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Undergraduate Course: Ethics in Health Care (NUST10031)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Health in Social Science CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis 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.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserProf Kath Melia
Tel: (0131 6)50 3893
Email: Kath.Melia@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Kirsty Gardner
Tel: (0131 6)50 3889
Email: Kirsty.Gardner@ed.ac.uk
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