The LLM (Health and Care Law) is a full-time programme running for 12 months or a part-time programme running for 24 months from the date of first registration for the programme. A full-time candidate may not, during the currency of the LLM (Health and Care Law), simultaneously pursue any other form of education training or employment, without the advance permission of the School of Law.

Candidates must be approved by the School of Law and must normally:

(a) hold a Law Degree with at least Second Class Honours Grade 1
or
(b) have such other relevant third level educational qualifications and/or professional experience as, in the opinion of the School of Law, qualifies the candidate to undertake the LLM (Health and Care Law) Degree
or
(c) have passed the Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Health and Care Law) offered by the School of Law at University College Cork.

Note: Where appropriate, the Academic Programme Director will identify, in consultation with the candidate, certain elective modules to be taken by a candidate admitted under entry criterion (b) above. The taking of specified modules may be made a condition of acceptance of a candidate’s application.

The number of places available in any given year is dependent on resources and all qualified candidates may not be admitted.

Full-time:
Students take 90 credits as follows.

Core Modules
Students take core modules to the value of 35 credits as follows:
LW6596 LLM (Health and Care Law) Dissertation (30 credits)
LW6597 Health and Care Law in Practice (5 credits)

Elective Modules
Students take modules to the value of 55 credits from the list of electives set out below. At least 20 credits must be chosen from List A. Up to 35 credits may be chosen from Lists B, C and D. Within those 35 credits, students may choose up to 20 credits from Lists C and D, with a maximum of 10 credits allowed from list D.

Elective Modules

Students must choose at least 20 credits from List A:

List A: Core Modules in Health and Care Law
LW6107 Legal Aspects of Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare (5 credits)
LW6531 EU Health Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6549 Children's Rights (10 credits)
LW6576 Disability and the Law (10 credits)
LW6592 Mental Capacity Law (5 credits)
LW6607 Gender Sexuality and Human Rights (5 credits)
LW6609 Mental Health Law (5 credits)

Students may choose up to 35 credits from Lists B, C and D:

List B: Relevant LLM Modules
LW6529 Information Rights Law (10 credits)
LW6530 Contemporary Issues in Irish Constitutional Law (10 credits)
LW6546 Juvenile Justice (10 credits)
LW6568 The Family and the Law (10 credits)
LW6578 Consumer Rights: Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6584 Refugee Law (5 credits)
LW6585 Migration and Human Rights Law (5 credits)
LW6593 Contemporary Issues in ECHR Law (5 credits)
LW6603 Legal Regulation of Cohabitation and Emerging Family Forms (5 credits)
LW6606 International Human Rights Law (10 credits)

Students may choose a maximum of 20 credits from Lists C and D with a maximum of 10 credits being from List D:

List C: Modules from Ethics/Social Work
LW6003 Social Work and the Law (The Rights of Vulnerable Persons) (5 credits)
MH6141 Introduction to End-of-Life Decision Making (LLM) (5 credits)
MH6143 The Ethics of Cure and Care (LLM) (10 credits)
MH6144 Ethical Controversies in End-of-Life Care (LLM) (10 credits)

List D: Relevant Undergraduate Modules
LW2264 Administrative Law: Grounds of Judicial Review (5 credits)
LW2268 Welfare Law: Poverty and the Law (5 credits)
LW3404 Medical Law and Ethics (5 credits)
LW3405 Medical Law: Regulation of Healthcare (5 credits)

It may be that not all modules listed above will be offered each year and/or other options may become available.

Students may not choose a module from List D if they have already taken that module or equivalent subject matter at undergraduate level or if it involves a timetable clash.

In order to ensure a reasonable distribution of workload, when choosing modules for all programmes, students should take a balance of credits between Semester 1 and Semester 2. Students who wish to deviate from this rule must seek permission from their Programme Director.

Note: In certain cases, with the permission of the Programme Director, students may elect to take 10 credits from the modules available in the LLM (Taught) (other than those listed above) (see here) in substitution for 10 credits of elective modules from those in Lists C and D above.

Part-time:
Students take 90 credits, completing a total of 40 credits in Year 1 and 50 credits in Year 2.

Core Module to be taken in Year 1
LW6597 Health and Care Law in Practice (5 credits)

Core Module to be taken in Year 2
LW6596 LLM (Health and Care Law) Dissertation (30 credits)

Elective Modules to be taken in Year 1 or Year 2
Students take modules to the value of 55 credits from the list of electives set out below. At least 20 credits must be chosen from List A. Up to 35 credits may be chosen from Lists B, C and D. Within those 35 credits, students may choose up to 20 credits from Lists C and D, with a maximum of 10 credits allowed from List D.

