Máster en Propiedad Intelectual y la Economía Digital - LLM
Dentro del contexto en plena expansión de la propiedad intelectual y el comercio digital, este Máster le proporciona una oportunidad única para especializarse en esta área tan importante del derecho.
- You will develop a critical understanding of a wide range of issues concerning the legal regulation of intellectual property and the digital economy.
- You will benefit from our excellent facilities including the dedicated School of Law library; our main University library also contains our extensive collection of legal materials and official publications and is a European Documentation Centre.
- We have a very vibrant mooting programme and a dedicated Moot Courtroom. We have an outstanding record of success and you can participate in internal, national and international mooting competitions.
- We organise a series of lectures featuring talks from highly successful judges and lawyers.
Background
This programme is designed to equip students with a detailed and critical understanding of the legal issues concerning the regulation of both intellectual property and the digital economy, including the place and importance of intellectual property within the digital economy. It will also enable students to locate, understand and evaluate these legal issues within a national, regional (European), and an international context. It will provide students with an advanced-level qualification giving rise to a wide range of employment opportunities including: legal practice (both general and specialised); government service; legal advisors to private companies and NGOs; independent consultancy; specialist researchers in academic and think-tank institutions; and, further advanced level study.
In the rapidly globalising environment of intellectual property and digital commerce, the combination of regulatory, policy, and management perspectives which this programme will provide should prove highly attractive to both students and employers.
As part of the Taught Masters Programme, there is a compulsory one-week induction programme, tailored specifically for the LLM. This offers students information and guidance on learning methods, research skills, and on non-academic aspects of life and study in Glasgow.
Programme overview
- LLM: 12 months full-time; 24 months part-time
You are required to take at least three courses from the following list (and four courses in total) and to submit a dissertation approved as falling within the area.
Core courses
- Contemporary issues in intellectual property
- Copyright in the digital environment
- European Union trade law
- E-Commerce, rights management, and information
- Intellectual property and the market
- International and comparative intellectual property law
- International economic law.
Career prospects
With a combination of regulatory, policy, and management perspectives, this programme will provide an advanced-level qualification that should prove highly attractive to employers, as well as providing an excellent platform for further advanced-level study.
The specialisations you develop in this programme would be well suited to consultancies and private companies working with the creative industries.
Entry Requirements
Entry requirements for Intellectual Property & the Digital Economy are a good first degree in law (2:1 upwards or equivalent) or a first degree (2:1 upwards or equivalent) with at least 50% of the credits in law.
English language
If your first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level.