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Degree Programme Table: Medical Law and Ethics (Online Distance Learning) (LLM) (Part-time) - 20 Months (PTLLMMELDL2P)

Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: January

  • Notes: On this route of study, students should take 80 credits in Year 1 and 40 credits in Year 2. Students studying part-time must take at least one module per semester. 120 taught credits must be completed before embarking on the dissertation stage.
    Please note that a minimum of 80 credits (four modules) must be selected from the core module group (Group A) for this programme. These core modules can be spread over the duration of the programme. For further information on the core modules for this programme see: http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/teaching/online_distance_learning/llm_degrees/llm_in_medical_law_and_ethics/modules

    A maximum of 40 credits (two modules) can be taken from the Group B modules in this programme.

    A maximum of 20 credits (one module) can be taken from the Group C modules. Please note that a course from this collection can only be taken with the approval of your Programme Director.

    The dissertation is compulsory and must be taken in the student's final year on completion of the taught element of the programme (ie 120 credits/six modules).
    More information is available at:
    http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/teaching/online_distance_learning/llm_degrees/key_information/study_durations


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select a minimum of 80 credits and a maximum of 120 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 80 credits and maximum of 120 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LAWS11260    Law and Medical Ethics: Fundamentals in Consent and Negligence   20  
    LAWS11259    Law and Medical Ethics: Start and End of Life Issues   20  
    LAWS11302    Health Research & Commercialisation   20  
    LAWS11256    European Health Care Law   20  
    LAWS11337    Compassionate Care and the Law   20  
    LAWS11340    International public health law & ethics   20  
    LAWS11372    Biotechnology, Bioethics and Society   20  

    Notes:**Please note LAWS11181: Biotechnology, law & society will not be offered during 2016/17.**
     


    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LAWS11258    Intellectual Property Law: Copyright and Related Rights   20  
    LAWS11179    International Intellectual Property System   20  
    LAWS11300    Communications Law   20  
    LAWS11307    Principles of International Taxation   20  
    ISSH11016    International Approaches to Dementia   20  
    LAWS11339    Legal Aspects of Managing Intellectual Property   20  
    LAWS11174    Forensic Computing and Electronic Evidence   20  
    LAWS11301    Law of Climate Change   20  
    LAWS11338    Regulation of autonomous systems: the law of robotics   20  
    LAWS11347    International and European Media Law   20  
    LAWS11271    European Competition and Innovation   20  

     


    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: C  
    Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 20 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LAWS11257    Intellectual Property Law: Industrial Property   20  
    LAWS11163    Information Technology Law   20  
    LAWS11313    Electronic Commerce Law   20  
    LAWS11180    Information: Control and Power   20  
    LAWS11268    Contract Law in Europe   20  
    LAWS11273    Corporate Compliance: Case Studies in Law & Ethics   20  
    LAWS11306    Comparative and International Corporate Governance   20  
    LAWS11304    International Oil and Gas Law   20  
    LAWS11341    International law, human rights and corporate accountability   20  
    LAWS11270    Dispute Resolution Methods   20  
    LAWS11269    International Commercial Arbitration   20  

    Notes:A maximum of 20 credits (one module) can be taken from the Group C modules.
    **Please note that a course from this collection can only be taken with the approval of your Programme Director.**

    Please note that LAWS11269: International Commercial Arbitration will not be offered during 2016/17.
     



    Year 2, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: January

  • Notes: On this route of study, students should take 80 credits in Year 1 and 40 credits in Year 2. Students studying part-time must take at least one module per semester. 120 taught credits must be completed before embarking on the dissertation stage.
    Please note that a minimum of 80 credits (four modules) must be selected from the core module group (Group A) for this programme. These core modules can be spread over the duration of the programme. For further information on the core modules for this programme see: http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/teaching/online_distance_learning/llm_degrees/llm_in_medical_law_and_ethics/modules

    A maximum of 40 credits (two modules) can be taken from the Group B modules in this programme.

    A maximum of 20 credits (one module) can be taken from the Group C modules. Please note that a course from this collection can only be taken with the approval of your Programme Director.

    The dissertation is compulsory and must be taken in the student's final year on completion of the taught element of the programme (ie 120 credits/six modules).
    More information is available at: http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/teaching/online_distance_learning/llm_degrees/key_information/study_durations


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    LAWS11205 Dissertation LLM Medical Law and Ethics Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond 60




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select a minimum of 80 credits and a maximum of 120 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 80 credits and maximum of 120 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LAWS11260    Law and Medical Ethics: Fundamentals in Consent and Negligence   20  
    LAWS11259    Law and Medical Ethics: Start and End of Life Issues   20  
    LAWS11302    Health Research & Commercialisation   20  
    LAWS11256    European Health Care Law   20  
    LAWS11337    Compassionate Care and the Law   20  
    LAWS11340    International public health law & ethics   20  
    LAWS11372    Biotechnology, Bioethics and Society   20  

    Notes:**Please note LAWS11181: Biotechnology, law & society will not be offered during 2016/17.**
     


    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LAWS11258    Intellectual Property Law: Copyright and Related Rights   20  
    LAWS11179    International Intellectual Property System   20  
    LAWS11300    Communications Law   20  
    LAWS11307    Principles of International Taxation   20  
    ISSH11016    International Approaches to Dementia   20  
    LAWS11339    Legal Aspects of Managing Intellectual Property   20  
    LAWS11174    Forensic Computing and Electronic Evidence   20  
    LAWS11301    Law of Climate Change   20  
    LAWS11338    Regulation of autonomous systems: the law of robotics   20  
    LAWS11347    International and European Media Law   20  
    LAWS11271    European Competition and Innovation   20  

     


    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: C  
    Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 20 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following list of courses, as available
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    LAWS11257    Intellectual Property Law: Industrial Property   20  
    LAWS11163    Information Technology Law   20  
    LAWS11313    Electronic Commerce Law   20  
    LAWS11180    Information: Control and Power   20  
    LAWS11268    Contract Law in Europe   20  
    LAWS11273    Corporate Compliance: Case Studies in Law & Ethics   20  
    LAWS11306    Comparative and International Corporate Governance   20  
    LAWS11304    International Oil and Gas Law   20  
    LAWS11341    International law, human rights and corporate accountability   20  
    LAWS11270    Dispute Resolution Methods   20  
    LAWS11269    International Commercial Arbitration   20  

    Notes:A maximum of 20 credits (one module) can be taken from the Group C modules.
    **Please note that a course from this collection can only be taken with the approval of your Programme Director.**
    Please note that LAWS11269: International Commercial Arbitration will not be offered during 2016/17.
     



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