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Master of Health and Medical Law (507AA) // Course structure
About this course
Principal Coordinator
Michelle Taylor-Sands
Principal Coordinator
Paula O'Brien
Principal Coordinator
Ian Freckelton
Contact
Melbourne Law School
Directors of Studies
Paula O'Brien
Ian Freckleton
Melbourne Law Masters
Currently enrolled students
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 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)
November (Online)
|
12.5 |
Other subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90242 | Ageing and Human Rights | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70019 | Class Actions | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70202 | Current Issues in Civil Litigation | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70229 | Negligence | April (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 |
| LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (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 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: 20 June 2024