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This program merges information technology with intellectual property law, providing an in-depth exploration of how these two increasingly important legal fields intersect. The School collaborates with UCD's Computer Science and Informatics department to enhance IT-related legal expertise. Faculty members at Sutherland School of Law have conducted extensive research across IT and IP domains, covering areas from online content regulation and data privacy to safeguarding sensitive information.
Key learning outcomes include:
• Developing critical analysis skills for IT and IP law concepts and their connections
• Applying legal knowledge to both practical scenarios and theoretical cases
• Producing well-organized research papers through independent study
PROGRAM LENGTH: 1 Year / 2 Years
UPCOMING START DATE: September 2024/2025
Applicants must hold a Law degree, or an inter-disciplinary degree in which law was a major component. Applicants must have achieved at least an upper second class honours or equivalent.
Applicants holding a Graduate Diploma in Law may be considered but will normally be admitted only where they can show an exceptionally strong performance in both their undergraduate degree and diploma.
Overall IELTS 6.5 (including a minimum of 6.5 in the reading and writing parts and no part below 6.0) or 90 in the TOEFL iBT (with a minimum of 22 (reading) and 24 (writing) and no part below 20.) The test results must be less than 2 years old; A minimum score of 600 in the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL PBT), with Test of Written English at 475 +. In the computer based TOEFL, a minimum score of 250 is required.