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Biomedical and Healthcare Ethics PGDip

University of Leeds

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Course options

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  • Qualification

    Postgraduate Diploma

  • Location

    University of Leeds

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    01-SEP-25

  • Duration

    12 months

Course summary

Overview

Explore the application of ethics in the biomedical and healthcare sectors, and develop the knowledge and skills needed to address the complex ethical issues facing professionals in this field.

This course allows to you investigate current issues, debates and theories surrounding ethical principles in medicine and healthcare.

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

As our student, you鈥檒l join a diverse community of people from many different countries and backgrounds. Whether you鈥檙e looking to progress in your career, change to a new one, or explore a new subject area, you鈥檒l be fully supported in achieving your goals.

You can study this course on campus or through distance learning, and at MRes, Masters or PGDip level. All of these options are available both full time and part time.

Learning and teaching

Taught modules are structured around weekly group seminars led by one of our tutors. Overall, each taught module normally involves about four hours per week of contact time. In some modules you may also take part in group project work. However, independent study is also a vital element of this course, allowing you to improve your research and analytical skills and gain more varied perspectives on key issues.

On this course you鈥檒l be taught by our expert academics, from lecturers through to professors. You may also be taught by industry professionals with years of experience, as well as trained postgraduate researchers, connecting you to some of the brightest minds on campus.

Assessment

There are no exams during this course. Instead, most of the time you鈥檒l be assessed using essays and coursework assignments. You鈥檒l receive support from our tutors and be able to discuss your work with them before you submit it. Group projects and presentations may also be used to assess your progress in some modules.

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鈥檚 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.

Tuition fees

Students living in Hong Kong
(International fees)

拢 16,333per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

University of Leeds

University of Leeds

University of Leeds

  • University League Table

    23rd

  • Campus address

    University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, England

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A global community with staff and students from over 130 countries, providing opportunities to meet and work with people from around the world.
The University of Leeds is continually investing in its campus, from new labs and lecture theatres to one of the most impressive libraries in the UK.
The University of Leeds has been welcoming international students for over 100 years, so you can be sure of experienced help throughout your time at Leeds.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Medicine

    25th out of 36

    20th out of 47

  • Entry standards

    / Max 247
    175 71%

    20th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    100.0 100%

    1st

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.07 77%

    11th

    10

  • Entry standards

    / Max 210
    156 74%

    18th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    78.0 78%

    16th

    2

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    2.81 70%

    46th

    1

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