You will take a combination of compulsory and optional courses amounting to 120 credits and a dissertation of not more than 10,000 words. At least 80 credits must be from courses provided by Edinburgh law School (non-Law School courses are indicated as such).

Compulsory Courses (total 40 credits)

• Fundamental Issues in Medical Jurisprudence (20 credits) (semester 1)
• Contemporary Issues in Medical Jurisprudence (20 credits) (semester 2)

This programme is also available by Online Distance Learning.
Visit the Online Distance Learning LLM in Medical Law and Ethics page.

The LLM at the University of Edinburgh are twelve month programmes full-time or twenty-four months part-time. You can find information on 2014/15 semester dates on the University calender.
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The main aims of the programme are to examine in detail a wide range of topics that reflect some of the main contemporary legal and ethical challenges faced by those working in medicine, placing them in their social and historical context.

You will take a combination of compulsory and optional courses amounting to 120 credits and a dissertation of not more than 10,000 words. At least 80 credits must be from courses provided by Edinburgh law School (non-Law School courses are indicated as such).

Compulsory Courses (total 40 credits)

• Fundamental Issues in Medical Jurisprudence (20 credits) (semester 1)
• Contemporary Issues in Medical Jurisprudence (20 credits) (semester 2)

Applications for the LLM open on 1st October each year and close on the 31st July each year. We recommend, however, that you apply as early as possible.

The minimum basic admission requirement for taught postgraduate degrees is a UK Upper Second Class (2:1) honours degree or its international equivalent, in Law or Social Sciences. If you have a non-UK degree, please check whether your degree qualification is equivalent to the minimum standard before applying. Click here to check your degree.

Your application has to include: 

• Two academic references 
• Previous academic transcripts for all past degree programmes
• Degree certificates showing award of degree
• An English proficiency test

Applications for the LLM open on 1st October each year and close on the 31st July each year. We recommend, however, that you apply as early as possible.

The minimum basic admission requirement for taught postgraduate degrees is a UK Upper Second Class (2:1) honours degree or its international equivalent, in Law or Social Sciences. If you have a non-UK degree, please check whether your degree qualification is equivalent to the minimum standard before applying. Click here to check your degree.

Your application has to include: 

• Two academic references 
• Previous academic transcripts for all past degree programmes
• Degree certificates showing award of degree
• An English proficiency test

The tuition fees for the LLM in Medical Law and Ethics for the Academic year 2014/15 are:

• Home/EU: £9,300
• Overseas/International: £15,850

The tuition fees for the LLM in Medical Law and Ethics for the Academic year 2014/15 are:

• Home/EU: £9,300
• Overseas/International: £15,850