Undergraduate Course: Ethics in Health Care (NUST10031)

Course Outline
School	School of Health in Social Science	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This course is essentially a series of discussions based on the realities of health care. It is concerned with the nature of ethical debate and its place within health care practice and planning.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	Students MUST have passed: Nursing 1 (NUST08001) AND Health and Society 1A (NUST08002) AND Health and Society 1B (NUST08003) AND Health and Society 2A (NUST08004) AND Health and Society 2B (NUST08005) AND Nursing 2 (NUST08006)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	None

Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course students will be able to: Explain the main approaches to ethical debate. Demonstrate an understanding of moral debate in health care. Critically discuss ethical issues encountered in health care in the context of moral philosophy. Debate ethical issues of relevance to nursing and health care professionals.