Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- examine the relationship between law and ethics in the context of health care;
- critically appraise the use of law to promote health and secure healthcare, using appropriately selected specific examples to justify your assessment;
- clarify, inform, and defend your views on selected issues of health care law and bioethics.
- consider the bioethical legitimacy of legal and other mechanisms for regulating health care;
- examine and assess specific aspects of health care law;
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- communicate your views using clear, reasoned argument demonstrating an appreciation of academic integrity.
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- key bioethical debates regarding health care provision, and their relationship with law and legal understanding.
- Health Care Law as a discrete area of study;
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Completion of assessment task | 30 |
| Tutorial | 8 |
| Preparation for scheduled sessions | 80 |
| Lecture | 20 |
| Wider reading or practice | 12 |
| Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Brazier, M & Cave, E. (2016). Medicine, Patients and the Law (Contemporary Issues in Bioethics). Penguin.
Choose one of the three texts listed.
Graham Laurie, Shawn Harmon and Gerard Porter, Mason & Mc-Call-Smiths (2016). Law and Medical Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Jackson, E. (2016). Medical Law Text and Materials. Oxford University Press: Oxford University Press.
Assessment
Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Essay
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: individual feedback is given using the standard form, as well as general feedback provided through Blackboard and/or in the lecture.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: No
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Coursework | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External