Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September
Notes: Students studying full time take three modules in the September semester and three modules in the January semester, followed by the dissertation at the end of the final semester. 120 taught credits must be completed before embarking on the dissertation.
Students must take a minimum of 100 credits and a maximum of 120 credits from the modules in Groups A, B and C. Please note that no more than 60 credits should be taken from either Group A or B, and no more than 40 credits should be taken from Group C.
A maximum of 20 credits can be taken from Group D. Please note that a course from this collection can only be taken with the approval of your Programme Director.
For further information on the core modules for this programme see: http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/teaching/online_distance_learning/llm_degrees/innovation_technology_and_the_law/modules
The dissertation is compulsory and must be taken on completion of the taught element of the programme (ie 120 credits/six modules).
More information is available at: http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/teaching/online_distance_learning/llm_degrees/key_information/study_durations
COMPULSORY COURSES
This DPT has 1
compulsory course(s).
Code |
Course Name |
Period |
Credits |
LAWS11177
|
Dissertation LLM Innovation, Technology and the Law |
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond |
60 |
|
COURSE OPTIONS
This DPT has 4
set(s) of course options with the following rules.
Overarching rule collection group: A
Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 60 credits
from these collections:
Select
a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
LAWS11300
|
Communications Law
|
20
|
LAWS11313
|
Electronic Commerce Law
|
20
|
LAWS11174
|
Forensic Computing and Electronic Evidence
|
20
|
LAWS11338
|
Regulation of autonomous systems: the law of robotics
|
20
|
LAWS11163
|
Information Technology Law
|
20
|
LAWS11180
|
Information: Control and Power
|
20
|
LAWS11347
|
International and European Media Law
|
20
|
Notes: Students must take a minimum of 100 credits and a maximum of 120 credits from the modules in Groups A, B and C. Please note that no more than 60 credits should be taken from either Group A or B, and no more than 40 credits should be taken from Group C.
AND
Overarching rule collection group: B
Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 60 credits
from these collections:
Select
a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 60 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
LAWS11258
|
Intellectual Property Law: Copyright and Related Rights
|
20
|
LAWS11257
|
Intellectual Property Law: Industrial Property
|
20
|
LAWS11179
|
International Intellectual Property System
|
20
|
LAWS11339
|
Legal Aspects of Managing Intellectual Property
|
20
|
Notes: Students must take a minimum of 100 credits and a maximum of 120 credits from the modules in Groups A, B and C. Please note that no more than 60 credits should be taken from either Group A or B, and no more than 40 credits should be taken from Group C.
AND
Overarching rule collection group: C
Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 40 credits
from these collections:
Select
a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
LAWS11337
|
Compassionate Care and the Law
|
20
|
LAWS11256
|
European Health Care Law
|
20
|
LAWS11302
|
Health Research & Commercialisation
|
20
|
LAWS11340
|
International public health law & ethics
|
20
|
LAWS11260
|
Law and Medical Ethics: Fundamentals in Consent and Negligence
|
20
|
LAWS11259
|
Law and Medical Ethics: Start and End of Life Issues
|
20
|
LAWS11372
|
Biotechnology, Bioethics and Society
|
20
|
Notes: Students must take a minimum of 100 credits and a maximum of 120 credits from the modules in Groups A, B and C. Please note that no more than 60 credits should be taken from either Group A or B, and no more than 40 credits should be taken from Group C.
**Please note that 'Biotechnology, law & society' is not being offered in 2016/17.**
AND
Overarching rule collection group: D
Select a minimum of 0 credits and a maximum of 20 credits
from these collections:
Select
a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
LAWS11306
|
Comparative and International Corporate Governance
|
20
|
LAWS11268
|
Contract Law in Europe
|
20
|
LAWS11273
|
Corporate Compliance: Case Studies in Law & Ethics
|
20
|
LAWS11270
|
Dispute Resolution Methods
|
20
|
LAWS11269
|
International Commercial Arbitration
|
20
|
LAWS11341
|
International law, human rights and corporate accountability
|
20
|
LAWS11304
|
International Oil and Gas Law
|
20
|
LAWS11301
|
Law of Climate Change
|
20
|
LAWS11307
|
Principles of International Taxation
|
20
|
LAWS11271
|
European Competition and Innovation
|
20
|
Notes: A maximum of 20 credits can be taken from Group D. **Please note that a course from this collection can only be taken with the approval of your Programme Director.**
Please note that LAWS11269: International Commercial Arbitration will not be offered during 2016/17.
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