Master of Health Law
What you’ll study
The Master of Health Law is a postgraduate coursework degree focusing on a wide range of legal and ethical issues in healthcare and in the governance of health.
The core and elective units of study cover a wide range of areas, including healthcare law, the impact of new technologies on healthcare, the regulation of the health professions, litigation and dispute resolution, public health law, mental health law, global health law and governance, and a range of more specialist fields.
Students learn to identify, analyse and develop solutions to complex legal, ethical and policy issues affecting health and health services. MHL candidates come from a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds.
Students without a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must take a core unit prior to or at the same time as completing other units.
For current students, refer to the latest faculty handbook
2027 tuition fees
This is the indicative total tuition fee to complete this course
Important fee information
For most postgraduate coursework degrees, you pay the full cost of your course, which depends on your course and the year you commence your study. As a domestic student, you can apply to defer payment through a FEE-HELP loan.
Your Fees Explained
This is an estimate
This is an indicative amount based on the total amount of credit points required for completion of this course. Depending on the calendar year in which you undertake your study, and if your study load is more or less than the 1.0 EFTSL, your tuition fee will differ from the indicative amount.
Additional costs, fees and incidentals
For most courses, there are other costs in addition to the tuition and/or student contribution amount, such as the Student Services Amenities Fee. Some are significant and can include course-specific materials, tools, protected clothing and equipment. Other costs may include application fees and credit card surcharges.
Entry requirements
Qualifications
Mandatory for course entry
Admission to candidature for the Master of Health Law requires:
- a bachelor's degree with a credit average (65 percent) from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification.; or
- a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; and the applicant provides evidence of two years of relevant professional experience.
Prerequisites
Students who do not hold a law degree or equivalent from a common law jurisdiction must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System prior to undertaking other law units of study.
English Language Requirements
Mandatory for course entry
How to apply
Submit application
Apply early as applications can close prior to the advertised closing dates if course capacity is reached.
Closing dates
Semester 1
31 January of the commencing year.
Semester 2
15 July of the commencing year.
