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Curricular information may be subject to change.

DI5923 Theological Issues in Medical Ethics

Academic year(s): 2019-2020

Key information

SCOTCAT credits : 40

ECTS credits : 20

Level : SCQF level 11

Semester: 1

Planned timetable: Distance learning

This module will approach such questions through a series of contemporary debates in medical ethics, including euthanasia, abortion, the idea of 'physician' as a religious vocation, human enhancement technologies, conscientious objection to performing certain procedures, healthcare policy, and others. Our goal will not be to 'settle' these issues, but to better understand why we think about them as we do. Why do people disagree about this in the precise way that they do? What can we learn from church history to help us better understand our views about these today?

Learning and teaching methods and delivery

Weekly contact: Online lectures and seminars.

Assessment pattern

As used by St Andrews: Coursework = 100%

Re-assessment: Where a student fails the assessment for a taught module, one or more such components of coursework originally graded at less than 7 may be revised and resubmitted. The weighted-mean grade for reassessed components will be added to the weighted-mean grade for original (i.e first) submission-components. This new overall grade will be capped at 7.

Personnel

Module coordinator: Dr J M Perry
Module teaching staff: Dr J Perry