Master of Health and Medical Law
Course 507-AA (2009)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2009. Search for this in the current handbook
| Year and Campus: | 2009 |
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| Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
| Level: | Graduate/Postgraduate |
Contact
Please contact the Melbourne Law Masters Office via email to law-masters@unimelb.edu.au or phone + 61 3 8344 6190| Course Overview: |
Melbourne Law School’s graduate program in health and medical law is suited to medico-legal practitioners or health professionals and administrators who wish to hone their legal knowledge and skills. The opportunity to examine health and medical legal problems at an advanced level will be of vital importance to your career. Issues of interest include medical litigation and liability, and the laws concerning the relationship between doctor and patient. Bioethics and laws relating to particular procedures, such as in-vitro fertilisation, transplants and genetic testing, are also examined.
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The graduate programs in health and medical law focus on:
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Students who do not have a law degree from a common law system must complete Fundamentals of the Common Law, as well as seven subjects from the prescribed list. Students with a law degree from a common law system must complete at least seven subjects from the prescribed list and may choose an eighth subject from those available in the Melbourne Law Masters (excluding Fundamentals of the Common Law). The following subjects require students to write a research paper on a topic related to health and medical law, jointly approved by the instructor and the Director of Studies.
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| Entry Requirements: | Please see the Selection Criteria on the Melbourne Law Masters website by following the link at the bottom of this course entry. |
| Core Participation Requirements: | N.A. |
| Graduate Attributes: | For more information, please visit the Melbourne Law Masters website by following the link at the bottom of this course entry. |
| Generic Skills: | Please see the course information on the Melbourne Law Masters website by following the link at the bottom of this course entry. |
| Links to further information: | 507-AAMaster of Health and Medical LawMelbourne Law Masters, postgraduate law, post-graduate law, graduate law2009 Melbourne Law School’s graduate program in health and medical law is suited to medico-legal practitioners or health professionals and administrators who wish to hone their legal knowledge and skills. The opportunity to examine health and medical legal problems at an advanced level will be of vital importance to your career. Issues of interest include medical litigation and liability, and the laws concerning the relationship between doctor and patient. Bioethics and laws relating to particular procedures, such as in-vitro fertilisation, transplants and genetic testing, are also examined.
The graduate programs in health and medical law focus on:
Students who do not have a law degree from a common law system must complete Fundamentals of the Common Law, as well as seven subjects from the prescribed list. Students with a law degree from a common law system must complete at least seven subjects from the prescribed list and may choose an eighth subject from those available in the Melbourne Law Masters (excluding Fundamentals of the Common Law). The following subjects require students to write a research paper on a topic related to health and medical law, jointly approved by the instructor and the Director of Studies.
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