LLM Medical Law and Ethics (distance learning)

Overview

This?course?is designed?to?help you identify and manage the issues that you will encounter in the modern workplace. Our targeted medical?law?and ethics modules will introduce you?to?the structure of the NHS, professional self-regulation and more.?In addition?to?studying core modules, you will be able?to?choose from a wide variety of optional, insightful modules, enabling you?to?tailor your studies and specialise in your chosen area of interest.

The?course?is aimed at healthcare professionals with direct responsibility for patient care, particularly those caring for psychiatric patients, as well as clinicians engaged in medical research. It is also suitable for NHS Trust staff concerned with clinical governance, risk management or resourcing decisions.

Key features

• This course has been established for over 18 years, enabling students to benefit from experienced academic expertise.
• The programme covers real-world ethical issues including euthanasia, abortion, mental health, medical negligence, patient safety and Coroner’s law.
• Develop your own personal pathway. This course combines one core module with a diverse range of optional modules
• Study at your own pace. Enjoy flexible distance learning, with the option to exit at one of several points with a postgraduate award.
• Differentiate yourself in the job market. Gain a competitive edge by increasing your knowledge of medical law.

Teaching and assessment

The LLM is studied by distance learning and is fully assessed by coursework and a dissertation. The distance learning mode involves optional attendance at Leicester De Montfort Law School, for a maximum of ten Saturday study days during the period of study. The course is structured in a way that allows you to exit at one of several points, if desired, each with a postgraduate award.

Graduate careers

This course equips you to enter legal and other work relating to medical and ethical issues.

Applicants will normally hold an undergraduate degree in any subject with a minimum pass of 2:2, or equivalent overseas qualification, or an appropriate professional qualification. Some background knowledge of law is useful , but a degree in law is not essential.