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Master of Health and Medical Law (507AA) // Course structure
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About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Coordinator
Professor Ian Freckelton QC and Ms Paula O'Brien
Contact
Melbourne Law School
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Course structure
Students must complete eight subjects in total.
Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete Fundamentals of the Common Law, as well as seven subjects from the prescribed lists.
Students with a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete at least seven subjects from the prescribed list and may choose an eighth subject from those available in the Melbourne Law Masters (excluding Fundamentals of the Common Law).
Subject options
Health and Medical Law subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90057 | Comparative Health Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70151 | Global Health Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90092 | Global Health, Trade and Investment Law | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70421 | Health Law and Emerging Technologies | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70451 | Health Law and Human Rights | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70348 | Health Law: Patient Protection | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70259 | Medical Ethics | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70225 | Medical Litigation | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70458 | Mental Health Law | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70401 | Regulation of Health Practitioners | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Other subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70202 | Advanced Civil Litigation | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90085 | Competition in the Healthcare Industry | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70229 | Current Issues in Negligence | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90087 | Disability Human Rights Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70082 | Privacy Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70460 | Regulatory Policy and Practice | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70163 | Sports Medical and Anti-Doping Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70053 | Workplace Health and Safety | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70019 | Class Actions | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020