Overview

This Healthcare Law and Ethics from University of Dundee will help you to gain an understanding of how law and ethics apply to the practice of healthcare professionals. It will give you an appreciation of relevant legal and ethical issues, terminology, sources of law and the ways in which law and ethics work in practice.

You can study at a time and place of your own choosing and at a pace that is comfortable for you. Most of our graduates have completed their studies while working full-time as healthcare professionals.

Careers

This course is designed for those already working in a healthcare setting looking to enhance their career opportunities. Current or former students include doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, surgeons, and hospital administrators.

As this is not an undergraduate law degree, completion of the course will not qualify you to practise law.

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Programme Structure

Modules include:

Legal Aspects of Healthcare

Legal Research Skills

Controversies in Healthcare Law & Ethics

Legal and Ethical Issues Concerning Pharmaceutical Products

Treating Children and Vulnerable Adults

Dissertation

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Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-17 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-09-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-08-06 00:00:00 , International

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The University does not enforce a single hard national or home (UK) student application deadline for most postgraduate taught courses, instead reviewing applications on a rolling basis.

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Dundee, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Legal Studies Health Sciences Ethics View 18 other Masters in Ethics in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

A UK Upper Second-Class Honours (2:1) degree OR a UK Medical or Dental degree

Your degree should be a medical or dental degree, or in another health care subject (including nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy) with at least 2 years post-qualifying experience

Work experience

OR a minimum of 5 years' practice in a healthcare profession

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Tuition Fees

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3390 GBP / module

≈ 3390 GBP / module
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3390 GBP / module

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Funding

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