LLM in Technology & Intellectual Property Law
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LLM in Technology & Intellectual Property Law
This online LLM in Technology & Intellectual Property Law programme provides an advanced understanding of both the framework that governs the commercial application of technology and intellectual property law, and the latest developments in this fast-changing area. It provides a firm foundation in commercial law, covering the latest internet and technology-based intellectual issues and offering the opportunity to pursue your specific interests.
Our international virtual classroom is the ideal environment for practising lawyers and business professionals to discover and debate the nature and development of the legal context that guides worldwide commercial activity. Reflecting the cross-border and cross-discipline reality of global business networks, it brings together both legal and business perspectives in a dynamic, collaborative environment, providing new opportunities for learning that a traditional classroom cannot match.
Core modules cover legal methodology, conflict of laws in business and commerce, copyright, patents, internet law, and information security. You can then personalise your Masters with two elective modules chosen from aspects of banking law, international money laundering regulation, competition law, commercial contracts, international law and foreign investment, and law of business organisations. You complete your degree with an original dissertation.
You will graduate with specialist legal and commercial expertise in technology and IP law – expertise that is increasingly required by international organisations seeking to flourish in the knowledge economy. The knowledge you acquire will be invaluable to both practising lawyers and business professionals with responsibility for overseeing legal structures and strategies. As the advent of new technologies, increased globalisation and the expanding scope of patentable subject matter place an even higher premium on your new skills, this advanced qualification will enable you to develop your career in an expanding and exciting range of legal and commercial environments.
If you want to find out more about LLM in Technology & Intellectual Property Law, you can make an information request below and the school will contact you with further information.
Suitability and application
Prior to taking the online LLM in Technology & Intellectual Property Law from The University of Liverpool Online, the following are required:
- Bachelor’s degree equivalent to UK Honours degree.
- English equivalent to minimum of IETS test level 6.5 overall.
- TOEFL 580 paper based test / 88 Internet based test / TEEP 6.5
- 2 years of relevant work experience.
Please note for Technology & Intellectual Property Law, The University of Liverpool Online also evaluates applicants on an individual basis. Contact The University of Liverpool Online to learn more.
LLM in Technology & Intellectual Property Law programme:
The fully online Technology & Intellectual Property Law programme comprises six core modules and two electives, culminating in a dissertation.
Your first LLM module will be 9 weeks in length where you begin with a week long brief introduction to the programme, the learning platform and then continue with the module content.
Each following module is eight weeks in length. By taking one module at a time you can explore a specific subject in depth without distractions.
Core LLM modules
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Legal Methodology
- Conflict of Law in Business and Commerce
- Copyright
- Patents
- Internet Law
- Information Security
Elective LLM Modules
- Aspects of Banking Law
- International Money Laundering Regulation
- Competition Law
- Commercial Contracts
- International Law and Foreign Investment
- Law of Business Organisations
LLM Dissertation
You will choose your LLM dissertation topic in conjunction with your personal dissertation advisor, an academic supervisor, who will provide support throughout the study and writing process. Your dissertation will apply your new knowledge and work experience and must have merit beyond the narrower scope of your particular need.
Expenses
For tuition fee information, please contact The University of Liverpool Online.
The University of Liverpool – Online Degrees
Since its foundation in 1881, the University of Liverpool has produced eight Nobel Prize
winners. This academic excellence is one reason why almost three thousand
professionals from more than 175 countries have chosen it for their online
Masters degree. They also recognise that the University’s exclusive partnership
with e-Learning experts Laureate Online Education provides a uniquely global
perspective and stimulating educational experience.
About The University of Liverpool - Online Degrees
Our online Masters students are seasoned professionals, with an average 12 years’ work experience. They have good reasons to choose us:
- Reputation – Liverpool is among the Top 10 eLearning institutions in the world (Source: FT.com)
- Academic leadership – along with Oxford and Cambridge, it is a member of the Russell group of 20 major, research-intensive UK universities
- Online expertise – Laureate Online Education specialises in delivering 100% online programmes around the world.
- Relevance – our programmes replicate global business, requiring you to collaborate across disciplines and cultures to solve problems
- Applicable knowledge – use what you learn in the workplace immediately
- Networking – gain an international network of professional contacts and friends
- Teaching – our instructors are academically renowned and have years of industry experience
- Individual support – from your instructors and personal Programme Manager
- Personalisation – Specialisation Tracks and elective modules let you customise your degree
- Interactivity – small class sizes mean your ideas are constantly challenged
- Flexibility – our 100% online learning environment means you can fit your degree into your work and personal life
Accreditation
The University of Liverpool, in common with all UK universities, is regulated and monitored by a government body, the QAA. Some UK universities have also been awarded a Royal Charter, which was granted to Liverpool in 1903.
Many countries, including the US and Canada, accept the standard of degrees awarded by UK universities as equivalent to their own.
Geographic restrictions
None. You do not need to be a UK resident as all our degrees are 100% online.
How it works
All University of Liverpool online Masters programmes are taught 100% via the Internet, giving career professionals access to a level of higher education that may otherwise be out of reach because of work or family responsibilities.
This accessibility is made possible because there are no fixed lecture times, the classroom is always open and there is no need to synchronise study with anyone else. In completing their assignments, students can interact with instructors and classmates whenever and wherever suits them best.
All courses are delivered online one at a time, so students can get to grips with the subject and explore it in real depth. We carefully compose each individual study group from a student body representing a wide variety of experience, so that feedback from classmates is stimulating and inspiring, bringing both specialist knowledge and fresh perspectives.
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