Master of Health Law
Unit of study table
| This page was first published on 15 November 2023 and was last amended on 28 November 2023. View details of the changes below. |
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Not all units of study listed are offered in a given year. Please refer to the latest Sydney Law School Class timetable.
Health Law |
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| Exemption from core units of study should not be assumed to be automatic. Formal approval must be obtained from the University of Sydney Law School prior to enrolment. | ||
Master of Health Law |
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| For the award of the Master of Health Law, students must complete 48 credit points, comprising: | ||
| (i) for students without a law background, minimum 24 credit points of core units of study and maximum 24 credit points of elective units of study; or | ||
| (ii) for students with a law background, minimum 18 credit points of core units of study and maximum 30 credit points of elective units of study. | ||
Graduate Diploma in Health Law |
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| For the award of the Graduate Diploma in Health Law, students must complete 24 credit points; comprising: | ||
| (i) for students without a law background, minimum 18 credit points of core units of study and maximum 6 credit points of elective units of study; or | ||
| (ii) for students with a law background, minimum 12 credit points of core units of study and maximum 12 credit points of elective units of study. | ||
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Core |
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Master of Health Law and Graduate Diploma in Health Law |
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| Students without a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must undertake LAWS6252 prior or concurrent to enrolling in other law units. | ||
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 Students must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in this unit prior to commencing other law units of study. Law graduates from a non-common law jurisdiction are strongly recommended to undertake this unit. This unit is not available to students who have acquired a law degree from Australia or another common law jurisdiction. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Master of Health Law |
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| Master of Health Law students are required to complete a minimum 18 credit points of core units of study listed below. | ||
Graduate Diploma in Health Law |
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| Graduate Diploma in Health Law students are required to complete a minimum 12 credit points of core units of study listed below. | ||
| LAWS6839 Critical Issues in Public Health Law |
6 | MHL students may select this unit as one of the three core units required in addition to LAWS6252. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
| LAWS6052 Govt Regulation, Health Policy and Ethics |
6 | MHL students may select this unit as one of the three core units required in addition to LAWS6252. Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
| LAWS6054 Health Care and Professional Liability |
6 | Core unit for GradDipHL students. MHL students may select this unit as one of the three core units required in addition to LAWS6252. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
| LAWS6058 Information Rights in Health Care |
6 | N LAWS3452 or LAWS5152 Core unit for GradDipHL students MHL students may select this unit as one of the three core units required in addition to LAWS6252 Students who have previously completed LAWS5152 LAWS3452 or equivalent Medical Law unit in their undergraduate degree are not permitted to enrol in this unit. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
| LAWS6848 Law, Business and Healthy Lifestyles |
6 | Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professionaldevelopment.html |
| LAWS6877 Mental Illness: Law and Policy |
6 | Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professionaldevelopment.html |
Electives |
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| Master of Health Law students are required to complete up to a maximum of 24 credit points (without a law background) and 30 credit points (with a law background) | ||
| Graduate Diploma in Health Law students are required to complete up to a maximum of 6 credit points (without a law background) and 12 credit points (with a law background) | ||
| LAWS6096 Work Health and Safety: Law and Policy |
6 | A LAWS6252 or a law degree and LAWS6071 (MLLR students) Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
| LAWS6130 Dispute Resolution in Australia |
6 | This unit has a restricted class size. Priority will be given to students who are currently completing a Sydney Law School master's degree or graduate diploma. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. |
| LAWS6307 Class Action Litigation in Australia |
6 | N LAWS6230 or LAWS6869 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
| LAWS6330 Fundamentals of Regulation |
6 | Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
| LAWS6889 Death Law |
6 | Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
LAWS6914 |
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| LAWS6920 Global Health Law |
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| LAWS6970 Forensic Psychology |
6 | N PSYC1001 or PSYC3020 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Master of Health Law |
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| The following units are only available to students undertaking the Master of Health Law | ||
| LAWS6147 Independent Research Project |
6 | Applications close on 30 November (Semester 1) and 30 May (Semester 2). Applications should only be lodged after the completion of at least 24 credit points. Late applications may be accepted from those with incomplete results. For further information, please visit the Law Student Portal https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-coursework-research-projects or E: law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
| LAWS6182 Independent Research Project A |
6 | Applications close on 30 November (Semester 1) and 30 May (Semester 2). Applications should only be lodged after the completion of at least 24 credit points. Late applications may be accepted from those with incomplete results. Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or over two semesters. For further information, please visit the Law Student Portal https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-coursework-research-projects or E: law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
| LAWS6183 Independent Research Project B |
6 | C LAWS6182 Applications close on 30 November (Semester 1) and 30 May (Semester 2). Applications should only be lodged after the completion of at least 24 credit points. Late applications may be accepted from those with incomplete results. Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or over two semesters. For further information, please visit the Law Student Portal https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-coursework-research-projects or E: law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
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