THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2024/2025

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Year 1 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
On this route of study, students take a minimum of 40 credits, and a maximum of 80 credits in each of their two years of study. Students studying part-time must take at least one course per semester. 120 taught credits must be completed before embarking on the dissertation stage.

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

More information is available at: https://www.law.ed.ac.uk/study/online-masters-degrees/study-durations

Students must take a minimum of 80 credits and a maximum of 120 credits from Groups A and B.

Please note that no more than 80 credits should be taken from Group A and no more than 40 credits should be taken from Group B.

Group A comprises two sub-groups; students may select a maximum of 60 credits from Sub-group 1. A maximum of 40 credits may be selected from Sub-group 2.

A maximum of 40 credits can be taken from Group C.

For further information on the core courses for this programme see: https://www.law.ed.ac.uk/study/online-masters-degrees/llm-innovation-technology-law#second/

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

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 80 credits in this group.

IP, Media and Technology courses - Sub-group 1

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Group A comprises courses from the IP, Media and Technology Subject Area. Students may select a maximum of 80 credits overall from Group A. Students may select no more than 60 credits from Sub-group 1. No more than 40 credits can be selected from Sub-group 2.
AND

IP, Media and Technology courses - Sub-group 2

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Group A comprises courses from the IP, Media and Technology Subject Area. Students may select a maximum of 80 credits overall from Group A. Students may select no more than 60 credits from Sub-group 1. No more than 40 credits can be selected from Sub-group 2.


AND

Group B

Select between 0 and 40 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) F - Innovation, Technology and the Law (Online Distance Learning) (LLM) (Full-time) - Level(s) 11

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Group B comprises courses from the Health, Medical Law and Ethics Subject Area. Students may select a maximum of 40 credits from the courses in this group
AND

Group C

Select exactly credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) F - Innovation, Technology and the Law (Online Distance Learning) (LLM) (Full-time) - Level(s) 11

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Group C comprises courses from the Commercial Law Subject Area. Students may select a maximum of 40 credits from the courses in this group

Year 2 Academic year: 2024/25, Starting in: September

Notes:
On this route of study, students take a minimum of 40 credits, and a maximum of 80 credits in each of their two years of study. Students studying part-time must take at least one course per semester. 120 taught credits must be completed before embarking on the dissertation stage. The dissertation is compulsory and must be taken on completion of the taught element of the programme (ie 120 credits/six courses).

More information is available at: https://www.law.ed.ac.uk/study/online-masters-degrees/study-durations

Students must take a minimum of 80 credits and a maximum of 120 credits from Groups A and B.

Please note that no more than 80 credits should be taken from Group A and no more than 40 credits should be taken from Group B.

Group A comprises two sub-groups; students may select a maximum of 60 credits from Sub-group 1. A maximum of 40 credits may be selected from Sub-group 2.

A maximum of 40 credits can be taken from Group C.

For further information on the core courses for this programme see: https://www.law.ed.ac.uk/study/online-masters-degrees/llm-innovation-technology-law#second/

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 80 credits in this group.

IP, Media and Technology courses - Sub-group 1

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Group A comprises courses from the IP, Media and Technology Subject Area. Students may select a maximum of 80 credits overall from Group A. Students may select no more than 60 credits from Sub-group 1. No more than 40 credits can be selected from Sub-group 2.
AND

IP, Media and Technology courses - Sub-group 2

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Group A comprises courses from the IP, Media and Technology Subject Area. Students may select a maximum of 80 credits overall from Group A. Students may select no more than 60 credits from Sub-group 1. No more than 40 credits can be selected from Sub-group 2.


AND

Group B

Select between 0 and 40 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) F - Innovation, Technology and the Law (Online Distance Learning) (LLM) (Full-time) - Level(s) 11

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Group B comprises courses from the Health, Medical Law and Ethics Subject Area. Students may select a maximum of 40 credits from the courses in this group
AND

Group C

Select exactly credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) F - Innovation, Technology and the Law (Online Distance Learning) (LLM) (Full-time) - Level(s) 11

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Group C comprises courses from the Commercial Law Subject Area. Students may select a maximum of 40 credits from the courses in this group

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