Healthcare Ethics and Law (Taught)

Study the knowledge that underpins effective decision making in practice and develop your critical analysis skills. Our range of flexible, interdisciplinary courses will deepen your understanding of ethical and legal issues in healthcare and will help to build your confidence when faced with complex dilemmas.

The combination of online delivery with consistent support from our experienced and approachable academics will enable you to study while you work.

Course units
Philosophical Bioethics (30 credits) - Mandatory for: MA, LLM, PGDip, PGCert Ethics
Medico-Legal Problems (30 credits) - Mandatory for: MA, LLM, PGDip, PGCert Law
International Issues in Healthcare Law and Ethics (30 credits) - Mandatory for: MA, LLM, PGDip
Research Ethics (15 credits) - Mandatory for: PGCert Ethics, Optional for: MA, PGDip
Ethics, Genetics and Genomics (15 credits) - Mandatory for: PGCert Ethics, Optional for: MA, PGDip
Mental Health Law and Policy (15 credits) - Mandatory for: LLM, PGCert Law, Optional for: MA, PGDip
Medicine, Law and Society (15 credits)- Mandatory for: LLM, PGCert Law, Optional for: MA, PGDip
Project (60 credits) - Mandatory for: MA and LLM

What you will learn
Studying one of our courses will help you to develop your understanding of ethical and legal issues in a range of real-world scenarios, and a diverse range of contexts. Whether it's allocating healthcare resources, protecting patients' rights, handling patients' consent, matters relating to prolonging life, or issues around reproductive choices, our courses will help you develop your understanding and enhance your decision-making.

Throughout your studies we offer you the opportunity to discuss these topics with your fellow professionals as well as the course tutors, in order to further your analysis of the issues involved.