Study
There is an extensive suite of study options in health law and ethics at Melbourne Law School. These include subjects offered at the JD level, a world-class specialist Health and Medical Law Masters, and the opportunity for doctoral study.
In their studies at Melbourne Law School, students engage with cutting-edge issues in health law and ethics, taught by leaders in the field from Australia and overseas. The learning experience of students is enhanced by our deep connections with lawyers working in health law in private practice and health professionals from the public and private sectors.
Juris Doctor
Subjects which may be offered include:
- Health Law and Ethics (Not available in 2023)
- Creating Life: Law & Ethics (Legal Research)
- Doctors’ Duties, Patients’ Choices (Legal Research)
Breadth
Subjects which may be offered for undergraduate degrees include:
Masters of Health and Medical Law
Graduate Diploma of Health and Medical Law
The is Health and Medical Law Specialisation in the Melbourne Law Masters open to lawyers and to health professionals and administrators (with no prior legal qualification).
Subjects which may be offered include:
- Comparative Health Law
- Global Health Law
- Global Health, Trade and Investment Law
- Health Data Governance
- Health Law and Human Rights
- Health Law: Patient Safety and the Law
- Institutional Abuse and Legal Redress
- Law and Emerging Technologies
- Medical Ethics
- Medical Litigation
- Mental Health and Disability Law
- Public Health Law
- Regulation of Health Practitioners: Accountability and Enforcement
For more details, please visit the degree page on the Melbourne Law Masters website.
Graduate Researchers
The following students are completing their PhD studies under the expert supervision of Melbourne Law School academics.
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