Postgraduate Course: The Human Body, Ethics, Society and the Law (BIME11005)
Course Outline
| School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Biomedical Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, students should have gained:
a theoretical and practical grounding in ethical principles and perspectives relevant to the biomedical sciences;
a 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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Assessment Information
A oral/poster presentation on an aspect of the course (40%)
An essay on a different course topic (60%)
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Gordon Findlater
Tel: (0131 6)50 2997
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Course secretary | Miss Lauren Sandford
Tel: (0131 6)51 1824
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