WHY US
Faculty at the Graduate Institute of Health and Biotechnology Law (GIHBL) address challenges of governance and law as they pertain to biomedicine and public health in the 21st century.
COURSES INTRODUCTION
Our faculty and students focus on legal topics as they relate to bioscience and biomedicine. Using a variety of legal methods and viewpoints, we focus on issues in fields such as cognitive science, genome editing, and adaptive healthcare systems, which are analyzed within a framework of democratic values.
CURRICULA
These 9 courses are required:
| ◆ Research ethics | 0 credit |
| ◆ Interdisciplinary research on law & social issues or Introduction to mind, brain & consciousness | 3 credits |
| ◆ Medical law | 2 credits |
| ◆ Biotechnology law | 2 credits |
| ◆ Principles & applications of biotechnology | 2 credits |
| ◆ Legal research & writing in English | 1 credit |
| ◆ Pharmaceutical law | 2 credits |
| ◆ Advanced legal research & writing in English | 1 credit |
| ◆ Thesis | 6 credits |
Suggested Electives:
| ◆ National health insurance act | 2 credits |
| ◆ atent law | 2 credits |
| ◆ Public health law | 2 credits |
| ◆ Seminar in biomedical research ethics & law | 2 credits |
| ◆ Legal practice in medicine-related industries | 2 credits |
| ◆ Bio-industry development & regulation | 2 credits |
| ◆ Legal practice on patent in biomedicine & medical device | 3 credits |
| ◆ Practical issues of medical liability & dispute resolution | 2 credits |
| ◆ Seminar in medical care institutions & law | 2 credits |
| ◆ Neuroscience: ethical issues & legal policy | 2 credits |
| ◆ Seminar in food safety regulation | 2 credits |
| ◆ Seminar in international health & drug law & policy | 2 credits |
| ◆ Artificial intelligence in medicine & legal policy | 2 credits |
Click here for a sample schedule, by semester
Semester 1
Required courses:
| ◆ Research ethics | 0 credit |
| ◆ Medical law | 2 credits |
| ◆ Biotechnology law | 2 credits |
| ◆ Principles & applications of biotechnology | 2 credits |
| ◆ Legal research & writing in English | 1 credit |
Select one course from below:
| ◆ Interdisciplinary research on law & social issues | 3 credits |
| ◆ Introduction to mind, brain & consciousness | 3 credits |
Elective courses:
| ◆ National health insurance act | 2 credits |
Semester 2
Required courses:
| ◆ Pharmaceutical law | 2 credits |
| ◆ Advanced legal research & writing in English | 1 credit |
Elective courses:
| ◆ Patent law | 2 credits |
Semester 3
Required course:
| ◆ Public health law | 2 credits |
| ◆ Seminar in biomedical research ethics & law | 2 credits |
| ◆ Legal practice in medicine-related industries | 2 credits |
| ◆ Bio-industry development & regulation | 2 credits |
Semester 4
Required courses:
| ◆ Thesis | 6 credits |
Elective courses:
| ◆ Legal practice on patent in biomedicine & medical device | 3 credits |
| ◆ Practical issues of medical liability & dispute resolution | 2 credits |
| ◆ Seminar in medical care institutions & law | 2 credits |
| ◆ Neuroscience: ethical issues & legal policy | 2 credits |
| ◆ Seminar in food safety regulation | 2 credits |
| ◆ Seminar in international health & drug law & policy | 2 credits |
| ◆ Artificial intelligence in medicine & legal policy | 2 credits |
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
- The Health and Biotechnology Law master’s degree is a two-year (four-semester) program requiring completion of 32 credits, including 19 credits of required courses.
- At least one publication in a domestic or foreign journal or a conference hosted by an academic institution or professional association. Students who have completed 96 hours of internships in an affiliated institution of the Institute may submit the internship certification as an alternative to the aforementioned documentation required for the oral defense.
- Thesis defense
FUTURE CAREER PATH
Hands-on, practical training at the GIHBL equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate legal issues and address contemporary legal problems in the field of biomedicine. With their intellectual drive thus harnessed, GIHBL graduates are prepared for success as the next generation of lawyers, policymakers, and legal advocates.
