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Study Details:
The LLM in Medical Law and Ethics by online learning is an interdisciplinary programme focusing on the important issues affecting medicine, law, and ethics today, within international, European, and domestic settings.
These entry requirements are for the 2026-27 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2027-28 academic year will be published on 1 Oct 2026.
A minimum UK 2:1 honours degree from a UK university, or its international equivalent, in law.
We also consider candidates with a degree in a related discipline, such as medicine, which includes relevant prior study.
In evaluating your application for postgraduate study, greater emphasis may be placed upon results of prior learning in subjects relevant to the intended degree programme.
Entry to this programme is competitive. Meeting minimum requirements for consideration does not guarantee an offer of study.
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You must complete these courses:
The Fundamentals of Law and Medical Ethics (20 credits)
Fundamentals in Bioethics (20 credits)
Law and Ethics at the Start and End of Life (20 credits)
Core courses
You must select between 40 and 60 credits from the following courses:
Mental Health Law (20 credits)
Ethics of Health Technologies (20 credits)
Public Health Ethics (20 credits)
Option courses
You can choose between 0 and 20 credits from the following courses:
Regulation of Autonomous Systems: the Law of Robotics (20 credits)
European Competition and Innovation (20 credits)
EU Data Protection Law (20 credits)
International and European Law of the Media (20 credits)
Space Law and Policy (20 credits)
Software and the Law (20 credits)
Electronic Commerce Law (20 credits)
You can choose between 0 and 20 credits from the following courses with the approval of your Programme Director:
International Commercial Arbitration (20 credits)
Dispute Resolution Methods (20 credits)
Contract Law in Europe (20 credits)
Corporate Compliance: Case Studies in Law and Ethics (20 credits)
Comparative and International Corporate Governance (20 credits)
International Law, Human Rights and Corporate Accountability (20 credits)
Banking and Financial Law: Case Studies (20 credits)
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