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Master of Health and Medical Law (507AA) // Course structure
About this course
Coordinator
Ian Freckelton
Contact
Melbourne Law School
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Coordinator
Michelle Taylor-Sands
Coordinator
Paula O'Brien
Course structure
Students must complete 100 credit points 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 87.5 credit points from the prescribed lists.
Students with a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete at least 87.5 credit points from the prescribed list and may choose the remaining 12.5 credit points from subjects available in the Master of Laws (excluding Fundamentals of the Common Law and the Minor Thesis).
Note: Most subjects in the MLM program are 12.5 credit points each. Check individual subject handbook entries for confirmation.
Subject options
Health and Medical Law subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90057 | Comparative Health Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70151 | Global Health Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90092 | Global Health, Trade and Investment Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90152 | Health Data Governance | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70451 | Health Law and Human Rights | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70348 | Health Law: Patient Protection | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90153 | Institutional Abuse and Legal Redress | October (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70421 | Law and Emerging Health Technologies | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70259 | Medical Ethics | November (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70225 | Medical Litigation | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70458 | Mental Health and Disability Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70401 | Regulation of Health Practitioners | February (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90199 | Pandemic Law and Practice | March (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90215 | Law and Global Health Security | November (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90183 | Pharmaceuticals: Current Legal Issues | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Other subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70202 | Current Issues in Civil Litigation | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90085 | Competition in the Healthcare Industry | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70229 | Current Issues in Negligence | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90087 | Disability Human Rights Law | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
March (Online)
May (Online)
July (Online)
September (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70082 | Privacy Law | September (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70460 | Regulatory Policy and Practice | August (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70163 | Sports Medical and Anti-Doping Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70053 | Workplace Health and Safety | September (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70019 | Class Actions | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90120 | Public Health Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90173 | The Law and the Athlete | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90226 | Legal Leadership Essentials | August (Online) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 13 November 2021