Year 1, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September
Notes: On this route of study, students take 40 credits in Year 1; 40 credits in Year 2 and 40 credits in Year 3. Students studying part-time must take at least one module per semester. 120 taught credits must be completed before embarking on the dissertation stage.
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 in the student's final year 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 0
compulsory course(s).
Code |
Course Name |
Period |
Credits |
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 40 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
LAWS11181
|
Biotechnology, Law & Society
|
20
|
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
|
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.
|
Year 2, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September
Notes: On this route of study, students take 40 credits in Year 1; 40 credits in Year 2 and 40 credits in Year 3. Students studying part-time must take at least one module per semester. 120 taught credits must be completed before embarking on the dissertation stage.
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 in the student's final year 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 0
compulsory course(s).
Code |
Course Name |
Period |
Credits |
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 40 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
LAWS11181
|
Biotechnology, Law & Society
|
20
|
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
|
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.
|
Year 3, Academic year 2016/17, Starting month: September
Notes: On this route of study, students take 40 credits in Year 1; 40 credits in Year 2 and 40 credits in Year 3. Students studying part-time must take at least one module per semester. 120 taught credits must be completed before embarking on the dissertation stage.
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 in the student's final year 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 40 credits
from the following list of courses, as available
Code |
Course Name |
Credits |
LAWS11181
|
Biotechnology, Law & Society
|
20
|
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
|
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.
|
|