GENERAL INFORMATION
  • Name of course :
    BIOETHICS AND THE LAW: HEALTH PROBLEMS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
  • Qualification awarded:
    Master (Degree Universitat Barcelona)
  • Number of credits:
    120,00
  • Centre responsible :
    Faculty of Law
  • Length of course (in academic years):
    2
  • Mode of delivery (face-to-face/ blended/ distance):
    Distance
MANAGEMENT:

  • Casado González, María

RECOMMENDED APPLICANT PROFILES AND ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

- Applicants in positions of responsibility in different fields, such as healthcare (heads and coordinators of hospital services) and biomedical research in public and private research centres.
- Members of ethics and bioethics committees.
- Legal practitioners, judges, coordinators of legal areas related to bioethics, government officers and representatives of the pharmaceutical industry.
- Biotechnologists.
- Journalists, science communicators, university lecturers of degree and postgraduate courses and secondary school teachers.
- Philosophers, health economists, lawyers, doctors and health professionals, biologists, pharmacists and holders of bachelor's degrees and diplomas in law.
- and those who work in the training of attitudes and values.

Access requirements:
- Degree, diploma or equivalent university qualification.
- In addition to applicants' curriculums, credit will be given for previous experience in bioethics, plans to use the training received, and social interest.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

- To acquire a general, integrated understanding of bioethics and its legal implications with regard to internationally recognized human rights.
- To acquire interdisciplinary training in the approach to bioethical problems and dilemmas resulting from the application of scientific and technological advances, and in the way these problems are addressed legally.
- To be able to make rational decisions in conflict situations with scarce resources, on problems associated with the emergence of scientific and technological advances.
- To acquire skills in team work.
- To train future specialists in bioethics and law who can meet the growing demand in this field.

FURTHER INFORMATION OF INTEREST
  • Enrolment fee:
    • First year:
      2.720,00 €
    • Second year:
      2.920,00 €
    • An increase of 10% is applied to the price, up to a maximum of € 70, as administration fee
  • In-company placement(s):
    No
  • Date on which pre-enrolment begins:
    5/6/2019
  • Date on which pre-enrolment ends:
    10/14/2019
  • Classes begin:
    10/21/2019
FACULTY OR SCHOOL WHERE THE COURSE IS TAUGHT
  • Name of individual or institution:
    Observatori de Bioética i Dret UB (OBD)
  • Address:
    OBD- Càtedra UNESCO de Bioètica UB Avda. Diagonal, 684 Facultad de Dret
    08034 Barcelona
    España
  • Email address:
    master.bd@ub.edu
  • Webpage:
    http://www.bioeticayderecho.ub.edu
  • Telephone:
    934034546
  • Fax:
    934034546
  • Observations:
    face-to-face sessions will be taught at the Faculty of Law of the University of Barcelona.
    CAT http://www.bioeticaidret.cat/master
    ENG http://www.bioethicsandlaw.es/master
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES
  • Name of individual or institution:
    Observatori de Bioètica i Dret UB (OBD)
  • Address:
    OBD- Càtedra UNESCO de Bioètica UB Avda. Diagonal, 684 Facultad de Dret
    08034 Barcelona
    España
  • Email address:
    master.bd@ub.edu
  • Webpage:
    http://www.bioeticayderecho.ub.es/master
  • Telephone:
    93.4034546
  • Fax:
    93.4034546
  • Observations:
    CAT http://www.bioeticaidret.cat/master
    ENG http://www.bioethicsandlaw.es/master