Structure of the D.Law Program
D.Law candidates will complete two years of study. The first year is in residence and includes a limited amount of health law course work (depending on the experience of the candidate) and may include fieldwork, such as teaching, course development, continuing education instruction, or lectures. Before the end of the first year, candidates must complete a comprehensive thesis outline and a preliminary thesis paper. During the second year, candidates will write a doctoral dissertation and present it to the doctoral committee, the law school community, the health law community, and, where appropriate, the medical community.
Year 1
Fall Required Courses (credits)
Doctoral Dissertation Research 1 (2)
Introduction to Health Law (3) or any elective in health law (2)
Spring Required Courses (credits)
Law and Public Health (2)
Doctoral Dissertation Research II (2)
Fall Required Courses (credits)
Doctoral Dissertation Supervision (0)
Public Health Emergency Law (1) or any elective in health law (2)
Spring Required Courses (credits)
Doctoral Dissertation Supervision (0)
Rights Reserved
The Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy reserves the right to amend the degree requirements and to add to or delete from the list of courses that satisfy the degree requirement at any time.
