Undergraduate Course: Biomedical Ethics (MSBM10002)
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 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Medical Sciences (Biomedical Sciences) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Description: An introduction to philosophical, scientific and practical aspects of contemporary
issues in Biomedical Ethics
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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
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes:
? Understand the basic scientific, philosophical and legal principles that are relevant to the
practice of medicine and other health care professions.
? Understand ethical issues involved in delivering a modern complex health care system.
? Understand the moral and legal aspects of current controversies surrounding ethical issues at
the beginning and end of life.
? Understand the changes in ethical perspective that occur in moving from individual health
care to focussing on populations and communities.
? Understand the ethical tensions inherent in conducting research on human subjects.
? Demonstrate an ability to discuss and debate the above issues in both professional and lay
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Assessment Information
| Examination (60%) and Course Work (40%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | MEDSCIBiomed |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Philip Larkman
Tel: (0131 6)50 3517
Email: P.Larkman@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Lisa Ketchion
Tel: (0131 6)51 1629
Email: Lisa.Ketchion@ed.ac.uk |
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