Overview

Overview

The Health and Medical Law program at University of Melbourne is available for both law and non-law graduates and the flexible structure makes it ideal for working professionals looking to immerse themselves in the study of health and medical law.

Working with lecturers who are leaders in their fields, and fellow students from Australia and around the world, you’ll gain advanced understanding of a range of legal and ethical issues relating to the field of health and medical law.

The Melbourne Law Masters program has been designed around the busy schedules of working professionals. Subjects are offered from February to December each year. Most subjects are taught intensively over five days, with some subjects taught for two hours each week during the semester.

Subjects will be delivered either online, on campus, or as a hybrid of both. Subjects delivered online will have a combination of pre-recorded lecture content, live sessions and discussion boards among other resources. On-campus subjects involve interactive, seminar-style classes in the Law Building in Melbourne.

Learning Outcomes

As a student in the Master of Health and Medical Law, you’ll develop an advanced understanding of the complex body of knowledge in the field of health and medical law, including:

• the theoretical framework surrounding health and medical law, and contemporary ethical and theoretical issues
• the law concerning the relationship between doctor and patient as well as that relating to particular procedures; and
• the provision of concise legal advice to plaintiffs and defendants in medical litigation

You’ll also develop skills in critical analysis and the ability to interpret and transmit your ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences, including clients.