Courses - Graduate Diploma
Graduate Diploma in Health and Medical Law 343
- Director of Studies: Professor Loane Skene
Objectives and Skills
The graduate programs in health and medical law focus on:
- Relevant aspects of health and medical law
- 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
- The provision of concise legal advice to plaintiffs and defendants in medical litigation
- An ethical evaluation of health and medical law and the development and interpretation of theoretical legal arguments
- Advanced communication in health and medical law, orally and in writing
- Conducting effective legal research in the area of health and medical law.
Requirements
Students must complete four subjects from the prescribed list. Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction or any prior legal studies or experience are also expected to complete the two-day preliminary subject Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions.
