Overview

You’ll gain a critical understanding of issues such as trust, confidentiality, autonomy and consent, and demonstrate the contemporary relevance of your findings by applying them to real-life case studies.

Throughout, you’ll benefit from teaching informed by consultation with healthcare professionals and shaped by the latest social, technological, and political developments. You’ll learn from experts who are experienced and actively engaged in research in this field.

As our student in Biomedical and Healthcare Ethics - Online at University of Leeds, you’ll join a diverse community of people from many different countries and backgrounds. Whether you’re looking to progress in your career, change to a new one, or explore a new subject area, you’ll be fully supported in achieving your goals.

Career opportunities

A postgraduate qualification in biomedical and healthcare ethics can improve your confidence in handling workplace decisions that have ethical implications. It will also allow you to improve your transferable skills such as research, analysis and oral and written communication.Many of our graduates continue with their research, whether in academic appointments at universities, PhD studies or as researchers for other organisations such as the King’s Fund. Others have gone into healthcare management, joined research or clinical ethics committees or gone on to teach medical or healthcare ethics at medical schools part-time.

Programme Structure

Courses

Ethical Issues at the Beginning of Life (Online)
Ethical Issues at the End of Life (Online)
Conscience, Codes and Professional Issues (Online)
Autonomy, Rationality, and Psychiatric Issues (Online)
Distributive Justice and Scarce Medical Resources (Online)
Current Developments in Health Care Ethics (Online)

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 17 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-30 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Leeds, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Bio & Biomedical Engineering Health Sciences Ethics View 4 other Masters in Bio & Biomedical Engineering in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Academic or professional experience in a relevant field. We look for your willingness and ability to think clearly and independently, as well as good writing skills, a basic understanding of philosophical ethics and any relevant experiences of ethical issues in practice.
A personal statement in response to the questions asked in the supporting statement section of the application form.
The Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures receives very large numbers of high-quality applications and regrets that it cannot make offers to all of its applicants. Some particularly popular schools may have to reject many that hold the necessary academic qualifications.

Tuition Fee

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International

8000 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 8000 GBP per year during 12 months.
National

8000 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 8000 GBP per year during 12 months.

Funding

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

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