LLM Law (Law & Health)

The 'Law and Health' postgraduate program at the University of Kent is specifically designed for law graduates who wish to pursue careers in the rapidly growing sector of law that involves health, medicine, and society. This course offers a robust understanding of the way law interacts with practices and policies in health and medicine, particularly in the context of current socio-political and economic debates over the future of healthcare provision.Course Content: Students will gain insights into how the law reacts to, influences, and is influenced by the latest medical and scientific research, and how the law structures a wide range of relationships, potentially harmful behaviors, and social and economic phenomena in the context of health and medicine. Moreover, this course also develops advanced skills in critical analysis and research relevant to law and health.Key Modules: Some of the key modules include 'Law and Medicine', 'Mental Health Law and Policy', 'Research Methods in Socio-Legal Studies', 'Law and Social Theory', 'Advanced Topics in Medical Law and Ethics', and 'Dissertation'.Future Careers: This course equips students for employment in a wide range of areas, including legal practice, health-related legal work, health advocacy, health administration, health education, medical ethics, and health policy work. Graduates may also wish to continue their academic studies by undertaking further research.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page here.