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Master of Laws
LLM Medical Law and Ethics
A Master of Laws (LLM) in Medical Law and Ethics is a postgraduate degree designed for law and non-law graduates to enhance your academic legal knowledge. This internationally recognised Master’s is ideal if you have a qualification in medicine or ambitions of working in medical liability. It will give you the skills to progress in the medical industry and can open up pathways to careers in Forensics, Medical Advice, Personal Injury, Medical Negligence, Health Law and more.
International Students: we are no longer accepting applications from people who need a Student Route visa for full-time courses that start before July 2023.
Key Facts
Locations
Birmingham, Hong Kong, London Bloomsbury, Manchester, Nottingham, Online (Hong Kong), Reading and OnlineSTUDY ONLINE
If you’re looking for a more flexible approach to your studies, why not consider our online study option?
Course Details
LLM Medical Law and Ethics
This course starts with an introduction to medical law and ethics, and medical law research. You’ll then consider the patient’s right to consent or to refuse medical treatment (protected by human rights law and common law). This will be examined in relation to competent and incompetent patients. You will continue by examining the beginnings of life including assisted conception, controlling fertility and abortion, followed by end of life including the right to die, euthanasia and assisted suicide. The course will also cover examination of mental health, medical negligence (including the impact on the NHS), organ donation, including the body as property and confidentiality.
Whether you want to progress within a firm specialising in medical law or simply want to know more about how medical law works in practice, this programme will provide you with the knowledge to help you achieve your ambitions.
When you study the LLM Medical Law and Ethics degree with us you will:
- Be taught by subject matter experts, former and current practitioners and research and teaching focused academics.
- Benefit from strategic partnerships with firms, regulators and accreditation bodies, which inform our programme development.
- Improve your employability by gaining important transferable skills and mapping your career with our careers team.
- Strengthen your network - connect with other students, faculty and industry professionals on an international scale, and seek out opportunities for future placements and job opportunities.
- Increase your earning potential - the 2020 Graduate Labour Market Statistics found that postgraduates earn on average £7,000 more than their graduate counterparts.
- Get ahead of the competition - gain in-depth knowledge of your topic of interest and become a subject expert, which will provide you with a competitive edge in the job market.
- 94% of postgraduate students in employment were in highly skilled occupations 15 months after graduating (2019/20 Graduate Outcomes data).
- Prepare for the future of Legal Technology – study modules in legal technology and gain insight into this emerging area of law.
Please note that, due to Home Office regulations, students who require a Student Route visa to study with us are not permitted to study online and can only choose face-to-face taught modules.
Programme Demands
This document outlines the programme demands so you can assess your ability for the course.
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Course Structure
Terms 1 & 2 (full-time) or 1-4 (part-time)
In addition to a general induction to the programme, there is a two-week induction covering the Key Principles of the English Legal System. This is compulsory for non-law students, but also open to students wanting a refresher in the fundamentals of the law of England and Wales. This would be useful for any student who has taken a considerable break from legal education.
Compulsory modules include:
- Medical Law and Ethics
- Research Methods Training to help you prepare for your dissertation
You may then choose three from the list of elective modules* which includes modules such as:
- Mental Health Law
- International Criminal Law
- International Human Rights
View the elective module guide
*All elective modules are subject to availability.
Term 3 (full-time) or 5 & 6 (part-time)
- Dissertation in Medical Law and Ethics
Course Start Dates
January 2023
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LLM Medical Law and Ethics (Master of Laws)
- Full-time: Birmingham, London Bloomsbury, Manchester and Online (Hong Kong)
- Part-time: Birmingham, London Bloomsbury, Manchester and Online (Hong Kong)
October 2023
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LLM Medical Law and Ethics (Master of Laws)
- Full-time: Birmingham, Hong Kong, London Bloomsbury, Manchester, Nottingham, Online (Hong Kong) and Reading
- Part-time: Birmingham, Hong Kong, London Bloomsbury, Manchester, Nottingham, Online (Hong Kong) and Reading
February 2024
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LLM Medical Law and Ethics (Master of Laws)
- Full-time: Birmingham, Hong Kong, London Bloomsbury, Manchester, Nottingham and Reading
- Part-time: Birmingham, Hong Kong, London Bloomsbury, Manchester, Nottingham and Reading
Online
Study LLM Medical Law and Ethics Online starting January 2023, October 2023 or February 2024
Study Online
You can also study this course online, allowing you to study full-time or part-time, as well as being able to study any modules that aren’t available at your chosen campus online.
