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Graduate Diploma in Health and Medical Law (343AA) // Course structure
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About this course
Coordinator
Ian Freckelton
Coordinator
Michelle Taylor-Sands
Contact
Melbourne Law School
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Coordinator
Paula O'Brien
Course structure
Students must complete 50 credit points from the prescribed lists.
Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction or any prior legal studies or experience are also expected to complete the two-day preliminary subject Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions.
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 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS70151 | Global Health Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS90092 | Global Health, Trade and Investment Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS90152 | Health Data Governance | May (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70451 | Health Law and Human Rights | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS70348 | Health Law: Patient Protection | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS90153 | Institutional Abuse and Legal Redress | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS70421 | Law and Emerging Health Technologies | March (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70259 | Medical Ethics | November (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70225 | Medical Litigation |
May (Online)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70458 | Mental Health and Disability Law | September (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70401 | Regulation of Health Practitioners | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS90199 | Pandemic Law and Practice | April (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90215 | Law and Global Health Security | August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90183 | Pharmaceuticals: Current Legal Issues | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
Other subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90085 | Competition in the Healthcare Industry | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS90087 | Disability Human Rights Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | May (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70082 | Privacy Law |
March (Online)
September (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70460 | Regulatory Policy and Practice | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70163 | Sports Medical and Anti-Doping Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS70053 | Workplace Health and Safety | March (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS90120 | Public Health Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS90173 | The Law and the Athlete | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS90226 | Legal Leadership Essentials |
March (Online)
August (Online)
|
12.5 |
Last updated: 12 November 2022