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Master of Health and Medical Law (507AA) // Course structure
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Melbourne Law School
Directors of Studies
Ian Freckleton
Paula O'Brien
Michelle Taylor-Sands
Melbourne Law Masters
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Future students
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 | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70151 | Law and Global Health | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90092 | Trade, Investment, IP and Health | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90152 | Health Data Governance | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70451 | Health Law and Human Rights | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70348 | Health Law: Patient Safety and the Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90153 | Institutional Abuse and Legal Redress | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70421 | Law and Emerging Health Technologies | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70259 | Medical Ethics | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70225 | Medical Litigation | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70458 | Mental Health and Disability Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90199 | Pandemic Law and Practice | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70401 | Regulation of Health Practitioners | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90271 | Gender and Health Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Further subjects related to course
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90242 | Ageing and Human Rights | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70019 | Class Actions | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70202 | Current Issues in Civil Litigation | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70229 | Negligence | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90087 | Disability Human Rights Law | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
September (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 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90226 | Legal Leadership Essentials | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70082 | Privacy Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70460 | Regulatory Design,Compliance&Enforcement | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90203 | Science & AI: Legal & Ethical Challenges | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70053 | Workplace Health and Safety | October (Online) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 7 November 2024