MPH5307 Introduction to health law principles
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
MPH5307 Introduction to health law principles is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2026. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2026
- Other periods
- Monash Online
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
This is the 2026 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before MPH5307
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After MPH5307
No unit lists MPH5307 as a prerequisite in the 2026 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: Must be enrolled in course M6007, M4005
Overview
Review of legal principles related to health care; including common law principles and statutes. The focus is on key areas of medical and health law such as negligence, consent, privacy of health information, clinical research, abortion, euthanasia, mental health, infectious diseases, health complaints, ethics and human rights and law for health systems.
Offerings in 2026
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching period 3 | Monash Online | Mo |
Assessment
- Critical reflections (6 x 400 words)WrittenThreshold hurdle40%
- Memo (2,100 words)Written35%
- Infographic (300 words, plus graphics)Artefact25%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe the sources of law
- 2
Describe aspects of law impacting upon the delivery of health services
- 3
Apply key areas of medical law to health management; such as negligence, informed consent, confidentiality, clinical research, abortion, euthanasia, health service law, mental health law, infectious diseases law, health complaints law and coronial law
- 4
Comprehend other areas of law and legal policy as they apply to the health care system including restrictive trade practices, contract law, professional registration and malpractice, drugs and poisons law and therapeutic goods law
- 5
Examine the means of resolving consumer dissatisfaction.
Workload and teaching
- Teaching approachOnline learning
24 hours per week including directed and self-directed learning (including any asynchronous and synchronous tasks, prescribed activities and independent work).
For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Jo-Anne Mazzeo
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Jo-Anne Mazzeo
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for MPH5307?
MPH5307 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is MPH5307 offered?
MPH5307 has no offerings listed in the 2026 handbook.
Does MPH5307 have an exam?
No. MPH5307 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.