The online version of this course covers the same content as the on campus version, while still offering you the same high level of professional tutor support. The only difference is that you can study when, where and how you want, over a variety of different course lengths.
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Feb 1st
Online Campus: Open Day (Virtual Event)
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17:15 - 18:45
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Feb 7th
Applying for the PCLL: How to improve your chances of being accepted (Virtual Event) (Hong Kong Campus)
Postgraduate and Undergraduate
19:00 - 20:00
Hong Kong
Feb 9th
Advocacy Series Part 1: Bail Applications (Virtual Event)
Postgraduate and Undergraduate
16:30 - 18:00
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Course Information
With so many options for studying this course, you can be sure to find a start date and study option to suit your needs.
Modules are assessed by a three hour unseen written examination or 4,500 word coursework assignment.
All assessments are conducted online.
The dissertation module will be assessed by submission of a thesis (15,000 words), and provides an opportunity for sustained, in-depth and intensive investigation into, and reflection upon, a specialist area of Medical Law and Ethics.
The course has an innovatively flexible structure, with specific assessments that are conducive to effective learning.
The approach to learning and teaching on the Master of Laws programmes is predominantly learner-centred. Each taught module is divided into a number of Units which are presented using the Prepare, Engage, Consolidate approach.
Prepare: this represents all the work the student needs to complete before attending the relevant workshop. Traditional lecture content will be presented in short bite-sized segments of approximately 10 minutes to better engage the modern student. Guided independent research and reading will be expected as part of a student’s preparation.
Engage: this represents the interactive element of the Unit. This could be a face to face
workshop, a synchronous online workshop or an asynchronous online activity.
Consolidate: this represents the final part of the Unit and can be used by students to check their understanding of the Unit immediately after their Engage activity or as part of their revision for the module or both.
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Fees and Applying
This course cannot be chosen to study alongside our Legal Practice Course (LPC). For more information on the choice of Master's to study alongside our LPC, please visit the LPC page.
Please note: Our Hong Kong courses are not yet open for applications. If you are interested in finding out more about studying in Hong Kong, please register your interest today.
2022/23 Course Fees
Domestic students
- London: £10,500
- Outside of London: £9,500
Non-domestic students
- London: £14,000
- Outside of London: £12,000
Hong Kong students
- HKD $120,000
2023/24 Course Fees
Domestic students
- London: £12,550
- Outside of London: £11,350
Non-domestic students
- London: £17,500
- Outside of London: £15,100
Hong Kong students
- HKD $120,000
See the full fee schedule for our LLMs here.
By studying a Master's degree you could be eligible for a Postgraduate Loan.
If you’re a ULaw alumnus, you may be eligible to receive our £1000 Academic Master's Alumni Discount.
We also have a range of scholarships and bursaries available which make studying with us more affordable than ever.
We have students from over 120 different countries throughout our campuses, with a dedicated team to help international students.
If you are an international student and are coming to the UK to study, then you must apply to the Home Office for a visa. In most cases you will need to obtain a Student Route visa. In order to apply for this visa you must be sponsored by an education provider which is licensed by the UK Home Office.
The Home Office has also introduced a Graduate Work visa which allows Graduates to work flexibly, switch jobs and develop their career in the UK for 2 years post completion of a UK degree. The Graduate route is an unsponsored visa, meaning students will not need a job offer to apply for this visa.
Please note that the University does not currently provide visa sponsorship to students for part-time study. We also cannot sponsor students for online courses due to Home Office regulations.
