Undergraduate Course: Biomedical Ethics (MSBM10002)
Course Outline
School | School of Biomedical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
Summary | Description: An introduction to philosophical, scientific and practical aspects of contemporary
issues in Biomedical Ethics
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Course description |
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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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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
terms.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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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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