LLM International Medical Law
This LLM explores the legal and regulatory questions arising in international healthcare. It covers cross-border medical law, comparative legal perspectives, global health frameworks and issues such as health tourism and multinational epidemics. It may suit graduates who want to develop specialist knowledge of medical law alongside legal research and analysis skills. Full-time, part-time and online study options are available.
About this course
This LLM examines medical and healthcare law from an international and cross-border perspective. It considers how legal and regulatory issues can arise across different healthcare systems, including health tourism, multinational epidemics and international frameworks established by the World Health Organisation.
You will explore comparative approaches to medical law and develop your understanding of key principles of the English legal system. The course also focuses on applying complex legal rules to real-world problems, with attention to the relationships between law, ethics, economics and politics.
Research methods training supports independent legal research, leading to a dissertation in International Medical Law. The curriculum also addresses legal technology and its relevance to legal practice and regulation.
What you will study
Core study includes:
• International Medical Law • Research Methods Training • Dissertation in International Medical Law
Topics include international and cross-border issues in medical and healthcare law and regulation; World Health Organisation systems and frameworks; health tourism; multinational epidemics; comparative medical law; the English legal system; legal ethics, economics and politics; and legal technology.
Modules
Terms 1 & 2 (full-time) or 1-4 (part-time)
- International Medical Law (core)
- Research Methods Training (core)
Term 3 (full-time) or 5 & 6 (part-time)
- Dissertation in International Medical Law (core)
Assessment
Assessment includes a three-hour unseen written examination, a 4,500-word coursework assignment and a dissertation thesis.
Entry requirements
A minimum second-class honours degree is required.
Careers
The course may support progression into areas such as clinical governance, healthcare management, policy advisory work, regulation, bioethics governance and specialist medical law firms. Other possible directions include legal work relating to clinical negligence, expert witness work, charities and the humanitarian sector.
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