LLM Law, Technology and Innovation

  • DeadlineStudy Details: LLM 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

Masters Degree Description

Developed through discussions with a range of international stakeholders, this programme is understood to be globally unique in teaching technological skills, technology law, innovation and leadership. It does not require prior knowledge of coding or law.

Graduates will have the opportunity to build their own technological projects while gaining an understanding of the law that regulates the design, development and distribution of technology internationally.

You will explore legal issues related to innovation and leadership in the context of shifts toward automated decision-making and algorithmic regulation driven by AI, machine learning, big data and other advances in computing power. There will be opportunities to learn coding languages and gain a better understanding of algorithmic bias.

Modules are delivered by an expert team of academics actively researching the field of technology law. Teaching will also be supported by eminent visiting academics who are major names in their field.

Students will have the opportunity to apply to:

  • undertake placement or consultancy projects to develop their skills through more advanced coding projects, or
  • explore a technology law issue in detail through a dissertation or enhanced research proposal

Entry Requirements

First or second-class Honours degree, or overseas equivalent, in Law or any other discipline. Other qualifications may be accepted where the applicant has relevant work experience. Please note that a Law or Computer Science degree is not required for entry to this programme.

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Fees

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Module Details

Core Modules

  • Regulating Technology
  • Innovation and Leadership
  • Dissertation

Or
Enhanced technology design project for law and legal application

Or
Enhanced Research Proposal

Or
Professional Internship

Or
Professional Project

Elective modules

  • Coding for lawyers and legal applications
  • Statistics and machine learning for lawyers and legal application
  • Cyber crime, cyber security and anti-theft law
  • Intellectual property, commerce and innovation
  • Law, power and accountability in the algorithmic state
  • Law and economics for digital markets
  • Human rights and digital technologies

 

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