BA/BS in Health Ethics

Health Ethics is one of eight thematic focus areas within Simon Fraser University's Health Sciences major, offered as a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts through the Faculty of Health Sciences. It examines the ethical dimensions of health and illness in the context of contemporary medical technology and practice, alongside the major's broader study of health promotion, disease prevention, care systems, and health policy. Students draw on the same foundation in cellular, molecular, and behavioural mechanisms of disease and population health as other Health Sciences students, applying it specifically to questions of consent, resource allocation, research ethics, and policy in health care settings. The theme does not carry separate admission or degree requirements from the Health Sciences major; it is chosen as an emphasis within the major's coursework rather than declared as an independent credential. Graduates are prepared for further study or work in health policy, bioethics, and health care administration.