Postgraduate Diploma in Bioethics and Health Law (PGDipBHL)

The University of Otago

The Postgraduate Diploma in Bioethics and Health Law (PGDipBHL) provides a thorough grounding in bioethics and the legal aspects of health care, and explores both ethical and legal approaches to issues related to modern medicine. This qualification is offered jointly by the Bioethics Centre and the Faculty of Law, and students are encouraged to develop an interdisciplinary approach. There are three core papers (Theories of Biomedical Ethics Issues in Law, Ethics and Medicine and Law and Medicine). At least one other Law paper is required and the rest of the points are made up of further Bioethics or Law papers. The qualification exempts candidates for the degree of Master of Bioethics and Health Law from 120 points of papers. The programme is available either full or part-time, and can be completed at a distance.

Division of Health Sciences