MLL330 - Health Law

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 3: Neera Bhatia
Prerequisite:

Law students enrolled before T1 2019: Must pass MLL111^, MLP114*, MLP213*

Law students enrolled from T1 2019 and before T1 2022: Must pass MLL111^, MLL113, MLP114*, MLP213*

Law students enrolled from T1 2022: Must pass MLL113, MLP114, MLP213*, MLP219*

*MLP codes denotes Priestley units, which teach the academic areas of knowledge prescribed for admission to legal practice. The units were previously coded MLL.

^Students who commenced before Trimester 1 2022 and have not successfully completed MLL111, will need to complete MLP219*

Note: Students who have commenced before Trimester 1 2022, and have successfully completed MLL111, are not required to complete MLP219*

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

Online independent and asynchronous collaborative learning up to a maximum of 1.5 hours each week which includes lecture pre-recordings each week and 1 x 1.5 hour on-campus seminar (recordings provided) each week
 

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Online independent and asynchronous collaborative learning up to a maximum of 1.5 hours each week which includes lecture pre-recordings and 1 x 1.5 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week 

Content

This unit focuses on a wide range of contemporary issues in health law and bioethics. It also examines how the law responds to the ethical, legal, and social issues relevant, including existing and emerging health technologies, relevant to pre-conception, birth, throughout the life course, and end-of life decision making. In this unit students will be challenged to explore, engage and critically examine topics that are often politically controversial and publicly polarising concerning matters concerning life and death.  

 

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Identify, analyse and evaluate the ethical, legal and social issues raised by modern health practices and health technologies

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Apply legal principles in determining solutions to challenges posed in health law related contexts

GLO5: Problem-solving

ULO3

Develop and communicate options for law reform to address modern challenges posed in health law related contexts

GLO2: Communication

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual) 
Part A: Video Recording
Part B: Presentation Slide Deck
Part A: 20 minutes
Part B: maximum 3 slides with max 20 words per slide

Part A: 30%
Part B: 10%

Week 7

End-of-unit assessment task: Written

2000 words 60% End-of-unit assessment period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MLL330 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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