Postgraduate Course: The Human Body, Ethics, Society and the Law (BIME11005)
Course Outline
School | Deanery of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | Course description: The course will consist of lectures and seminars on:
ethical principles, perspectives and arguments relevant to the biomedical sciences;
social and cultural perspectives on the human body, anatomical investigation, and the moral status of the human embryo;
posthumous and proprietary interests in the human body;
international, comparative and UK law on cadavers, organs, tissues and genetic material;
the responsibilities of anatomists in the use of morally problematic material to the bereaved in professional education.
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Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 30,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
68 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
An essay(100%)
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Feedback |
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No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- On completion of the course, students should have gained a theoretical and practical grounding in ethical principles and perspectives relevant to the biomedical sciences
- Knowledge of UK and comparative law and regulation relevant to anatomy
- A critical awareness of social, cultural and moral perspectives on the human body and anatomical investigation
- A developing capacity for reflective professional practice
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Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Gordon Findlater
Tel: (0131 6)50 2997
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Course secretary | Mrs Marie Manson
Tel: (0131 6)50 3289
Email: |
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