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| Ana Omega Consulting Limited is the Official Student Recruitment Agent and the only Distance Learning Support Centre for the Northumbria University School of Law in Hong Kong. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Intake | Other Distance Learning Programmes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tuition fees and curriculum stated below are subjects to be confirmed by the programme offering university at the time of admission. |
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| Programme Highlights: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enable participants to gain specialist knowledge within a practical context whilst enhancing research skills and developing expertise in a chosen field. |
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| Designed for practising lawyers, doctors, other health care professionals, administrators, managers and those with a general interest in Medical Law. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Admits holders of LLB Degree, MBBS, Bachelor's of Medicine, BNurs, Bachelor's of Physiotherapy, or equivalent. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taught on a distance learning basis, with the provision of study packs, and lectures and workshops with six non-compulsory study days. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Modules to be Taken: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Legal principles and methodology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clinical negligence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Treatment: consent and patients’ rights | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patients’ rights and remedies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Year 2 |
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| Semester One - 2 options chosen from the following: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Risk management in health care | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Employment issues in health care | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advanced clinical negligence litigation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Legal structure of the National Health Scheme | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medical witness | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On completion of this part of the programme, students may be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma. Semester Two, those who wish to study for the LLM will continue for another 6 months, in order to complete a project on a medical law topic of their choice. |
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| Tuition Fees: | £ 3,996 (2006 / 07 intakes) - payable in 4 equal instalment by bank draft to the University direct and the first instalment is made during initial enrolment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intake: | February intake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration of Study: | 24 months min. - 60 months max. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recognitions: | Accredited by: (i) The Law Society of England and Wales (ii) The Law Society of Hong Kong as approved CPD (15 CPD credit points) |
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| Learning Methods: | 1. | Study packs. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | On-line learning facilities, including on-line library and e-learning platform. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. | Non-compulsory on-campus study weeks in UK. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment Methods: | 1. | All units are assessed by 100% coursework. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. | Students wishing to gain the LLM must successfully complete the project of 16,000 - 20,000 words. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||



