Online Medical Law Ethics Degree :: Accredited Universities

Specifically designed for lawyers and healthcare professionals with interests in medical law and ethics, particularly for those working in the healthcare sector

Taught by Leicester De Montfort Law School staff, offering extensive expertise in many specialist legal fields

Entry Requirements

You should have a good honours degree, or overseas equivalent, or an appropriate professional qualification. Some background knowledge of law is useful, but a degree in law is not essential.

If English is not the first language, an IELTS score of 6.5 or equivalent is essential. English language tuition is available both before and during the course if required.

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The LLM in Medical Law and Ethics draws on the expertise and tradition of Edinburgh to deliver an internationally focussed, interdisciplinary programme that combines flexible learning with the most-up-to-date teaching on all of the important issues affecting medicine, law and ethics today.

The programme promotes advanced knowledge and understanding of medical law and ethics within international, European and domestic settings.

The programme content spans foundational issues in medical law, such as:

- Consent

- Negligence and confidentiality

- Issues at the beginning and end of life

- Public health

- Biosecurity

- Regulation of medical research

- Legal and social approaches to biotechnology

Applications are welcomed from healthcare professionals, including doctors and nurses and from all those with an interest in this area.

Entry Requirements

A UK 2:1 honours degree or its equivalent if outside the UK.

Your first degree does not have to be in the subject of Law, but it must be from a recognised higher education institution.

English language requirements
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If English is not your first language, you must have one of the following qualifications as evidence of your spoken and written English.

- IELTS: total 7.0 (at least 6.5 in each module)

Other accepted tests and scores

- TOEFL-iBT: total 100 (at least 23 in each module)

- PTE(A): total 67 (at least 61 in each of the "Communicative Skills" sections)

- CPE: Grade B; CAE: Grade A

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The MA/Postgraduate Diploma in Healthcare Ethics & Law is provided by the Centre for Social Ethics and Policy of The School of Law.
Intakes are in September of each year.
No attendance is required at the University.
Students on the MA complete 5 course units and an independent research dissertation.

This programme aims to provide the highest quality training in healthcare ethics and health law.

Students will gain an expert knowledge and understanding of ethical and medico-legal theories, and the skills needed to apply them to real world scenarios in a diverse range of contexts. You will cover a wide variety of ethical and legal subjects including autonomy, consent, refusal of treatment, confidentiality, the moral status of the fetus, resource allocation, genetic testing, HIV testing, medical malpractice, clinical negligence, organ and tissue transplantation, fertility treatment, genetic manipulation, research ethics, stem cell research and euthanasia.

Although no attendance at the University is required for this programme, we do encourage all students to attend Study Days that are held each year, as a way of meeting both staff and fellow students involved in the programme. Students are also encouraged to participate in online discussion groups.

Students are also provided with one-to-one tutorial support from staff at the Centre via email, telephone or on campus throughout the programme.

Entry Requirements

MA applicants must hold a minimum Upper Second Class honours degree, or the overseas equivalent, in a relevant subject (e.g. medicine, law, philosophy, nursing, religious studies). In exceptional circumstances candidates who do not have first degree, but who can demonstrate professional competence, may be admitted on the Postgraduate Diploma course.

Candidates without a first degree may register initially for the Postgraduate Diploma and will be considered for transfer to the MA. A decision as to whether transfer can take place will be made once marks for all taught components are available. Transfer is dependent upon the student reaching Master's level in the taught modules.

English Language Requirements
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Students whose first language is not English are required to hold IELTS 7.0 with a minimum writing score of 7, or an equivalent score in the IBT- TOEFL, PEARSON, or Cambridge CAE.

It is also recommended that applicants with 6.5 in IELTS attend pre-sessional English language courses at the University. Depending on your score in the writing component, we will offer you a place on a 20 weeks, 10 weeks or 5 weeks course. Booking deadlines apply.

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The course aims to develop academic standards in clinical forensic medical practice and to produce graduates who have a sound knowledge of medico-legal principles.

