Course summary
At Manchester, we provide the highest quality of education in healthcare ethics and healthcare law for you. This course compliments your medical degree, giving you the opportunity to study the in-depth moral and legal issues that you will face as a medic or researcher. While identifying the ethical and legally problematic aspects of practice, you will learn to formulate ethically acceptable solutions in challenging circumstances. On completion of the course, you will have a comprehensive understanding of the principles of medical ethics and law, and will have developed a full conceptual toolkit that has been informed by both disciplines.
Entry requirements
The course is open to all medical students from UK medical schools who have completed three years of undergraduate study (subject to approval by the relevant medical school). When assessing your academic record, we consider the grades you have achieved and the standing of the institution where you studied your qualification.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
For fees for entry in 2025, please view the course listing on our website.
Sponsorship information
There are several scholarships and bursaries that you may be eligible for. Manchester Alumni Scholarship Scheme The Manchester Alumni Scholarship Scheme offers a £3,000 reduction in tuition fees to University of Manchester alumni who achieved a first-class bachelor's degree and are progressing to a postgraduate taught master's course. Manchester Humanities International Excellence Scholarship The University of Manchester is proud to offer scholarship awards to exceptional international students. Manchester Master's Bursary The University of Manchester is committed to widening participation in master's study and allocates 75 awards of £4,000 each year. Postgraduate loans for master's students If you're coming to Manchester this year to begin postgraduate study, you could qualify for a loan from the UK government. For more information on our awards, see fees and funding or search the University's postgraduate funding database.
Provider information
University of Manchester
Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PL