Undergraduate Course: Medical Jurisprudence (LAWS10070)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 40 |
| Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Legal and ethical problems of medical practice; Consent to and refusal of medical treatment; Compensation and medical product liability; reproductive medicine including genetic manipulation; medical confidentiality; public and mental health issues; death and dying; transplantation of organs; experimentation, research and development of new medical techniques. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The aims of this course are:
·To develop the analytical and critical skills of students by detailed examination of the contemporary problems which arise in the field of law and medical ethics in the UK and abroad;
·To foster critical understanding and evaluation of areas of controversy within the area of law and medical ethics;
·To instil in students an ability to criticise constructively current laws and medical practices and to suggest and evaluate possible reforms;
·To develop the written and oral skills of students through class discussion and written assessments. By the end of this course students should be able:
·To identify the current law in the United Kingdom concerning this field;
·To consider the relevance of ethical principles in the resolution of disputes and problems in this area and further to evaluate the interaction between ethics and law;
·To differentiate between the approaches of the UK, Europe and other legal systems towards the subject matter of this course;
·To comment critically on the current state of the law in these systems;
·To propose viable alternative means by which the problems could be circumvented. |
Assessment Information
| Essay (30%) and exam (70%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Graeme Laurie
Tel: (0131 6)50 2020
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Course secretary | Ms Krystal Hanley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2056
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