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Qualification
LLM - Master of Laws
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Location
The University of Edinburgh
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
09-SEP-24
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Duration
1 year
Course summary
Programme description
Individual and population health is a matter of growing social concern. Achieving good health and delivering effective healthcare demands scientific, medical and policy innovation. A variety of fields have a role to play, including law and ethics.
As a student on this programme you will examine topics that reflect some of the main contemporary legal and ethical challenges faced by those working in healthcare and health research, and place them in their social and historical context. These include issues that arise in the context of genetics, assisted reproduction, abortion, standards of medical treatment, transplantation medicine, mental health, advance decisions, assisted suicide, health research, and the allocation of scarce resources.
We offer you the opportunity to study the fundamentals of medical law and ethics, both international and domestic, at an advanced level, and the opportunity to take more specialised courses on issues of contemporary significance, encouraging and supporting the development of research skills necessary for a career in medical law or ethics.
The legal and ethical experts who deliver this programme come from a wide range of disciplines from across the University, and they benefit from a close association with the J Kenyon Mason Institute for Medicine, Life Sciences and Law.
Career opportunitiesThis programme can lead to a range of employment opportunities and specialised academic work, including: specialised training for solicitor or advocate work with an emphasis on health-related issues; professional care providers; ethics review panel members; health policy and/or patient advocates (such as NGOs); or health policy designers (such as governmental legal advisers, consultants, etc).
Modules
Tuition fees
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£ 27,300per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
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University League Table
12th
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Campus address
University of Edinburgh, Student Recruitment and Admissions, 33 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City Of, EH8 9JS, Scotland
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
14th out of 109 2
8th out of 33 4
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Entry standards
/ Max 220218 99%2nd
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10078.0 78%23rd
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 53.57 71%97th
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Entry standards
/ Max 243236 96%4th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 100100.0 100%1st
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 53.72 74%23rd
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