Health Law
Units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
Master of Health Law |
|||
| Candidates must complete 48 credit points of units of study including: | |||
| 18 credit points of core units of study and 30 credit points of elective units of study for candidates with a law background; or | |||
| 24 credit points of core units of study and 24 credit points of elective units of study for candidates without a law background. | |||
2012 Core Units of Study |
|||
| LAWS6839 Critical Issues in Public Health Law |
6 |
Compulsory for GradDipPubHL students. MHL students may select this unit as one of the three compulsory units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881. |
Int March |
| LAWS6052 Govt Regulation, Health Policy & Ethics |
6 |
MHL students may select this unit as one of the three compulsory units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881. |
Int Sept |
| LAWS6054 Health Care and Professional Liability |
6 |
Compulsory for GradDipPubHL students. MHL students may select this unit as one of the three compulsory units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881. |
Int June |
| LAWS6058 Information Rights in Health Care |
6 | N LAWS3452, LAWS5152 and students who have previously completed Medical Law in their undergraduate degree Compulsory for GradDipHL students. MHL students may select this unit as one of the three compulsory units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881. |
Int March |
| LAWS6881 Intro to Law for Health Professionals |
6 | N LAWS6252 Students may enrol in this unit or LAWS6252, but not both. Students are encouraged to enrol in this unit where possible. This unit replaced LAWS6881 Health Law for Health Professionals. |
Int March |
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning & the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 International students who are required to enrol in this unit must undertake classes during the first week of their study. Health Law and Public Health students should enrol in LAWS6881 Introduction to Law for Health Professionals in lieu of LAWS6252, if available. |
Int April Int August Int March Int Sept |
| Candidates without a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must undertake either LAWS6881 or LAWS6252 prior or concurrent to enrolling in other law units. | |||
2012 Elective Units of Study |
|||
| LAWS6869 Class Actions and Complex Litigation |
6 | Int May |
|
| LAWS6130 Dispute Resolution in Australia |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This is not a skills unit and students will not be trained as negotiators or mediators. This unit has a restricted class size. |
Int October |
| LAWS6920 Global Health Law |
6 | Int July |
|
Independent Research Project |
|||
| This unit is available as a one semester unit of study worth 6 or 12 credit points, or as a full year unit of study worth 12 credit points. No more than 12 credit points of the Independent Research Project may be credited towards the requirements for the master's degree. | |||
| LAWS6147 Independent Research Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2) |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6182 Independent Research Project A |
6 | C LAWS6183 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or two semesters. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6183 Independent Research Project B |
6 | C LAWS6182 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or two semesters. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6821 Mediation - Skills and Theory |
6 | N LAWS6935 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students enrolling in this unit need to commit themselves to attending all classes. The skills learning takes place in class and skills are built incrementally from the beginning to the end of the unit. Students cannot catch up on elements they have missed by doing reading outside class - they must participate in all scheduled sessions. If students have a problem with attendance, they should postpone enrolling or transfer to another unit by the relevant census date. This unit has a restricted class size. |
Int November |
| LAWS6877 Mental Illness: Law and Policy |
6 | Int Sept |
|
| LAWS6245 Policing Bodies: Crime, Sex & Reproducti |
6 | Int April |
|
| LAWS6003 Reproduction and the Law |
6 | Int August |
|
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
Graduate Diploma in Health Law |
|||
| Candidates must complete 24 credit points of units of study including: | |||
| 12 credit points of core units of study and 12 credit points of elective units of study for candidates with a law background; or | |||
| 18 credit points of core units of study and 6 credit points of elective units of study for Candidates without a law background. | |||
2012 Core Units of Study |
|||
| Candidates without a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must undertake either LAWS6881 or LAWS6252 unit prior or concurrent to enrolling in other law units. | |||
| LAWS6054 Health Care and Professional Liability |
6 |
