Module LAW3066 for 2017/8
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3066: Medical Ethics and Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
1. Introduction to medicine, ethics and law, including introduction to main theories of applied ethics and medical law principles concerning medical research and practice;
2. Right to health care and the structure of the UK health care system;
3. Consent and confidentiality in medical treatment;
4. Reproductive medicine, including the law and ethics of abortion, assisted reproduction techniques and genetics;
5. Euthanasia and life and death issues.
6. Issues associated with medical research and emerging medical technologies.Teaching in this course is delivered through 11 two hour lectures and three 90-minute interactive workshops. In workshops, students are encouraged to apply their understanding of practical situations (actual or hypothetical) and to reflect upon and critically assess such practices; to ask what are the underlying values of the law and what it aims to achieve. Moreover, students are required to work independently on an oral presentation, supported by power-point, and to present a coherent argument to a specific problem in the field of medical law and ethics.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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26.5 | 123.5 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 22 | 11 x 2 hour lectures |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 4.5 | 3 x 1.5 hour Workshops |
Guided independent study | 56.5 | Individual reading and lecture preparation |
Guided independent study | 20 | Workshop Preparation |
Guided independent study | 40 | Assessment Preparation |
Guided independent study | 7 | Formative Assessment |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).