Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law
(LLM) Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law
Entry for 2024
FHEQ level
This course is set at Level 7 (Masters) in the national Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.
Course learning outcomes
Demonstrate an in-depth critical knowledge of the competing philosophical perspectives on the application of law to Information Technology, Intellectual Property and the Internet
Critically assess the engineering, legal and human rights approach to information regulation, and how mass communications has been re-engineered to incorporate changes to the application of the law.
Demonstrate analytical and critical understanding of how the laws that pertain to the regulation of Information Technology and Intellectual Property reflect both engineering and rights-based issues.
Demonstrate an applied critical knowledge of the operation of Information Technology and Intellectual Property regulatory agencies at national, plurilateral, regional and United Nations global levels, interaction with stakeholders, and detailed implementation of relevant laws.
Demonstrate ability to plan and present a critical schematic of a contemporary problem in Information Technology and Intellectual Property laws.
Conduct independent research, including expert knowledge of online legal resources and advanced critical judgment in selection of most authoritative analytical sources.
Full-time course composition
| Year | Term | Status | Module | Credits | FHEQ level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autumn Semester | Core | Advanced Legal Research and Writing (712M3) | 15 | 7 |
| Core | Aspects of Intellectual Property Law (821M3) | 30 | 7 | ||
| Core | Critical Approaches to Information Law (830M3) | 30 | 7 | ||
| Spring Semester | Option | Cybercrime Law (957M3) | 30 | 7 | |
| Cyber Law (951M3) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Digital Intellectual Property Law (831M3) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Privacy and Data Protection Law (948M3) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Regulating the Creative Industries (931M3) | 30 | 7 |
Part-time course composition
| Year | Term | Status | Module | Credits | FHEQ level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autumn Semester | Core | Advanced Legal Research and Writing (712M3) | 15 | 7 |
| Core | Critical Approaches to Information Law (830M3) | 30 | 7 | ||
| Spring Semester | Option | Cybercrime Law (957M3) | 30 | 7 | |
| Cyber Law (951M3) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Digital Intellectual Property Law (831M3) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Governance of the Global Digital Economy (960M3) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Privacy and Data Protection Law (948M3) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Regulating the Creative Industries (931M3) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Year | Term | Status | Module | Credits | FHEQ level |
| 2 | Autumn Semester | Core | Aspects of Intellectual Property Law (821M3) | 30 | 7 |
| Spring Semester | Option | Cybercrime Law (957M3) | 30 | 7 | |
| Cyber Law (951M3) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Digital Intellectual Property Law (831M3) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Governance of the Global Digital Economy (960M3) | 30 | 7 | |||
| International Economic Law Clinic (825M3) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Regulating the Creative Industries (931M3) | 30 | 7 | |||
| Spring & Summer Teaching | Core | LLM Dissertation (839M3) | 45 | 7 |
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