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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2020/2021

Information in the Degree Programme Tables may still be subject to change in response to Covid-19

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Year 1 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: 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 course per semester. 120 taught credits must be completed before embarking on the dissertation stage.

Please note that at least 80 credits (four courses) must be selected from the core course group (Group A) for this programme.
For further information on the core courses for this programme see: https://www.law.ed.ac.uk/study/online-masters-degrees/llm-intellectual-property-law#second/

A maximum of 40 credits (two courses) can be taken from Group B courses in this programme.

A maximum of 20 credits (one course) can be taken from the Group C courses.

A maximum of 20 credits (one course) can be taken from the Group D courses.

Please note that a course from Group C or Group D can only be taken with the approval of your Programme Director.

The dissertation is compulsory and must be taken on completion of the taught element of the programme (ie 120 credits/six courses).

For further information see: https://www.law.ed.ac.uk/study/online-masters-degrees/study-durations

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select between 80 and 100 credits in this group.

Courses from School of Law- Intellectual Property Law (Distance Learning) (LLM)- Level 11

Select between 80 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please select at least 80 credits from this group.

AND

Group B

Select between 0 and 40 credits in this group.

Courses from School of Law- Intellectual Property Law (Distance Learning) (LLM)- Level 11

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
A maximum of 40 credits can be taken from Group B in this programme.

AND

Group C

Select between 0 and 20 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) F - Intellectual Property Law (Online Distance Learning) (LLM) (Full-time) - Level(s) 11

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
A maximum of 20 credits can be taken from Group C. **Please note that a course from this collection can only be taken with the approval of your Programme Director.**


AND

Group D

Select between 0 and 20 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) F - Intellectual Property Law (Online Distance Learning) (LLM) (Full-time) - Level(s) 11

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
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 courses LAWS11408 and LAWS11409 are co-requisites and must both be taken in the semester in which they run.



Year 2 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: 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 course per semester. 120 taught credits must be completed before embarking on the dissertation stage.

Please note that at least 80 credits (four courses) must be selected from the core course group (Group A) for this programme.
For further information on the core courses for this programme see: https://www.law.ed.ac.uk/study/online-masters-degrees/llm-intellectual-property-law#second/

A maximum of 40 credits (two courses) can be taken from Group B courses in this programme.

A maximum of 20 credits (one course) can be taken from the Group C courses.

A maximum of 20 credits (one course) can be taken from the Group D courses.

Please note that a course from Group C or Group D can only be taken with the approval of your Programme Director.

The dissertation is compulsory and must be taken on completion of the taught element of the programme (ie 120 credits/six courses).

For further information see: https://www.law.ed.ac.uk/study/online-masters-degrees/study-durations

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select between 80 and 100 credits in this group.

Courses from School of Law- Intellectual Property Law (Distance Learning) (LLM)- Level 11

Select between 80 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please select at least 80 credits from this group.

AND

Group B

Select between 0 and 40 credits in this group.

Courses from School of Law- Intellectual Property Law (Distance Learning) (LLM)- Level 11

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
A maximum of 40 credits can be taken from Group B in this programme.


AND

Group C

Select between 0 and 20 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) F - Intellectual Property Law (Online Distance Learning) (LLM) (Full-time) - Level(s) 11

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
A maximum of 20 credits can be taken from Group C. **Please note that a course from this collection can only be taken with the approval of your Programme Director.**


AND

Group D

Select between 0 and 20 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) F - Intellectual Property Law (Online Distance Learning) (LLM) (Full-time) - Level(s) 11

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
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 courses LAWS11408 and LAWS11409 are co-requisites and must both be taken in the semester in which they run.


Year 3 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: 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 course per semester. 120 taught credits must be completed before embarking on the dissertation stage.

Please note that at least 80 credits (four courses) must be selected from the core course group (Group A) for this programme.
For further information on the core courses for this programme see: https://www.law.ed.ac.uk/study/online-masters-degrees/llm-intellectual-property-law#second/

A maximum of 40 credits (two courses) can be taken from Group B courses in this programme.

A maximum of 20 credits (one course) can be taken from the Group C courses.

A maximum of 20 credits (one course) can be taken from the Group D courses.

Please note that a course from Group C or Group D can only be taken with the approval of your Programme Director.

The dissertation is compulsory and must be taken on completion of the taught element of the programme (ie 120 credits/six courses).

For further information see: https://www.law.ed.ac.uk/study/online-masters-degrees/study-durations

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select between 80 and 100 credits in this group.

Courses from School of Law- Intellectual Property Law (Distance Learning) (LLM)- Level 11

Select between 80 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Please select at least 80 credits from this group.

AND

Group B

Select between 0 and 40 credits in this group.

Courses from School of Law- Intellectual Property Law (Distance Learning) (LLM)- Level 11

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
A maximum of 40 credits can be taken from Group B in this programme.


AND

Group C

Select between 0 and 20 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) F - Intellectual Property Law (Online Distance Learning) (LLM) (Full-time) - Level(s) 11

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
A maximum of 20 credits can be taken from Group C. **Please note that a course from this collection can only be taken with the approval of your Programme Director.**


AND

Group D

Select between 0 and 20 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) F - Intellectual Property Law (Online Distance Learning) (LLM) (Full-time) - Level(s) 11

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
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 courses LAWS11408 and LAWS11409 are co-requisites and must both be taken in the semester in which they run.


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