ECTS
120 credits
Duration
2 years
Training Structure
School of Law and Political Science
Overview
The Master's program with a concentration in health law provides students with a common foundation of fundamental knowledge in health law (medical law, ethics, professional conduct, bioethics, hospital law, liability, etc.).
These "fundamentals" are complemented by a focus on the cross-cutting competencies necessary for understanding the health, social, and medical-social sectors (health economics, administration, management and governance, financing, social responsibility and sustainable development in health, quality and safety, human resources, international health law, etc.).
The skills acquired open up numerous career paths within healthcare institutions and government agencies, professional organizations (federations, professional associations, URPS, etc.), and specialized law firms.
Objectives
The knowledge and skills acquired upon completion of the first year of the Master 1 in Health Law, Law and Governance track, enable graduates to explore career opportunities and pursue specialization in companies and institutions within the health, social, and medical-social sectors, or to continue their studies in the Master 2 program.
The second year of the Master’s program, specializing in the Law of Health, Social, and Medical-Social Institutions, enables students to strengthen their foundations in civil, administrative, and health law, while focusing their knowledge on the field of healthcare and caregiving. It also aims to provide each student with theoretical knowledge and practical scenarios to prepare them for professional practice as quickly as possible. To this end, students receive instruction in management, governance ethics, and related subjects. Through the legal perspective and managerial approach taught in the program, students will ultimately gain a comprehensive view of their future professional careers, enabling them to develop a strategic vision of healthcare governance. The goal of this program is therefore to facilitate the student’s rapid entry into the workforce upon graduation. It also prepares students to pursue doctoral studies.
Expertise and Skills
Students enrolled in the first year of the Master’s program, with a concentration in health law, in the Law and Governance track:
- Has a solid grasp of the fundamentals of health law.
- Understands the issues and rationale behind health policy and governance
A student in the second year of the master's program:
- Understands the challenges and underlying principles of institutions and services in the health, social, and medico-social sectors
- Has a strong command of written and oral communication in both professional and academic contexts
- Has a strong command of the organizational structure of the health, social, and medico-social sectors at the international, national, regional, departmental, and local levels
- Has a strong command of the challenges and underlying principles related to quality and risk management in the health, social, and medico-social sectors
- Understands the issues and principles related to health and social solidarity at the international and EU levels
- Has a thorough understanding of the regulatory framework and administrative procedures in the health, social, and medical-social sectors
- Is familiar with the economic and financial organization of a healthcare facility as well as a social or medical-social facility or service
- Is proficient in languages (English/Spanish)
- Has a thorough understanding of the issues and principles involved in legal disputes related to health and social services
- Has a thorough understanding of the issues and principles involved in human resources and human resources management
- Has a thorough understanding of the issues and principles of ethics in the health, social, and medical-social sectors
- Is familiar with the issues and principles of strategy and governance in the health, social, and medical-social sectors
- Has a thorough understanding of management tools
Organization
Special Features
Special access to the Digital Library of Health Law and Medical Ethics (BNDS)
M2 :
In addition to the seminar sessions, the program utilizes an e-learning platform that allows students to review the seminars, receive academic support, access course materials, and participate in a discussion forum with fellow students or with instructors.
Special access to the Digital Library of Health Law and Medical Ethics (BNDS)
Program
Select a program
Master's Degree (Year 1) in Law and Governance of Healthcare Institutions
SEMESTER 1
> FUNDAMENTAL DISCIPLINARY SKILLS
Course Unit: Medical Law and Health Professions (33 hours of lectures / 4 credits + 15 hours of tutorials / 2 credits)
Course Unit: Bioethics (33 hours of lectures / 4 credits + 15 hours of tutorials / 2 credits)
Course Unit: Public Health Law (10 hours of lectures / 2 credits)
> ADDITIONAL DISCIPLINARY COURSES
Course Unit: Social Protection (33 hours of lectures / 4 credits)
Course Unit: History of Medical Law (22 hours of lectures / 3 credits)
Course Unit: Social Assistance and Social Action Law (33 hours of lectures / 4 credits)
Course Unit: Ethics and Professional Conduct (33 hours of lectures / 4 credits)
> LANGUAGE SKILLS
Course: Language (8 hours of lectures + 12 hours of tutorials) 1C
> PRE-PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Digital Skills - In-Depth Document Research (4.5 hours of tutorials)
Joint workshops in collaboration with M2 students
Legal monitoring: current case law and legislative developments; specialized press review;
Career readiness workshops; assistance with preparing academic events.
