Academic Programs
Master of Laws in Health Law
Established in 1986, DePaul’s LL.M. in Health Law is considered one of the most competitive programs in the nation. Guided by outstanding full-time faculty and leading attorneys, the health law curriculum evolves as health care law and technology change, addressing the demand for lawyers with specialized credentials in this field. You also may earn course credit while gaining valuable practice experience through externships. Additionally, you may participate in programs conducted by the Health Law Institute.
Program Information
- LL.M. students may attend classes on a full or part-time basis.
- Health Law and Intellectual Property programs may be completed in one to four years.
- Taxation and International Law programs may be completed in one to five years.
- LL.M. candidates must complete twenty-four semester hours of course work and earn a minimum grade point average of 2.5.
- Financial Aid may be available with a minimum registration of three credit hours per semester
Required Courses
- Master's Thesis, Research Seminar or Independent Study
Elective Courses
- Antitrust
- Assisted Reproduction & the Law
- Bioethics & the Law
- Child Protection: Abuse & Neglect
- Disability Law
- Elder Law
- Field Placement Program
- Food & Drug Law
- Genetics & the Law
- Health Care Contracts
- Health Care Delivery Systems
- Health Care Fraud & Abuse
- Health Care Law & Regulation
- Health Care Privacy Law
- Health Care Reform Mini-Course
- Health Policy & the Law
- Insurance Law
- Labor Law
- Legal & Public Policy Aspects of Medical Ethics
- Legal Clinic: Special Education Advocacy
- Legal Drafting: Health Law
- Medical Malpractice Survey
- Mental Health Issues in Criminal Law
- Mental Health Law
- Public Health & the Law
- Seminar: Children & the Law
- Seminar: Legal & Public Policy Aspects of Medical Ethics
- Seminar: Same Sex Marriage
- Seminar: Sexual Trafficking
- Seminar: Special Education
- Sexuality, Sexual Orientation & the Law
- Tax Exempt Organizations
- Women and the Law
*Course offerings and listings vary per semester. The College of Law reserves the right to change course listings.
