Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Law (M6024)
Contemporary Issues in Healthcare Law
Module M6024
Module details for 2022/23.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Module Outline
In this module students will examine a range of contemporary issues in healthcare law. These are subject to change depending upon what is topical year on year but may include: Parliament and the courts in the regulation of issues in healthcare law; developments in medically assisted reproduction; surrogacy; the regulation of abortion and arguments for decriminalisation; disputes over the medical treatment of children; use of human material; legal regulation of assisted suicide; the legality of cosmetic surgery; the provision of innovative treatment; patient choice; the effectiveness of professional self-regulation.
Module learning outcomes
Systematically explain key legal rules and principles of contemporary issues in the field of healthcare law
Systematically explain the contemporary debates about topical issues in healthcare law
Evaluate critically contemporary issues of healthcare law, where appropriate identifying where reform is necessary and what form that may take
Demonstrate the ability to initiate and undertake independent research on contemporary issues of healthcare law
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Essay (3000 words) | Semester 2 Assessment Week 1 Tue 16:00 | 100.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Lecture | 2 hours | 10000000000 |
| Spring Semester | Lecture | 1 hour | 01111111110 |
| Spring Semester | Seminar | 2 hours | 01010101100 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Dr Ruth Stirton
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