SEMESTER 2
> FUNDAMENTAL DISCIPLINARY SKILLS
Course Unit: Hospital Law (33 hours of lectures / 4 credits + 15 hours of tutorials / 2 credits)
Course Unit: Medical and Hospital Liability (33 hours of lectures / 4 credits + 15 hours of tutorials / 2 credits)
Course Unit: Pharmaceutical Law (10 lectures / 1 credit)
> COMPLEMENTARY DISCIPLINARY SKILLS
Course Unit: Criminal Law in Health (30 hours of lectures / 3 credits)
Course Unit: International Health Law (33 hours of lectures / 3 credits)
- Introduction to International Health Law (11 hours of lectures)
- European Health Law (11 hours of lectures)
- International Approach to Bioethics (11 hours of lectures)
Course: Economic and Managerial Environment of Health (33 hours of lectures / 4 credit hours)
- Introduction to Health Economics (16 hours of lectures)
- Management of Healthcare Facilities (17 hours of lectures
Course: Medical and Hospital Philosophy (25 hours of lectures / 2 credit hours)
> PRE-PROFESSIONAL SKILLS (5C)
Course Unit: Professional Integration (Internship)
Or
Course Unit: Research Thesis
Optional
EU Hospital Law
6 creditsThe Economic and Managerial Environment of Healthcare
Health Care Criminal Law (ST)
EU Medical and Hospital Liability
6 creditsEU International Health Law
3 creditsMedical and Hospital Care (ST)
Professional Skills
Choose one of the following two options:
Internship
5 creditsThesis
5 credits
Pharmaceutical Law (ST)
1 credit
Master's Degree (Year 2) in Law and Governance of Healthcare Institutions
SEMESTER 3
> COURSES: STRATEGY OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
(National Approach—Health, Social, and Medical-Social Institutions—& International Approach—NGOs)
Course Unit: Strategy in Healthcare Facilities—Health, Social, and Medical-Social (60 hours of lectures / 8 credit hours)
Course Unit: Challenges, Rationale, and Strategy of Humanitarian Action (18 hours of lectures / 4 credit hours)
> QUALITY, SAFETY, AND RISK MANAGEMENT COURSES
Course Unit: Quality, Safety, and Risk Management in Health and Social Care Facilities (60 lecture hours / 8 credit hours)
Course Unit: Management of International Health Crises and Disasters (18 lecture hours / 4 credit hours)
> BASIC COURSES IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH LAW
Course: Fundamentals ofNational Health Law (40 hours of lectures / 3 credits)
Course: Fundamentals of International and Humanitarian Health Law (20 hours / 2 credits)
> LANGUAGE SKILLS
EU Languages: English (12 hours CM / 1C)
SEMESTER 4
> HUMAN RESOURCES SKILLS IN HEALTH, SANITARY, SOCIAL, AND MEDICO-SOCIAL FACILITIES
, Human Resources Course Unit (60 hours of lectures / 10 hours of seminars)
> HEALTH LAW LITIGATION SKILLS
EU Litigation (60 hours of lectures / 10 hours of seminars)
> ETHICS AND HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT COURSES
Course: Ethics and Management (30 hours of lectures / 5 credit hours)
> PRE-PROFESSIONAL SKILLS 5C
Course: Research Thesis
Research Seminars (40 class hours)
Or
Course: Research Thesis (3C) + Student Engagement (2C) / (40 class hours)
Course: Professional Integration
(Apprenticeship contract or professional training contract + activity report or supervised project) or international exchange (University of Sherbrooke, Quebec).
The Fundamentals of International and Humanitarian Health Law
2 creditsQuality, Safety, and Risk Management in Healthcare Facilities
Languages
International Health Crisis and Disaster Management
4 creditsStrategy for Healthcare Facilities—Health and Social Services
The Fundamentals of Domestic Health Law
Issues, Rationale, and Strategy of Humanitarian Action
4 credits
Employment Placement
Choose 1 or 2 out of 2
Litigation
Human Resources
10 creditsEU Options
5 creditsChoose one of the following two options:
Memory/Commitment
Thesis
3 creditsStudent Engagement
Thesis
5 credits
Ethics and Management
5 creditsResearch Seminar
Admission
Target Audience
Holders of a Bachelor’s Degree in Law (120 ECTS) and through a program that is also available as part of continuing education, the Recognition of Prior Learning (VAE), and the Validation of Professional Experience (VAP).
Recommended Prerequisites
Knowledge of healthcare financing (social law), strong legal analysis skills (civil and administrative law), internship or work experience in the healthcare or medical-social sector
And then
Transition Programs and Reorientation
Possible career changes include taking the civil service exam (EHESP, EN3S), the bar exam, and admission to a doctoral program.
Employment Placement
Director of health, social, and medical-social institutions
Association leaders, patient advocates, healthcare mediators
Specialized attorney (subject to admission to the CAPA)
Corporate lawyer
Executive in various healthcare institutions or companies (pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, mutual insurance companies)
Legal assistant
Legal writer
Human resources and social services manager
Quality manager, public health sector (executive at a public institution, executive at a health agency)
Executive assistant at a healthcare, social services, or medical-social institution