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Master of Health and Medical Law (507AA) // Course structure
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About this course
Coordinator
Paula O'Brien
Contact
Melbourne Law School
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Coordinator
Michelle Taylor-Sands
Coordinator
Ian Freckelton
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 | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
LAWS70151 | Global Health Law | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90092 | Global Health, Trade and Investment Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
LAWS70421 | Health Law and Emerging Technologies | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70451 | Health Law and Human Rights | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70348 | Health Law: Patient Protection | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70259 | Medical Ethics | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70225 | Medical Litigation | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70458 | Mental Health Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
LAWS70401 | Regulation of Health Practitioners | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Other subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70202 | Current Issues in Civil Litigation | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90085 | Competition in the Healthcare Industry | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
LAWS70229 | Current Issues in Negligence | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90087 | Disability Human Rights Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
LAWS70053 | Workplace Health and Safety | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70019 | Class Actions | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90120 | Public Health Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020