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Postgraduate Course: Dissertation LLM Medical Law and Ethics (LAWS11205)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeDissertation AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits60 ECTS Credits30
SummaryAn independent piece of research and analysis of up to 10,000 words on an approved topic in medical law and ethics or a field related to the core content of the degree. Supervision is provided.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements Students must have successfully completed the requisite 120 credits of the taught element of the LLM in Medical Law and Ethics by distance learning
Additional Costs None.
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 5, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 581 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) 1 dissertation of up to 10,000 words.
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
Competence in advanced legal research, analysis and reasoning. A comprehensive grasp of the relevant literature and an ability to engage in critical analysis at a high level.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements This course is taught by distance learning.
Additional Class Delivery Information This course is taught by distance learning.
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Richard Jones
Tel: (0131 6)50 2032
Email: richard.jones@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Clare Polson
Tel: (0131 6)51 9704
Email: Clare.Polson@ed.ac.uk
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