Elective Modules

Students must choose at least 20 credits from List A:

List A: Core Modules in Health and Care Law
LW6107 Legal Aspects of Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare (5 credits)
LW6531 EU Health Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6549 Children's Rights (10 credits)
LW6576 Disability and the Law (10 credits)
LW6592 Mental Capacity Law (5 credits)
LW6607 Gender Sexuality and Human Rights (5 credits)
LW6609 Mental Health Law (5 credits)

Students may choose up to 35 credits from Lists B, C and D.

List B: Relevant LLM Modules
LW6529 Information Rights Law (10 credits)
LW6530 Contemporary Issues in Irish Constitutional Law (10 credits)
LW6546 Juvenile Justice (10 credits)
LW6568 The Family and the Law (10 credits)
LW6578 Consumer Rights: Law and Policy (5 credits)
LW6584 Refugee Law (5 credits)
LW6585 Migration and Human Rights Law (5 credits)
LW6593 Contemporary Issues in ECHR Law (5 credits)
LW6603 Legal Regulation of Cohabitation and Emerging Family Forms (5 credits)
LW6606 International Human Rights Law (10 credits)

Students may choose a maximum of 20 credits from Lists C and D with a maximum of 10 credits being from List D:

List C: Modules from Ethics/Social Work
LW6003 Social Work and the Law (The Rights of Vulnerable Persons) (5 credits)
MH6141 Introduction to End-of-Life Decision Making (LLM) (5 credits)
MH6143 The Ethics of Cure and Care (LLM) (10 credits)
MH6144 Ethical Controversies in End-of-Life Care (LLM) (10 credits)

List D: Relevant Undergraduate Modules
LW2264 Administrative Law: Grounds of Judicial Review (5 credits)
LW2268 Welfare Law: Poverty and the Law (5 credits)
LW3404 Medical Law and Ethics (5 credits)
LW3405 Medical Law: Regulation of Healthcare (5 credits)

Students may not choose a module from List D if they have already taken that module or equivalent subject matter at undergraduate level or if it involves a timetable clash.

It may be that not all modules listed above will be offered each year and/or other options may become available.

In order to ensure a reasonable distribution of workload, when choosing modules for all programmes, students should take a balance of credits between Semester 1 and Semester 2. Students who wish to deviate from this rule must seek permission from their Programme Director.

Note: In certain cases, with the permission of the Programme Director, students may elect to take 10 credits from the modules available in the LLM (Taught) (other than those listed above) (see here) in substitution for 10 credits of elective modules from those in Lists C and D above.

Module Semester Information may be found here. Module descriptions may be found here.

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2016 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules 2015/2016.

Submission of LLM Dissertation
The LLM Dissertation must be submitted for examination at the Winter Board, on a date in September to be specified by the Department of Law at the commencement of the programme.

Exit Award - Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Health and Care Law) (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
Upon successful completion of taught modules to the value of 60 credits, registered LLM (Health and Care Law) students may opt not to proceed with the programme and exit with a Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Health and Care Law).

Programme Learning Outcomes for LLM (Health and Care Law) (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of the programme, students should be able to:

• Critically evaluate primary and secondary legal materials of relevance to health and care law including legislation, international/European instruments, case-law and academic commentary;
• Identify and explore interconnections between legal topics in the area of Health and Care Law;
• Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving legal problems in health and care law;
• Demonstrate original, independent and critical thinking in relation to relevant legal issues;
• Connect changing values and sentiments in society with legal developments in respect of Health and Care;
• Formulate research questions and develop appropriate research methodologies;
• Undertake scholarly research exploring legal themes of relevance to Health and Care Law;
• Successfully complete a substantial research project in the area of Health and Care Law;
• Use Information Technology appropriately for high-level legal research and writing;
• Prepare and deliver presentations on legal topics;
• Express complex legal and/or policy analysis in an appropriate legal style, in accordance with legal writing standards.

Programme Learning Outcomes for Postgraduate Diploma in Law (Health and Care Law) (NFQ Level 9, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Critically evaluate primary and secondary legal materials of relevance to health and care law including legislation, international/European instruments, case-law and academic commentary;
• Identify and explore interconnections between legal topics in the area of Health and Care Law;
• Demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving legal problems in health and care law;
• Demonstrate original, independent and critical thinking in relation to relevant legal issues;
• Connect changing values and sentiments in society with legal developments in respect of Health and Care;
• Formulate research questions and develop appropriate research methodologies;
• Undertake scholarly research exploring legal themes of relevance to Health and Care Law;
• Use information technology appropriately for high-level legal research and writing;
• Express complex legal and/or policy analysis in an appropriate legal style, in accordance with legal writing standards.