- Department: Health Sciences
- Module co-ordinator: Prof. Stephen Holland
- Credit value: 10 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
- See module specification for other years: 2021-22
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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B | Spring Term 2022-23 |
At the end of the module, students will be able to:
The module covers eight topics, of which the following are indicative:
Topic 1: Utilitarianism and refusing to treat recalcitrant smokers
Topic 2: Kant on treating people as mere means, and Down’s Syndrome screening
Topic 3: Kant on universalisable maxims, and voluntary non-immunisers
Topic 4: Virtue ethics and harm reduction strategies
Topic 5: Principlism and SARS
Topic 6: The harm principle and the ban on smoking in public places
Topic 7: Conceptions of freedom and health behaviour modification
Topic 8: Communitarianism and teen pregnancy strategies
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Online Exam - 24 hrs (Centrally scheduled) Open Exam |
N/A | 100 |
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Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Online Exam - 24 hrs (Centrally scheduled) Open Exam |
N/A | 100 |
Written feedback for summative assessment is provided on the standard proforma, within the timescale specified in the programme handbook.