Master's+Project

__**Master’s Project**__ __Expectations for the Master’s Project:__
 * (AMBI 700-701)** __Masters Project Course:__ All students in the Master of Science program in Bioethics will take AMBI 700-701. Each course will be ten weeks in duration. Both 700 and 701 will be Pass/Fail. Students will initiate their master’s Project in the 700 course. The Master’s Project will be completed in the 701 course. Students who do not complete their Master’s Project in 701 may repeat it. Each participant will work directly under a mentor to ensure fulfillment of the requirements for the courses. Tuition will be assessed only for AMBI 700.

Each student will submit a proposal in the beginning of the term in which s/he is taking 700 (prerequisite for 701) The Master’s Project will be assigned for 3 credits/ approximately 90 hours. This proposal will outline a course of study, which may be one of three types:

1) Two Journal Articles—A research study, either analytical or empirical, that will be ready for submission to a relevant journal by the end of the course. The research option must include clear objectives, a literature search, and an analysis of data/information collected by the student. The expectation is that two journal articles will result and be ready for submission. The grading will be carried out by the primary advisor and another faculty member familiar with the topic. 2) Applied Project—A project with applied, practical application to a particular setting, accompanied by a thorough and systematic write-up regarding the project’s development, implementation and outcome. The project should have practical value and should be a response to a well-defined need in the clinical, research or work-setting of the student. The write-up should reflect the evolution of the project and an account of the student’s own professional development within that setting. Usually the student will work both with an AMBI faculty mentor and an onsite mentor within the setting of the project. 3) Comprehensive, Scholarly Paper—A scholarly paper reflecting a comprehensive analysis of an approved topic, along the lines of a traditional thesis. The topic, a detailed plan and length of the paper must be clearly established with the mentor at the outset.