PGDip Healthcare Ethics and Law (online)

• To introduce you to further key topics in health care law, such as how the law approaches the medical care of children and adolescents, the law surrounding reproductive technologies and the use of human embryos in research and treatment. 

• To enable you to reflect on the knowledge you have developed during Medico-Legal Problems. 

• To allow you to consider how ethics and law relate in controversial areas of health   care. 

This is a fully distance learning course unit. You will receive online course materials and access to an online virtual learning environment. The course materials are designed to guide you through the areas of study. 

These interactive specially designed materials introduce the issues and skills central to the course unit and direct you to other study components such as further reading. However, the course materials and guidance are not intended to be exhaustive. To get the most out of this course unit you should do as much independent reading as possible. 

Working through the course materials 20-35 hours Research and directed reading - 60 hours Preparation of assignments - 60 hours Total 140 = hours. 

Knowledge 

• Know the relevant case-law, statutory materials and their relationship to the ethical debate 

• Be familiar with current literature and research in the areas studied 

• Have enhanced your skills in analysing the role of law in areas of social concern and controversy 

• Have been exposed to a range of relevant literature and developed your own research skills 

• Have established the necessary foundations to enable you to undertake further independent study in greater depth 

You will be assessed by an assignment. The essay questions will be provided by the tutors of this Course Unit. 

Feedback on progress will be provided throughout this course via one-to-one email or phone contact and via the online discussion boards. Formative feedback will also be provided by way of peer assessment via online discussion. 

Feedback on assessed written work is provided online providing comprehensive feedback giving both broad indications and detailed comments on strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement. 

The recommended textbook is either 

M. Brazier and E. Cave and R. Heywood, Medicine Patients and the Law [7th edition] (Manchester University Press, 2023) 

A-M Farrell and E.S Dove, Mason and McCall Smith's Law and Medical Ethics, [12th Edition] (Oxford University Press, 2023)