time. Students who wish to proceed to
doctoral degree must have taken elective courses in the
field of concentration at the Masters’ level.
The WAB will recommend that all students
sponsored for the program take the following courses
totaling 36 units (including the project) as a minimum.
These include foundational lectures in Bioethics, its
history, approaches to ethical thinking and decision
making; introduction to relevant principles in
philosophy; understanding of research designs; informed
consent principles and the composition/management of
Institutional Review Boards. These are supplemented by
required courses which deal with topics such as the role
of culture and religion in ethical decision making and
research methods needed by candidates to successfully
carry out their own research. These are followed by
elective courses on ethics and research integrity and
pedagogy.
Students can
take elective courses such as contemporary issues in
ethics of international collaborative research, ethical
issues in reproductive and population health, principles
of negotiation and conflict resolution, bioethics such
as bioethics and biotechnology; law, human rights and
bioethics; clinical bioethics; environmental ethics;
ethics of research in children; public health ethics;
ethics of research among vulnerable populations and in
mass emergencies and disaster; ethics and social and
behavioral research and neuroethics. However, they must
indicate their interest in any elective course with the
first 2 weeks of registering for the degree program.
Admission Requirements
a.
Candidates
for admission into the MSc (Bioethics) program shall be
holders of medical degree certificate of the University
of Ibadan or other Universities recognized by the senate
of the University
b.
Graduates
of any related humanities and science discipline with a
good honours degree of the University of Ibadan or other
Universities recognized by the senate of the University
c.
All candidates must
satisfy University of Ibadan basic and higher degree
requirements for matriculation.
For
detailed information about admission requirements to the
University of Ibadan Postgraduate School, please visit
http://pgschoolui.com/
Candidates should also look out for advertisement in
major Nigerian newspapers or send an e-mail to the
Administrator, West African Bioethics Training Program
at
admin@bioethicscenter.net
for information about admission requirements.
Registration
Admission into the program will be at the beginning of each
academic session. Candidates for the M.Sc (Bioethics)
programme will be required to complete their
registration formalities within three weeks of the
beginning of the first semester.
Duration and mode of study
The
duration of the programme shall normally be three
semesters for full-time studies or five semesters for
part-time. A candidate shall be asked to withdraw if he
has not fulfilled the requirements for award of the
degree after a maximum of 5 semesters of full-time
studies or 7 semesters of part-time studies.
Courses
Mode of instructions
i.
The programme shall consist of course work,
seminars, practicum and research project.
ii.
The curriculum shall consist of core, required
and elective courses
iii.
There will be case studies and review of current
bioethics controversies in seminar/workshop sessions
iv.
A course unit represents a period of fifteen (15)
hour lecture/tutorials/seminars.
v.
Students shall be required to register for a
minimum of 30 units and, a maximum of 45
units of course work, including the Research project.
vi.
Candidates shall carry out a research project
which carries 6 credit units.
vii.
Examinations shall be conducted according to the
existing regulations of the Postgraduate School.
Requirements for award of Master of
Science degree in Bioethics
To qualify
for the award of Master of Science degree in Bioethics,
the candidate will be required to pass all compulsory
courses. The candidate shall be examined in all the
courses for which he is registered at the end of the
semester in which the courses are completed. Students
are expected to submit a report on their research
project.
Examination results in each course shall be recorded as
percentage marks and be interpreted as follows:
0 – 39 =
(Fail)
60 – 69 = (Very Good)
40 – 49 = (Pass)
70 – 100 = (Excellent)
50 – 59 = (Good)
A student
who fails in any compulsory course (including the
project) shall be required to re-register for the course
or project and be re-examined at the appropriate time.
The M.Sc.
degree in Surgery shall be graded at the end of the
programme as follows:
60% and above Proceed to Ph.D
55% – 59.9% M.Phil / Ph.D
50% - 54.9% M.Phil
40% - 49.9% Terminal Master.
Course venue
The
training shall be in the Department of Surgery and the
other collaborating Departments where the required basic
physical plan and equipment already exist. The Ethical
Review Committee of the University of Ibadan and the
University College Hospital, as well as the Community
Advisory Board of the International Haplotype Mapping
project at Aba-Alamu in Ibadan will provide additional
support for the training of the students.
