Medical Ethics, Law and Humanities City St George's, University of London

Overview

About this course

Ethics, professionalism and law strongly impact the practice of medicine, while an ethical, regulatory and legal matters permeate modern scientific practice. Students in the Medical Ethics, Law and Humanities program at City St George's, University of London will learn and apply humanities, ethics and legal analysis to address ethical, legal and social challenges in medical and scientific practice. 

Healthcare provision and the fruits of research in biomedical sciences are strong contributors to our wellbeing, and an important part of modern societies. Scientific and technological developments, resource distribution pressures and challenges such pandemics and demographic changes require those systems to adapt. Assuring such adaptation will require a coordinated effort from the health sector, policymakers, scientists, communities and a variety of professions in order to promote the common good. 

If you are looking to make a real difference in adding to a reflective, ethical and informed healthcare and scientific practice, our stimulating Medical Ethics, Law and Humanities MA will help you to better understand ethical, legal and social challenges in science and medicine and related policy practices. Reflecting contemporary concerns and areas of research and teaching excellence at St George’s, we offer a course that takes us from insights of history of medicine and scientific innovation, through contemporary problems in medicine, science and global health, to considering future of medicine, biomedical sciences and their regulation.

Program aims

The program will:

• Enable students learn about core ethical and legal concepts, theories and facts 
• Empower students to analyse and solve problems in ethical, legal and social aspects of medicine and biomedical research
• Inspire students to address current societal challenges 
• Provide the foundations for lifetime training and education in medical ethics, law and the humanities which will enable students to pursue a clinical or non-clinical career in the area