Unit name | Medical Law |
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Unit code | LAWD20039 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Professor. Sheelagh McGuinness |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites | |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit provides an introduction to the general principles of Medical Law and a detailed study of specific topics within the field. General topics are:
Specific topics, not all of which will be covered each year, are:
By the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
20 lectures and 8 tutorials
1 formative assessment: 1 x 1,500 coursework. Formative assessments do not count towards final mark and can be optional.
1 x formative assessment (submitted for marking), plus additional informal formative feedback opportunities as indicated by the unit coordinator.
Formative assessments do not count towards final mark and can be optional.
1 x summative assessments: 1 x 3,000 word coursework. Summative assessments do count towards final mark.
The assessments will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.
The recommended background text for the unit is Emily Jackson, Medical Law: Text, Cases and Materials, (4th Ed.) Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2016.
Beyond this, there is an expectation of direct engagement with a broad range of primary legal materials, professional guidance, public reports, academic literatures, and relevant online sources.