Master of Health and Medical Law (507AA) // Course structure
About this course
Contact
Melbourne Law School
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Coordinator
Paula O'Brien
Coordinator
Ian Freckelton
Coordinator
Michelle Taylor-Sands
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 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 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70202 | Current Issues in Civil Litigation | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90085 | Competition in the Healthcare Industry | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70229 | Current Issues in Negligence | March (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90087 | Disability Human Rights Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
May (On Campus - Parkville)
July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
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 |
| LAWS70019 | Class Actions | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 |
| LAWS90242 | Ageing and Human Rights | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90203 | Science & AI: Legal & Ethical Challenges | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70019 | Class Actions | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90226 | Legal Leadership Essentials |
March (Online)
August (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90199 | Pandemic Law and Practice | April (Online) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 12 November 2022