Compulsory for GradDipPubHL students. MHL students may select this unit as one of the three compulsory units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881. |
Int June |
| LAWS6058 Information Rights in Health Care |
6 | N LAWS3452, LAWS5152 and students who have previously completed Medical Law in their undergraduate degree Compulsory for GradDipHL students. MHL students may select this unit as one of the three compulsory units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881. |
Int March |
| LAWS6881 Intro to Law for Health Professionals |
6 | N LAWS6252 Students may enrol in this unit or LAWS6252, but not both. Students are encouraged to enrol in this unit where possible. This unit replaced LAWS6881 Health Law for Health Professionals. |
Int March |
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning & the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 International students who are required to enrol in this unit must undertake classes during the first week of their study. Health Law and Public Health students should enrol in LAWS6881 Introduction to Law for Health Professionals in lieu of LAWS6252, if available. |
Int April Int August Int March Int Sept |
2012 Elective Units of Study |
|||
| LAWS6869 Class Actions and Complex Litigation |
6 | Int May |
|
| LAWS6130 Dispute Resolution in Australia |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This is not a skills unit and students will not be trained as negotiators or mediators. This unit has a restricted class size. |
Int October |
| LAWS6920 Global Health Law |
6 | Int July |
|
| LAWS6848 Law and Healthy Lifestyles |
6 |
Compulsory for GradDipPubHL students. This unit replaced LAWS6848 New Directions in Public Health Law and Policy. |
Int August |
| LAWS6921 Comparative Climate Law |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Int June |
| LAWS6877 Mental Illness: Law and Policy |
6 | Int Sept |
|
| LAWS6245 Policing Bodies: Crime, Sex & Reproducti |
6 | Int April |
|
| LAWS6003 Reproduction and the Law |
6 | Int August |
|
Course rules
Master of Health Law
These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.
Course resolutions
1 Course codes
| Code | Course title |
|---|---|
| JF014 | Graduate Diploma in Health Law |
| JC008 | Master of Health Law |
2 Attendance pattern
0.
The attendance pattern for these courses is full-time or part-time according to candidate choice.
3 Master's type
0.
The master's degree in these resolutions is a professional master's degree, as defined by the Coursework Rule.
4 Embedded courses in this sequence
(2)
Provided that candidates satisfy the admission requirements for each stage, a candidate may progress to the award of either of the courses in this sequence. Only the longer award completed will be conferred.
5 Admission to candidature
(1)
Available places will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following admissions criteria.
(2)
Admission to candidature for the Graduate Diploma in Health Law requires a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney in law, medical science, medicine, nursing or other appropriate discipline as determined by the Faculty, or an equivalent qualification.
(a)
a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit average from the University of Sydney in law, medical science, medicine, nursing or other appropriate discipline as determined by the Faculty, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
completion of the requirements of an embedded graduate diploma with a minimum credit average, or an equivalent qualification.
6 Requirements for award
(1)
The units of study that may be taken for the Graduate Diploma in Health Law are set out in the table of units of study for the Graduate Diploma in Health Law. To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Health Law, a candidate must complete 24 credit points, including:
(a)
either 12 credit points of core units of study and 12 credit points of elective units of study for candidates with a law background; or
(b)
18 credit points of core units of study and six credit points of elective units of study for those without a law background.
(2)
The units of study that may be taken for the Master of Health Law are set out in the table of units of study for the Master of Health Law. To qualify for the award of the Master of Health Law, a candidate must complete 48 credit points, including:
(a)
either 18 credit points of core units of study and 30 credit points of elective units of study for candidates with a legal background; or
(b)
24 credit points of core units of study and 24 credit points of elective units of study for those without a legal background.
7 Course transfer
0.
A candidate for the master's degree may elect to discontinue study and graduate with the shorter award from this embedded sequence, with the approval of the Dean, and provided the requirements of the shorter award have been met.
8 Transitional provisions
(2)
Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2011 will complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January 2016. The Faculty may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.