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28738-01 - Seminar: Ethics and Health Law in a Global Environment (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2017 |
| Course frequency | Irregular |
| Lecturers | Bernice Simone Elger (b.elger@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This course is held entirely in English and will explore the legal and ethical dimensions of current controversies related to health and intellectual property, with a particular emphasis on the role of international organizations. Topics will include pandemic preparedness, benefit sharing, travel restrictions for persons living with HIV, and legal protections of traditional knowledge. A significant component of the course will consist of visits to international organizations in Geneva, such as UNAIDS, WHO, WTO, and WIPO. |
| Admission requirements | Suitable for students of all fields. This course is intended mainly for master- and PhD-students, in case there are places left, also advanced bachelor students may be admitted. |
| Course application | Please e-mail to b.elger@unibas.ch plus register in MOnA |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Aufbaumodul (Teil D) (Transfakultäre Querschnittsprogramme im freien Kreditpunkte-Bereich) Courses: Master Epidemiology (Master Epidemiology) Doctorate Biomedical Ethics: Recommendations (PhD subject: Biomedical Ethics) Doctorate Medical and Health Ethics: Recommendations (PhD subject: Medical and Health Ethics (Start of studies before 01.02.2015)) Doctorate Neurobiology: Recommendations (PhD subject: Neurobiology) Modul Praktische Philosophie (Master's degree subject: Philosophy (Start of studies before 01.08.2013)) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Global Ageing and Health (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Presence during the visit, essay plus oral presentation necessary for a pass for 3 credits. With a learning contract students can aquire only 1 Credit Point, if they only follow the visits and submitt a short essay on the learnings. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: teaching staff |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Medicine |
| Offered by | Institut für Bio- und Medizinethik |