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Whether you are interested in learning more about the legal and ethical aspects of your job, recognise the impact a qualification with a legal and ethical basis can have on prospects of promotion, or simply have an interest in healthcare law, this programme is for you.

Healthcare Law and Ethics is concerned with how the law regulates certain aspects of healthcare practice, why it does so, and whether it does so effectively, and in accordance with ethical principles.

The programme has been devised to accommodate busy healthcare professionals. Unlike other programmes, this one is not open to law graduates, but has been designed specifically for those whose first degree is in a healthcare subject such as medicine, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, etc.

The programme aims to give you an understanding and appreciation of law and ethics as they apply to professional practice. It will help you understand legal and ethical concepts, terminology and sources of law.

It is offered on a part-time, modular basis with the emphasis being on Distance Learning. This flexibility allows you to study at a time and place of your own choosing and at a pace that is comfortable for you.

In the Times Good University Guide Dundee Law School was placed 7th in the United Kingdom law school rankings, and we were ranked 1st in Scotland in the National Student Survey (NSS).

In the Research Assessment Exercise Dundee Law School was one of only two law schools in the United Kingdom to achieve a 100% international standard classification, with half of our submissions being graded internationally excellent or world leading. Our commitment on is to provide high quality instruction, with a focus on matters of practical relevance, to prepare students for a successful legal career, whether at home or abroad.

Dundee Law School prides itself as being a friendly Law School where all members of staff are accessible and students are treated as individuals and valued members of our legal community.

This course is not for those with a law degree, but instead is suitable for graduates holding a medical or dental degree, or another health care subject (including nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy) with at least 2 years post-qualifying experience, or a minimum of 5 years' practice in a healthcare profession.

This course is offered on a part-time, modular basis with the emphasis being on Distance Learning.

The modules will be delivered by a combination of student workbooks and on-line support via a software package called 'Blackboard VLE' (Virtual Learning Environment). This allows you to access all the materials and assignments you need for this programme on-line from your own PC, whether at work or at home.

Students seeking to graduate with the Certificate must complete two compulsory modules. Subsequent completion of two more modules results in the award of the Diploma. The LL.M is awarded after the completion of the fifth module and the dissertation during the third year of study.

Students can choose from a range of modules such as Treating Children Incompetent Adults and Controversies in Healthcare Law Ethics.