University of Bristol Law School launches LLM in Health, Law and Society

The University of Bristol Law School has launched a new course for anyone interested in healthcare. The LLM in Health, Law and Society, is a distinctive, master’s level degree that goes beyond traditional courses on
healthcare law to look at the relationships between law, governance and health
across society and governmental sectors. The course is offered on a full or part-time basis.

Marking a clear evolution in the field
of Law and Health,
the
programme reflects the urgent challenges facing a fast-evolving
healthcare world and covers issues that have far-reaching consequences for individuals
and social institutions – issues such as end-of-life decisions, reproductive
justice, right to health and medical negligence.

As such, students will be tackling
wide-ranging questions concerning the impacts of law, regulation, policy, and practice on
health and well-being, in a subject that requires collaboration across public, private
and third-sector organisations and considers the wider environmental and social
determinants of ill-health and the associated inequalities.

Students will be challenged by
internationally recognised academics
with
a wealth of experience working with organisations responsible for policy
development, professional regulation, and social advocacy. They will become part of our new
centre for health, law and society set up in the belief that health policy should address all forms of health,
rather than narrowly focus on physical health – and that prevention of ill
health and the promotion of good health are crucial components of health
policy, and not to be ignored by a near-exclusive Health Law focus on
remediation of ill health.

And they will develop understanding and transferable
skills that open up diverse career paths
in policy, health care management, health regulation,
health care provision, legal practice, public health practice, advocacy and
legal/policy research
at the third-most targeted
university by Britain’s top 100 employers – a university that sees global health as a key priority
area.

This is a great opportunity to develop a
multi-faceted view of health and wellbeing that future employers will be
looking for.
Find
out more today.