Earn your health law masters degree from a Top 10 program.
The Master of Legal Studies (MLS) with a concentration in Health & Hospital Law is
a superior online degree for working professionals.
Students in this MLS program develop specific legal knowledge, analytical skills,
and learn to write and communicate more effectively. Throughout each 8-week course,
law professors challenge students intellectually while exposing them to various legal
and ethical issues in healthcare.
Professionals looking to earn a masters in healthcare will benefit from this degree,
including those interested in graduate nursing programs, legal nursing and nurse consultant
programs, pre-med and current medical students, hospital administrators, and those
working in insurance and pharmacy. Our admissions representatives are happy to discuss
career options for degree completers and our nationally respected faculty members
are committed to helping you achieve your professional goals and move forward in your
career. You can count on having the support you need to get the most out of your education.
This 100% online master’s in health law is one of the health degree programs offered
through the Seton Hall Law School Center for Health & Pharmaceutical Law, a leading center for research and scholarship. The Center educates lawyers and professionals
in the healthcare and life sciences industries regarding the intricate and multifaceted
set of laws that govern patients, healthcare providers, manufacturers, and suppliers.
The Center at Seton Hall Law School has more than 25 years of experience delivering
exceptional healthcare compliance education to working professionals.
Browse our online health law courses below. All courses are designed by Seton Hall
Law’s nationally ranked Health Law faculty. (US News & World Report, Law School Specialty
Rankings, #10 Health Law Program 2025; named a Best Online Master of Studies in Law
Program for 2025 by The Princeton Review)
Course Requirements
Course requirements for this degree are listed below. Contact us using the form on
this page if you have additional questions or view our admissions requirements here.
Required Courses
Must take all in sequence. All courses are offeredONLINE only.
Introduction to Law and Legal Writing
Students will learn to:
Identify relevant facts, legal issues, rules of law, and holdings in judicial decisions
Assess and apply statutes, regulations, and the common law to select issues
Convert legal research and analysis into a precise, accurate, and readable written
product
Torts: Liability for Civil Wrongs
Students will learn to:
Explain the basic principles underlying the law of negligence
Recognize the factors courts consider in determining the causes of a particular outcome
Evaluate how a victim’s contribution to his or her injury may affect the determination
of liability or damages
Fundamentals of Business Law
Students will learn to:
Explain the basic elements of enforceable contracts
Recognize the circumstances in which courts will refuse to honor particular agreements
Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different types of business associations
Constitutional Law Survey
Students will learn to:
Explain the role of the Supreme Court in interpreting and enforcing the U.S. Constitution
Identify the circumstances in which individuals and organizations can obtain judicial
review of potential constitutional violations
Assess the implications of the due process clause for laws and policies that affect
intimate decisions
Evaluate the Supreme Court’s approach to laws that have the purpose or effect of discriminating
against individuals on the basis of race, gender, or other characteristics
Core Courses
Must take four courses (at least two must beCompliance Issues for Healthcare Providers,HIPAA Privacy & SecurityorThe Law of Patient Care)
Students may substitute appropriate in-person courses offered at Seton Hall Law School's
Newark campus in place of courses listed below with the prior written permission of
the Associate Academic Director.
Children's Health and the Law
Students will learn to:
Identify and analyze common medical situations involving minors that may raise legal
and ethical dilemmas
Evaluate who has the authority to consent to health care for a minor in different
situations
Recognize situations in which health care providers should notify child protective
services or seek judicial guidance
Propose reforms to address current public health issues affecting minors
Clinical Research and the Law: Compliance Issues for Research Sponsors
Students will learn to:
Identify the laws, regulations, and standards to which clinical research sponsors
are expected to comply, both in the United States and globally
Evaluate factual scenarios to identify compliance risks and develop strategies for
responding to them
Assess the strengths and weaknesses of proposals to expand, reduce, or modify research
sponsors’ compliance obligations
Clinical Research and the Law: Ethical and Regulatory Issues in Designing Clinical
Trials
Students will learn to:
Navigate the maze of regulatory requirements applicable to clinical research with
human participants
Evaluate proposed research projects to determine whether they meet the criteria for
institutional review board (IRB) approval
Analyze proposed regulatory changes and assess their potential impact on researchers,
research subjects, institutions, and sponsors
Compliance Issues for Healthcare Providers
Students will learn to:
Assess the impact of existing and proposed laws and policies on patient safety and
quality
Appreciate the intersection of nonprofit corporation law, laws governing state and
federal tax exemptions, and federal fraud and abuse laws
Design effective and compliant peer review and credentialing processes
Identify key statutes, regulation, and guidance documents that impose compliance obligations
Cybersecurity and Privacy I: Law & Policy
Students will learn to:
Identify key sources of law applicable to the Internet as a decentered, community-standards
focused network system
Assess risks to cybersecurity from mismanagement, crime, terrorism, and war
Evaluate proposed changes in the law related to cybersecurity and assess their implications
for the industry and civil society
Cybersecurity and Privacy II: Compliance & Risk Management
Prerequisite: INDL7550 Cybersecurity I
Students will learn to:
Apply industry-leading data security and privacy compliance frameworks to realistic
examples
Conduct qualitative and quantitative cyber risk assessments and transfer cyber risks
Prepare for and comply with legal requirements relating to data breaches and other
legal process for digital information
EU Data Protection and Privacy Law: The GDPR
Students will learn to:
Apply the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to different
business practices and technologies
Incorporate key principles of European human rights law into an analysis of data protection
practices and policies
Anticipate future directions in the evolution of European data protection and information
privacy law
HIPAA Privacy and Security
Students will learn to:
Evaluate and determine whether a given authorization, privacy policy or business associate
agreement complies with HIPAA
Identify and articulate the potential enforcement methods and outcomes and the requirements
for breach notification
Assess and critique the regulatory choices made under HIPAA
Introduction to Bioethics
Students will learn to:
Examine complex issues in health care from a bioethical perspective
Distinguish different schools of bioethical thought
Construct rigorous ethical analyses of contemporary healthcare issues
Stark Law and Compliance
Students will learn to:
Assess practical fact patterns in order to issue-spot potential areas of non-compliance
Identify the potential repercussions of a Stark Law violation and manage practical
situations to reduce the risk of legal exposure
Analyze the potential implications of the Stark Law on structuring compliant physician
arrangements, particularly in light of healthcare reform
The Law of Patient Care
Students will learn to:
Recognize the factors that trigger the creation of a provider-patient relationship
Explain the legal obligations of hospitals and healthcare providers when patients
arrive at an emergency department
Advise healthcare providers on how to comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rule
Elective Courses
Must take two Can be from any of the concentration areas (including corporate law courses above)
Biotechnology and the Law
Casinos & Hospitality Law
Collegiate Athletics Law & Policy
Compliance Issues in the Life Sciences - Advertising, Promotion and Transparency
Compliance Issues in the Life Sciences - Fraud and Corruption
Conducting Internal Investigations
Consumer Data Privacy Law
Entertainment Law: Legal Regulation of Industry Practices
Entertainment Law: Torts
FDA Regulation and Liability
Financial Crimes Compliance
Financial Privacy Law
Gaming Law I
Global Corruption: Regulation, Compliance, and Enforcement
Governance, Compliance, Enforcement and Risk Management
