Graduate Diploma in Health and Medical Law (343AA) // Course structure

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 2020	12.5
LAWS70151	Global Health Law	Not available in 2020	12.5
LAWS90092	Global Health, Trade and Investment Law	August	12.5
LAWS90152	Health Data Governance	May	12.5
LAWS70451	Health Law and Human Rights	October	12.5
LAWS70348	Health Law: Patient Protection	November	12.5
LAWS90153	Institutional Abuse and Legal Redress	Not available in 2020	12.5
LAWS70421	Law and Emerging Health Technologies	Not available in 2020	12.5
LAWS70259	Medical Ethics	August	12.5
LAWS70225	Medical Litigation	May	12.5
LAWS70458	Mental Health and Disability Law	February	12.5
LAWS70401	Regulation of Health Practitioners	Not available in 2020	12.5
LAWS90183	Pharmaceuticals: Current Legal Issues	April	12.5

Other subjects

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
LAWS90085	Competition in the Healthcare Industry	Not available in 2020	12.5
LAWS90087	Disability Human Rights Law	Not available in 2020	12.5
LAWS70073	Expert Evidence	June	12.5
LAWS70082	Privacy Law	March	12.5
LAWS70460	Regulatory Policy and Practice	April	12.5
LAWS70163	Sports Medical and Anti-Doping Law	Not available in 2020	12.5
LAWS70053	Workplace Health and Safety	April	12.5
LAWS90129	Law, Science and Technology	Not available in 2020	12.5
LAWS90120	Public Health Law	Not available in 2020	12.5
LAWS90173	The Law and the Athlete	October	12.5

Last updated: 6 December 2019