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Master of Health and Medical Law (507AA) // Course structure
About this course
- Overview
- Entry and participation requirements
- Attributes, outcomes and skills
- Course structure
- Further study
Coordinator
Michelle Taylor-Sands
Coordinator
Ian Freckelton
Contact
Melbourne Law School
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
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 2023 | 12.5 |
LAWS70151 | Global Health Law | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90092 | Global Health, Trade and Investment Law | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
LAWS90152 | Health Data Governance | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
LAWS70451 | Health Law and Human Rights | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70348 | Health Law: Patient Safety and the Law | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90153 | Institutional Abuse and Legal Redress | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70421 | Law and Emerging Health Technologies | April (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90215 | Law and Global Health Security | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
LAWS70259 | Medical Ethics | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70225 | Medical Litigation | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70458 | Mental Health and Disability Law | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
LAWS90199 | Pandemic Law and Practice | May (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90183 | Pharmaceuticals: Current Legal Issues | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
LAWS90120 | Public Health Law | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
LAWS70401 | Regulation of Health Practitioners | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
Other subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90242 | Ageing and Human Rights | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
LAWS70019 | Class Actions | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
LAWS70202 | Current Issues in Civil Litigation | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70229 | Current Issues in Negligence | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90087 | Disability Human Rights Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
LAWS90226 | Legal Leadership Essentials |
March (Online)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70082 | Privacy Law |
March (Online)
September (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70460 | Regulatory Design,Compliance&Enforcement | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90203 | Science & AI: Legal & Ethical Challenges | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70163 | Sports Medical and Anti-Doping Law | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
LAWS90173 | The Law and the Athlete | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
LAWS70053 | Workplace Health and Safety | March (Online) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 10 November 2023