Healthcare Ethics

Overview

• There are seven distinct Applied Ethics degrees to choose from exploring applied ethics or ethics in relation to art and design, education, healthcare, media, medicine or politics.

• Students take four core modules to introduce the activity of philosophical thinking and prepare for the research project, followed by subject-specific modules taught by staff in the relevant area of the university.

• The research project, the culmination of the MA Applied Ethics at Brighton, consolidates the experiences, practices, and research skills developed on the course into an extended argument.

• Run through the Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics, one year full-time and two year part-time options are available. Individual modules can also be taken as a professional development course or as a ‘taster' of what the full MA degree involves.

What are the ethical issues that inform medical and healthcare practice? How do legal frameworks and social contexts impact upon medical practices? Should medicine be viewed as an art or a science?

The MA in Medical Ethics and the MA in Healthcare Ethics each introduce students to the core concerns of ethics, before exploring the ethical implications of medical or healthcare practice. It is designed both for professionals wishing to gain a qualification in ethical aspects of their field and for students interested in pursuing further research.

Mode of Attendance : Full-time