Curriculum

Concentration

Health & Biomedical Law

20credits required

Twenty credits, five of them core. The Health Law Clinic and the Journal of Health and Biomedical Law both sit under it.

Enrol by October 1 (January graduates) / February 1 (May graduates) · completion form November 1 (January graduates) / March 1 (May graduates)

Plan around these

Courses listed by a concentration but absent from the 2026-27 catalog may be on a multi-year rotation, renamed, or discontinued. Verify with Academic Services.

  • Core, spring only: Biomedical Law and Public Policy
  • Listed but not running in 2026–27: Directed Study in Health Law, Externships Relating to Health Law, FDA & Pharma Law, Food Law, Health and Biomedical Law Thesis, Health Law Clinic, Journal of Health & Biomedical Law, National Health Law Moot Court Team, Public Health Law, Corporate Taxation

What it takes

  • Completing the five (5) credits of required core courses and at least fifteen (15) credits in elective courses so that it is possible to complete the required twenty (20) credits in approved Health and Biomedical Law Concentration courses by the time the student graduates;
  • Periodically reviewing the student's progress in attaining the requisite grade point averages with one of the Concentration Faculty Director and/or the Assistant Dean for Academic Services.
  • Obtaining one of the Concentration Faculty Director's approval of the student's plan for completing the Concentration's writing requirement.

Suffolk's requirements page · its course list · Academic Rules

Courses that count

37 listed, 24 running this year.

A. Core Courses

Health Law3 crBoth terms

Marc Rodwin

Biomedical Law and Public Policy3 crSpring only

Marc Rodwin

Tier 1 - Health Electives

Cannabis Law2 crFall only

Laury Lucien

Directed Study in Health Law2 crNot offered 2026-27
Externships Relating to Health Law4 crNot offered 2026-27
FDA & Pharma Law3 crNot offered 2026-27
Food Law2 crNot offered 2026-27
Health and Biomedical Law Thesis2 crNot offered 2026-27
Health Law Clinic5 crNot offered 2026-27
Journal of Health & Biomedical Law2 crNot offered 2026-27
Medical Malpractice2 crFall only

Carol Kelly

Medicare and Medicaid Law and Policy2 crSpring only

Thomas Barker

Mental Health Law3 crSpring only
National Health Law Moot Court Team2 crNot offered 2026-27
Privacy/Data Security3 crFall only

Christopher Seusing

Public Health Law2 crNot offered 2026-27

Tier 2 - Other Electives

Administrative Law3 crBoth terms

Erin Braatz, Renee Landers

Antitrust3 crBoth terms

Elbert Robertson

Basic Federal Income Taxation4 crBoth terms

Anthony Polito, Erika Isabella Scuderi, Meredith Conway

Business Entity Fundamentals4 crBoth terms

Adam Eckart, Anthony Polito, Christopher Gibson

Compliance Practice Seminar2 crSpring only

Barbara-Ann Boehler

Corporate Taxation3 crNot offered 2026-27
ERISA and Retirement Plans2 crNot offered 2026-27
Negotiating Business Transactions: A Simulation Course3 crSpring only

Christopher Gibson

Negotiation2 crBoth terms

Darren Braham, Diana Chiang, Gabriel Teninbaum

Online Dispute Resolution for ADR2 crNot offered 2026-27
Employment Discrimination Law3 crSpring only

Naiara Souto

Employment Law3 crSpring only

David Yamada

Labor Law3 crFall only

Katie Lev, Thomas Henry

Intellectual Property Survey3 crBoth terms

Jennifer Karnakis, Stacey Lantagne

Patent Law3 crFall only

Philip Swain

Patent Litigation Practice2 crSpring only

Philip Swain

Patent Prosecution: Drafting2 crNot offered 2026-27
Trusts and Estates4 crBoth terms

Rebecca Curtin, Sheila Scheuerman

Biotechnology and the Law3 crFall only

Bruce Leicher

Clinical Research Law3 crSpring only

Atosa Ahmadi

Compliance Life Sciences Regulation and Recognition3 crSpring only

Stephanie Macholtz

Verified 2026-08-27. Confirm with Academic Services before you plan around it.

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