LLM Intellectual Property Law
Charlotte Waelde
Programme Director
The Edinburgh Law School launched its Masters degree in Intellectual Property Law via distance learning
in 2008. This postgraduate course is offered
by one of the leading Intellectual Property Centres in the UK - SCRIPT:
the AHRC Research Centre for Studies in Intellectual Property and
Technology Law, based in the School of Law at the University of
Edinburgh. Intellectual Property as a discipline has been offered by the
School of Law since the early 1990s and has formed part of the broader
LLM in Innovation Technology and the Law.
With the expansion in range and depth of expertise over recent years we
are now able to offer a nominate degree in Intellectual Property.
Students who study for this degree will benefit not only from the
expertise of a number of the authors of Contemporary Intellectual
Property: Law and Policy (Cambridge University Press 2007) , one of the
leading textbooks on Intellectual Property in the UK, but also from
visiting tutors who are expert in the field.
Students on this course will be able to choose from a range of
subjects within areas within Intellectual Property. From a focus on the
International, through the substantive, to areas of topical concern,
students who study for this degree will graduate with in depth knowledge
and understanding of Intellectual Property from an International,
European and Domestic perspective giving real insights of the place and
importance of Intellectual Property in the modern world.
Students will benefit from the expertise of a multidisciplinary team of
tutors and will have the opportunity to build extra teaching modules
into their programme to further enrich their learning, including modules
on medical law, information technology law, translational medicine,
forensic computing, data protection, and law & technology in developing
countries.
How to apply
Module Information
Students are required to complete a total of 6 modules (120 credit points) and complete a dissertation (60 credit points) over their chosen period of study.
| 2009/2010 Semester |
Module Title | Credit | |
| At least 80 course work credits from | |||
| 1 | Intellectual Property Law 1 - Copyright and Related Rights | 20 | |
| 2 | Intellectual Property Law 2 - Industrial Property | 20 | |
| 1 | International IP & IT Institutions, Law and Policy | 20 | |
| 2 | Intellectual Property and Technology - Developing Countries | 20 | |
| 2 | Managing Intellectual Property | 20 | |
| 1 | International Intellectual Property | 20 | |
|
Remaining course work credits from |
|||
| 1 | Information Technology, Investigation, and Evidence | 20 | |
| 1 | Information: Control and Power | 20 | |
| 2 | Information Technology Law | 20 | |
| 2 | Forensic Computing & Electronic Evidence | 20 | |
| 1 | Law & Medical Ethics - Fundamental Issues in Consent and Negligence | 20 | |
| 2 | Law & Medical Ethics - Start and End of Life Issues | 20 | |
| 1 | International Public Health Law & Security | 20 | |
| 2 | Biotechnology, Law & Society | 20 | |
| Dissertation | |||
| Intellectual Property Law | 60 | ||
