MA Healthcare Ethics and Law (online) / Course details

The PGT programmes have both a taught element and a research element. To be awarded a PGT degree, students must satisfactorily complete both elements, to a total of 180 credits. The research element makes up 60 credits of the total 180 credits needed.
 

The dissertation will be a maximum of 10-12,000 words on an approved topic. Those students studying on the LLM must write a predominantly law-based dissertation.  Students must submit a provisional title and a brief summary of their proposed topic by a specific date that will be set by the beginning of the first semester of year 2 by the Programme Director. Once completed, the dissertation must be submitted electronically by a specific published date (in early September).

Further information about title approvals, the supervision process and submission process
will be made available during the first semester of year 2.

• To develop forensic skills such as analysis, critical evaluation and argument;
• To develop the capacity for individual research;
• To develop skills and knowledge, that can usefully be applied in further study or the workplace.

On completion of the dissertation, successful students will be able to:

• Research, collate and evaluate primary and secondary materials
• Have the capacity for critical analysis and logical thinking
• Have developed their abilities as independent researchers
• Have transferable and generic skills in problem-solving and reasoning as well as written communication.

• Dissertation students are entitled to up to 3 meetings with their supervisor. The first of these meetings should be to discuss the proposed title and a plan for completing the work.
• Sample dissertations written by previous students are made available on Blackboard for students to refer to.
• A number of resources to support dissertation writing are made available on the blackboard page.

Formative feedback, ether written and/or oral, is made available during the supervision process by the supervisor.

Feedback/ comprehensive comments will also be provided on the marked dissertations and will be released with the result.