LLM Medical Law and Ethics

Graeme Laurie

Graeme Laurie
Programme Director

The Edinburgh Law School launched its Masters degree in Medical Law and Ethics via distance learning in 2008. This course draws on the expertise and tradition of Edinburgh to deliver an internationally-focussed, interdisciplinary programme of courses that combines flexible learning with the most-up-to-date teaching on all of the important issues affecting medicine, law and ethics today.

The programme aims to promote advanced knowledge and understanding of medical law and ethics within International, European and Domestic settings. The content spans foundational issues in medical law, such as consent, negligence and confidentiality, issues at the beginning and end of life, public health, biosecurity, regulation of medical research, and legal and social approaches to biotechnology.

Having studied the programme, students will emerge with an understanding of medico-legal issues not just in the legal context, but with a sound grounding in ethics, social and theoretical contexts. During study you will have access to the results of innovative cross-cutting research of the highest quality. This programme is suitable to prepare students for advanced research.

Applications are welcomed from healthcare professionals, including doctors and nurses and from all those with an interest in this area.

How to apply

Module Information

Students are required to complete a total of 6 modules (120 credit points) and complete a dissertation (60 credit points) over their chosen period of study.
 

2009/2010
Semester

Module Title
80 course work credits from

Credit

     

2

Medical Ethics and Law - Start and End of Life Issues

20

1

Medical Ethics and the Law - Fundamental Issues in Consent and Negligence

20

2

Biotechnology, Law & Society

20

1

International Public Health Law & Security

20

 

 

 

 

Remaining course work credits from

 

 

 

 

2

Information Technology Law

20

1

Information: Control and Power

20

1

Information Technology, Investigation, and Evidence

20

2

Forensic Computing and Electronic Evidence

20

1

Intellectual Property Law 1 - Copyright and Related Rights

20

2

Intellectual Property Law 2 - Industrial Property

20

1

International IP & IT Institutions, Law and Policy

20

2

Intellectual Property and Technology – Developing Countries

20

2

Managing Intellectual Property

20

1

International Intellectual Property

20

 

 

 

Dissertation

 

 

 Medical Law and Ethics

60

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