- Home
- Search
- Biology and Life Sciences
- St Mary's University, Twickenham
- Bioethics and Medical Law MA, PGDip, PGCert
Course options
-
Qualification
MA - Master of Arts
-
Location
St Mary's University, Twickenham
-
Study mode
Full time
-
Start date
16-SEP-24
-
Duration
1 year
Course summary
Examine ethical dilemmas with our hands-on Bioethics and Medical Law masters.
Assess medical advances with our Bioethics and Medical Law master’s. You’ll investigate theories and real-world cases under a Hippocratic/Judeo-Christian lens. You will cover topics like:
philosophical concepts of what it means to be human
the beginning of life
end of life
the UK legal system
bioethical principles
global perspectives on bioethics.
Expert teaching and support
Our academics are ethics experts within:
law
medicine
philosophy
theology.
They’re also committed to your development. Our student, Anna Maria, tells us their lecturers are “encouraging, helpful, and ready to give advice whenever [they] contact them”.
Assessment methods
A variety of different forms of assessment are employed across the programme including:
Online discussion
Critiques of academic papers, news media and thought leader pieces
Essays
Collaborative based assessments
An unseen written examination (in the case of medical law)
Career opportunities
With our Bioethics and Medical Law master’s, you will develop essential transferrable skills, such as critical thinking, communication, and adaptability.
Modules
Tuition fees
- United States
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burma
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Congo (Democratic Republic)
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Curacao
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- East Timor
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- England
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kiribati
- Korea DPR (North Korea)
- Kosovo
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Micronesia
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nauru
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palau
- Palestinian Authority
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Qatar
- Republic of Ireland
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Scotland
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- St Vincent
- St. Kitts & Nevis
- St. Lucia
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Tuvalu
- UAE
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Wales
- Western Samoa
- Yemen
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
£ 17,640per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
-
University League Table
86th
-
Campus address
St Mary's University, Twickenham, St Mary's University, Waldegrave Road, Twickenham, Hounslow, TW1 4SX, England
Subject rankings
-
Subject ranking
72nd out of 109 6
-
Entry standards
/ Max 220107 48%92nd
-
Graduate prospects
/ Max 10065.0 65%56th
29 -
Student satisfaction
/ Max 53.85 77%52nd
48