Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3175: Medical Ethics and Law Foundations

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

Introduction to health care provision
Ethical foundations
Confidentiality
Consent and mental capacity
Beginning of life
End of life

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
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
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	22	11 x 2 hour lectures
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	4.5	3 x 1.5 hour seminars
Guided Independent Study	55	Individual Reading and Lecture Preparation
Guided independent study	18	Workshop Preparation
Guided independent study	10.5	Formative Assessment Preparation
Guided Independent Study	40	Summative Assessment Preparation

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

Online databases, including LexisLibrary and Westlaw.

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Basic reading:

Core text:

J Herring, Medical Law and Ethics, (5th edn, OUP 2016)

Casebook:

E Jackson, Medical Law, Text, Cases and Materials, (4th edn, OUP 2016)