Online Graduate Program Course Schedules
Course Registration Here: http://locus.luc.edu
Please note that all courses are taught online, unless otherwise indicated.
* Indicates Required Bioethics MA courses
Texts availabe through HSC Library
Summer 2023 - Term 1234 (June 5 - July 28, 2023)
Enrollment is open until June 4th
BEHL 405: Research Ethics (class no: Section 1 - 2455; Section 2 - 2715)
Emmanuel, et al, The Oxford Textbook of Clinical Research Ethics, 2008
(Library Access: unlimited)
Iltis, MacKay, The Oxford Handbook of Research Ethics, 2020 (online)
(Library Access: unlimited)
BEHL 408: Ethics, Genetics & Health Policy (class no. 1660)
Andrews, Mehlman, Rothstein. Genetics: Ethics, Law and Policy, 8th ed (2020)
BEHL 410: Ethics Consultation Simulation Course (permission required)
(Hybrid Course, onsite dates June 26-28, 2023)
Kuczewski, Pinkus, Wasson, An Ethics Casebook for Hospitals: Practical Approaches to Everyday Ethics Consultations, 2nd Ed (2018)
(Library Access: unlimited users)
Hester, Schonfeld. Guidance for Healthcare Ethics Committees (2022)
(Library Access: unlimited users)
Stone, Heen, Patton, Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most (2010)
(Library Access: unlimited users)
ASBH, Core Competencies for Health Care Ethics Consultants, 2nd ed (2011)
BEHL 418: Advancing Health Equity Practice (class no. 2456)
(Hybrid course, onsite dates June 22-23, 2023)
Brown, Adrienne M. Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds, 2017
Langley, et al. The Improvement Guide: A Practical Approach to Enhancing Organizational Performance, 2nd Ed, 2009
(Library Access: unlimited)
BEHL 419: Organizational Ethics II (class nos, Section 1 - 2457; Section 2 - 2458)
(Required live sessions on Wednesdays @ 6-7pm Central time)
Christopher Lowney, Heroic Living: Discover Your Purpose and Change the World, 2009
Joanne B. Ciulla, Ethics: The Heart of Leadership, 3rd edition, 2014
Jim Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't, 2001
Mary C. Gentile, Giving Voice to Values: How to Speak Your Mind When You Know What’s Right, 2010
(Library Access: unlimited)
Added Text: Don Richardson Riso w/Russ Hudson, Personality Types, Using the Enneagram for Self-Discovery, 1996
BEHL 421: Doctoral Practicum in Clinical Ethics (permission required)
BEHL 422: Doctoral Practicum in Org/Public Health Ethics (permission required)
BEHL 512: Canon Law, Sponsorship, and Church Relations (class no. 2459)
(Required live sessions on Thursdays @ 4-5pm CT)
The Code of Canon Law
The Documents of the Second Vatican Council
Maida, Cafardi, Church Property, Church Finances, and Church-Related Corporations: A Canon Law Handbook, 1983
(provided in course)
Fall 2023 - Term 1236 (August 28 - December 19, 2023)
Enrollment Opens April 13th
BEHL 401: Clinical Bioethics* (class nos. Section 1 - 1640; Section 2 - 3800)
BEHL 402: Justice & Health Care* (class nos. Section 1 - 1399; Section 2 - 1973)
BEHL 404: Biomedical Ethics & the Law* (class no. 1398)
BEHL 405: Research Ethics (class no. 2902)
BEHL 411: Public Health Ethics (class no. 1641)
BEHL 413: History of Medicine and Bioethics (class no. 6659)
BEHL 415: Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Healthcare Leadership -
(class no. 6660)
BEHL 429: Pediatric Ethics (class no. 6921)
BEHL 431: Current Debates in Research Ethics (class no. 6661)
BEHL 492: Master's Research Capstone* (registration permission required)
BEHL 421: Doctoral Practicum in Clinical Ethics (registration permission required)
BEHL 422: Doctoral Practicum in Organizational/Public Health Ethics (registration permission required)
BEHL 423: Doctoral Capstone I (registration permission required)
BEHL 424: Doctoral Capstone II (registration permission required)
BEHL 500: Introduction to Mission Leadership (class no. 5209)
BEHL 510: Integrated Seminar in Ethics, Theology & Healthcare (class no. 4299)
Paul Farmer: Theology and Medicine from the Margins
THEO 420: Seminar: Suffering, Health, Disability, and Christian Ethics (class no. 5996)
(Required live sessions: Tuesdays, 1:00-2:15pm CT)
Spring 2024
BEHL 403: Ethics Across the Care Continuum
BEHL 404: Biomedical Ethics & the Law*
BEHL 406: Principles of Health Care Ethics*
BEHL 407: Social Determinants of Health and Bioethics
BEHL 416: Catholic Bioethics & Social Justice
BEHL 430: Advanced Clinical Ethics Skills (Hybrid Course, on campus dates TBA)
BEHL 432: Global Bioethics
BEHL 491: Oral Health Ethics
BEHL 492: Master's Research Capstone* (registration permission required)
BEHL 421: Doctoral Practicum in Clinical Ethics (registration permission required)
BEHL 422: Doctoral Practicum in Organizational/Public Health Ethics (registration permission required)
BEHL 423: Doctoral Capstone I (registration permission required)
BEHL 424: Doctoral Capstone II (registration permission required)
BEHL 500: Introduction to Healthcare Mission Leadership
BEHL 505: Advanced Concept in Health Systems Management