You will develop the knowledge and skills required to provide a clinical forensic service to the community and contribute to better justice and and public health outcomes.

The program is offered in two streams - course work only or course work and a project. You will be required to complete all three core units: Medical Evidence; Injury Interpretation; Ethics, Medicine and the Law, as well as a number of elective units from areas including; traffic medicine, custodial medicine, adult sexual assault, paediatric forensic medicine, forensic toxicology and forensic science. With approval, further units may be selected from within other departments of the faculty or from other postgraduate programs.

The program is delivered through the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine (VIFM), which houses the Department of Forensic Medicine. Some of the units are delivered in conjunction with interstate forensic partners.

The course is taught off-campus over three years. Early exit from the program may satisfy the requirements of the Graduate Certificate (24 credit points) or Graduate Diploma (48 Credit points).

Past students and staff of the program or the Department of Forensic Medicine have been actively involved in major events and specific cases in Australia -- the 2009 Victorian bushfires, identification of bushranger Ned Kelly's remains -- and internationally including the identification of victims of the Asian tsunami, man made disasters in the former Yugoslavia, Iraq, Burma, East Timor and the West Bank, the investigation of a range of human rights abuses and trials and assisting in the development of services through agencies such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Entry Requirements

Applicants must:

Be a graduate with the degree of Bachelor of Medicine/Surgery or Bachelor of Dentistry in an Australian University; or

Have qualifications which, in the opinion of the Faculty Board, are equivalent to or are a satisfactory substitute for the qualifications described above; and

Have at least 3 years experience in clinical or dental practice.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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Kaplan University’s curriculum is continuously reviewed by experienced industry experts who see the big picture and the ways you may fit into it. With America’s health care system undergoing dramatic changes—and experiencing faster-than-average growth*—the management of this shifting landscape is expected to require professionals with special knowledge, insight, and problem-solving skills. The new wave of medical and health services managers must be prepared to handle complex new developments in technology, economics, ethics, finance, policy, and management.

Kaplan University master’s degree in health care administration could help prepare you to seek leadership and management positions in governmental, nonprofit, and private organizations. The rising costs and shifting accessibility of quality health care are critical issues to individuals and organizations nationwide. Effective leadership in the industry could help improve management structures and find solutions to unique challenges facing individuals and communities.

The program is designed to help you:

- Compare theoretical health care principles essential to leadership positions.

- Design effective strategies based on leadership and management concepts within the health care industry.

- Assess the impact economics, ethics, professional standards, and the law have on health care administration.

- Develop policies and programs to address health care
industry concerns.

- Analyze statistical and financial methods in order to evaluate health care practices.

Entry Requirements

To apply to Kaplan University’s graduate programs, you must complete a bachelor's degree from a college or university accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

International Applicants
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International students must submit evidence that they meet Kaplan University’s general admissions standards for all students.

All international applicants must demonstrate a command of oral and written English skills to ensure they are prepared to complete college- or university-level coursework. Evidence of English language proficiency must be provided at the time of enrollment and may include the following:

- Proof of completion of secondary education (or higher) in a country where English is the primary language

- A transcript indicating completion of at least 45 quarter credit hours (or equivalent) and a CGPA of 2.0 or higher (or equivalent) from a university located in an English-speaking country

- Proof of completion of secondary education at an international high school where English is the primary language of instruction

- A transcript indicating completion of an English composition course with a grade of “C” or above from a U.S. institution of higher learning

- The minimum required score on the Kaplan University English Proficiency examination

- The minimum required TOEFL, ELTS, EIKEN, or PTE Academic, Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC), or Defense Language Proficiency Test, English Comprehension Language (ECL) score as shown below:

TOEFL

Paper-Based : 550
Computer-Based : 213
Internet-Based : 80

IELTS : 6.5
PTE Academic : 253
EIKEN : Grade Pre-1
TOEIC : 750

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