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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
Contact
Melbourne Law School
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Coordinator
Paula O'Brien
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 Master of Laws (excluding Fundamentals of the Common Law and the Minor Thesis).
Subject options
Health and Medical Law subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90057 | Comparative Health Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70151 | Global Health Law | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
LAWS90092 | Global Health, Trade and Investment Law | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
LAWS90152 | Health Data Governance | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70451 | Health Law and Human Rights | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
LAWS70348 | Health Law: Patient Protection | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90153 | Institutional Abuse and Legal Redress | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70421 | Law and Emerging Health Technologies | April (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 and Disability Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70229 | Current Issues in Negligence | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90087 | Disability Human Rights Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | Not available in 2019 | 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 |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70082 | Privacy Law | April (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 |
LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90120 | Public Health Law | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020