BEHL 510: Integrated Seminar in Ethics, Theology & Healthcare
CMAN 533: Fiscal Management in Health Care Organizations
Summer 2024
BEHL 401: Clinical Bioethics *
BEHL 408: Ethics, Genetics & Health Policy
BEHL 410: Ethics Consultation Simulation Course (Hybrid Course, on campus dates TBA)
BEHL 412: Organizational Ethics I
BEHL 417: Narrative Bioethics (Hybrid Course, on campus dates TBA)
BEHL 426: Ignatian Spirituality and Medicine
BEHL 421: Doctoral Practicum in Clinical Ethics (registration permission required)
BEHL 422: Doctoral Practicum in Organizational/Public Health Ethics (registration permission required)
BEHL 511 Doctoral Seminar in Mission Leadership and Formation
Fall 2024
BEHL 401: Clinical Bioethics*
BEHL 402: Justice & Health Care*
BEHL 404: Biomedical Ethics & Law*
BEHL 405: Research Ethics
BEHL 409: Religion and Bioethics
BEHL 411: Public Health Ethics
BEHL 427: Professionalism and Professional Ethics
BEHL 433: Mastering Clinical Ethics Skills (hybrid course: permission required)
BEHL 492: Master's Research Capstone* (registration permission required)
BEHL 421: Practicum in Clinical Ethics (registration permission required)
BEHL 422: Practicum in Organizational/Public Health Ethics (registration permission required)
BEHL 423: Doctoral Capstone I (registration permission required)
BEHL 424: Doctoral Capstone II (registration permission required)
BEHL 500: Introduction to Mission Leadership
BEHL 502: Christian Doctrine
BEHL 510: Integrated Seminar in Ethics, Theology & Healthcare
Spring 2025
BEHL 403: Ethics Across the Care Continuum
BEHL 404: Biomedical Ethics & the Law*
BEHL 406: Principles of Health Care Ethics*
BEHL 407: Social Determinants of Health and Bioethics
BEHL 414: Moral Theology and Bioethics
BEHL 425: Empirical Bioethics
BEHL 429: Pediatric Ethics
BEHL 430: Advanced Clinical Ethics Skills (registration permission required)
(Hybrid Course, on campus dates TBA)
BEHL 491: Oral Health Ethics
BEHL 492: Master's Research Capstone* (registration permission required)
BEHL 421: Doctoral Practicum in Clinical Ethics (registration permission required)
BEHL 422: Doctoral Practicum in Organizational/Public Health Ethics (registration permission required)
BEHL 423: Doctoral Capstone I (registration permission required)
BEHL 424: Doctoral Capstone II (registration permission required)
BEHL 500: Introduction to Healthcare Mission Leadership
BEHL 502: Christian Doctrine
BEHL 510: Integrated Seminar in Ethics, Theology & Healthcare: Theology, Race & Catholic Healthcare
CMAN 533: Fiscal Management in Health Care Organizations
Summer 2025
BEHL 401: Clinical Bioethics*
BEHL 405: Research Ethics
BEHL 408: Ethics, Genetics & Health Policy
BEHL 410: Ethics Consultation Simulation Course (Hybrid Course, on campus dates TBA)
BEHL 418: Advancing Health Equity Practice (Hybrid Course, on campus dates TBA)
BEHL 419: Organizational Ethics II
BEHL 421: Doctoral Practicum in Clinical Ethics (registration permission required)
BEHL 422: Doctoral Practicum in Organizational/Public Health Ethics (registration permission required)
BEHL 512: Canon Law, Sponsorhip, and Church Relations
Fall 2025
BEHL 401: Clinical Bioethics*
BEHL 402: Justice & Health Care*
BEHL 404: Biomedical Ethics & the Law*
BEHL 405: Research Ethics
BEHL 411: Public Health Ethics
BEHL 413: History of Medicine and Bioethics
BEHL 415: Ethical and Religious Directives in Catholic Healthcare Leadership
BEHL 492: Master's Research Capstone* (registration permission required)
BEHL 421: Doctoral Practicum in Clinical Ethics (registration permission required)
BEHL 422: Doctoral Practicum in Organizational/Public Health Ethics (registration permission required)
BEHL 423: Doctoral Capstone I (registration permission required)
BEHL 424: Doctoral Capstone II (registration permission required)
BEHL 500: Introduction to Mission Leadership
BEHL 510: Integrated Seminar in Ethics, Theology & Healthcare
Spring 2026
BEHL 403: Ethics Across the Care Continuum
BEHL 404: Biomedical Ethics & the Law*
BEHL 406: Principles of Health Care Ethics*
BEHL 407: Social Determinants of Health and Bioethics
BEHL 416: Catholic Bioethics & Social Justice
BEHL 429: Pediatric Ethics
BEHL 430: Advanced Clinical Ethics Skills (Hybrid Course, on campus dates TBA)
BEHL 431: Current Debates in Research Ethics
BEHL 491: Oral Health Ethics
BEHL 492: Master's Research Capstone* (registration permission required)
BEHL 421: Doctoral Practicum in Clinical Ethics (registration permission required)
BEHL 422: Doctoral Practicum in Organizational/Public Health Ethics (registration permission required)
BEHL 423: Doctoral Capstone I (registration permission required)
BEHL 424: Doctoral Capstone II (registration permission required)
BEHL 500: Introduction to Healthcare Mission Leadership
BEHL 505: Advanced Concept in Health Systems Management
BEHL 510: Integrated Seminar in Ethics, Theology & Healthcare
CMAN 533: Fiscal Management in Health Care Organizations