Health & Biomedical Law Courses

A. Core Courses

Students must take the following two required courses, totaling six (6) credits.
Health Law 3 credits
Biomedical Law and Public Policy 3 credits

B. Elective Courses

Health and Biomedical Law Concentration students must take courses totaling fourteen (14) elective credits, in addition to the two (2) required courses totaling six (6) credits.
Elective credits for the Health and Biomedical Law Concentration are divided into two Tiers, with Tier 1 containing courses where health or biomedical law is a central theme and Tier 2 containing courses where health or biomedical law is less predominant.  Many students are likely to take several of the qualifying Tier 2 courses regardless of concentration.
In choosing their electives, concentrators must take at least three (3) courses from Tier 1. A student's remaining elective courses may be taken from courses listed in either Tier 1 or Tier 2. No more than nine (9) credits of course work from courses in Tier 2 may count toward the concentration electives. Limitations on the number of courses permissible from course categories in Tiers 1 and 2 are noted below. Note that not all elective courses are offered each semester and some may not be offered each year. Please plan accordingly.

Tier 1 - Health Electives

Minimum of three (3) courses. No maximum.
Cannabis Law 2 credits 
Directed Study in Health Law 2 credits
Externships Relating to Health Law up to 4 credits
FDA & Pharma Law 3 credits
Food Law 2 credits
Health and Biomedical Law Thesis 2 credits
Health Law Clinic 5 credits
Journal of Health & Biomedical Law 2 credits
Medical Malpractice 2 credits
Medicare and Medicaid Law and Policy 2 credits
Mental Health Law 3 credits
National Health Law Moot Court Team 2 credits
Privacy/Data Security * 3 credits
Public Health Law * 2 credits
* Offered every other year.

Tier 2 - Other Electives

No more than nine (9) credits from Tier 2 may count as Concentration electives.

General Electives
Administrative Law 3 credits
Antitrust 3 credits
Basic Federal Income Taxation 4 credits
Business Entity Fundamentals 4 credits
Compliance Practice Seminar 2 credits
Corporate Taxation 3 credits
ERISA and Retirement Plans 2 credits

Alternative Dispute Resolution Electives

Only one (1) of the following courses may count toward the Concentration
Mediation 3 credits
Negotiating Business Transactions: A Simulation Course 3 credits
Negotiation 2 credits
Online Dispute Resolution for ADR 2 credits

Labor Law Electives

Only one (1) of the following courses may count toward the Concentration
Employment Discrimination Law  3 credits
Employment Law 3 credits
Labor Law 3 credits

Intellectual Property Electives

Only two (2) of the following courses may count toward the Concentratio
Intellectual Property Survey 3 credits
Patent Law 3 credits
Patent Litigation Practice 2 credits
Patent Prosecution: Drafting 2 credits

Estates and Wills Electives

Only one (1) of the following courses may count toward the Concentration
Trusts and Estates 4 credits

Life Sciences and Law Electives

Only one (1) of the following courses may count toward the Concentration
Biotechnology and the Law 3 credits
Clinical Research Law 3 credits
Compliance Life Sciences Regulation and Recognition 3 credits