PGDip Healthcare Ethics and Law (online) / Overview

Year of entry: 2026

Degree awarded
Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip)
Duration
9 months
Entry requirements

You must hold a minimum Lower Second class honours degree, or the overseas equivalent in a relevant subject (eg medicine, law, philosophy, nursing, religious studies).

In exceptional circumstances, candidates who do not have a first degree, but can demonstrate professional competence, may be admitted on the Postgraduate Diploma course.

There may be an opportunity to upgrade to the MA/LLM in Healthcare Ethics and Law. A decision as to whether transfer can take place will be made once marks for all taught components are available. Transfer is dependent upon you reaching master's level in the taught course units.

Full entry requirements

How to apply
Apply online

Course options

Full-time Part-time Full-time distance learning Part-time distance learning
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Course overview

  • Expand on your interest in healthcare ethics and law, and how the two disciplines interact. 
  • Learn how philosophical and medico-legal issues can be resolved in a healthcare setting. 
  • Pursue your ethical and legal interests without the need to complete a full master's degree.
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Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

Contact details

School/Faculty
School of Social Sciences
Contact name
Postgraduate Taught Admissions Team
Telephone
+44 (0)161 306 1270
Email
Website
https://www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/law/
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