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Graduate Diploma in Health and Medical Law (343AA) // Course structure
About this course
Coordinator
Paula O'Brien
Coordinator
Michelle Taylor-Sands
Contact
Melbourne Law School
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Coordinator
Ian Freckelton
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 and Policy | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70151 | Law and Global Health | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90092 | Trade, Investment, IP and Health | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90152 | Health Data Governance | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70451 | Health Law and Human Rights | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70348 | Health Law: Patient Safety and the Law | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90153 | Institutional Abuse and Legal Redress | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70421 | Law and Emerging Health Technologies | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90215 | Law and Global Health Security | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70259 | Medical Ethics | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70225 | Medical Litigation |
May (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70458 | Mental Health and Disability Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90199 | Pandemic Law and Practice | March (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90183 | Pharmaceuticals: Current Legal Issues | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90120 | Public Health Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70401 | Regulation of Health Practitioners | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90271 | Gender and Health Law | June (Online) |
12.5 |
Other subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90242 | Ageing and Human Rights | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90087 | Disability Human Rights Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90226 | Legal Leadership Essentials |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70082 | Privacy Law |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70460 | Regulatory Design,Compliance&Enforcement | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS90203 | Science & AI: Legal & Ethical Challenges | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70163 | Sports Medical and Anti-Doping Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
LAWS70053 | Workplace Health and Safety | September (Online) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 9 February 2024