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LLM IN GLOBAL LAW AND TECHNOLOGY : PROGRAM CURRICULUM

LL.M. Program Requirements

The LL.M. curriculum is primarily elective in nature. Students should, however, complete at 3 courses from the list of Core Courses below, along with the required introductory seminars, Issues of Law, Policy, and Ethics in Global Technology and Introduction to U.S. Law, Legal Reasoning and Writing (for international students only).

Students may also choose to specialize in one or more of the four designated areas, Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law, Biotechnology and Health Law, International Law and Business, and U.S. Law and Legal Methods. To earn the U.S. Law and Legal Methods specialization, students must complete 12 credits from the JD curriculum. Students earn the other three specializations by completing 5 courses listed for the specialization and filing the appropriate specialization form with the Law Registrar prior to graduation. LL.M. students who complete a specialization will receive a Certificate in addition to their Diploma at graduation.

Twenty four (24) credits are required to complete the LL.M. degree in Global Law and Technology. LL.M. students may elect to take up to 6 of the required 24 credits from the JD curriculum. Approval from the Academic Director of the LL.M. Program and Associate Dean to enroll in a JD curriculum course must be obtained in advance.

The 24 credit requirement may be reduced for LL.M. students who receive Advanced Standing for prior course work. Courses eligible for Advanced Standing are listed below. A maximum of 6 Advanced Standing credits may be granted.

All LL.M. students must satisfy the LL.M Legal Writing Requirement prior to graduation by completing a substantial legal research and writing paper in connection with a course, a Directed Study or membership on the Journal of High Technology. Students must file the LL.M. Legal Writing Requirement form, signed by the supervising faculty member, with the Law Registrar before graduation.

 


1. Required Introductory Seminars

 
Issues of Law, Policy, and Ethics in Global Technology 2 credits
Introduction to U.S. Law, Legal Reasoning and Writing   (International Students only) 2 credits
 

2. Core Courses

 
Advanced Copyrights* 2 credits
Antitrust 3 credits
Biotech Patent Law* 2 credits
Biomedical Law and Public Policy* 2 credits
Comparative Law 2 credits
Copyright Law 3 credits
Corporate Issues in Health Care 2 credits
Counseling High Technology Enterprises* 2 credits
Cyberspace and Technology Seminar* 2 credits
Drafting Patent Claims* 2 credits
e-Commerce* 2 credits
e-Health Care, Privacy and Technology 2 credits
European Union Law 3 credits
Food and Drug Law* 2 credits
Global Science and Technology Management* 2 credits
Health Care Law, Technology and Privacy 2 credits
International Intellectual Property* 2 credits
International Banking and Finance* 3 credits
International Business Transactions 3 credits
International Human Rights Survey 3 credits
International Law 3 credits
International Litigation in U.S. Courts* 2 credits
International Legal Practice* 2 credits
Intellectual Property Law 2 credits
International Tax Law - to be offered in 2011 - 2012 3 credits
International Trade Law 3 credits
Internet Law* 2 credits
Indigenous Peoples Rights 3 credits
Patent Law 3 credits
Patent Litigation Seminar* 2 credits
Private Placements and Venture Practicum* 2 credits
Software Law* 2 credits
Trade Secret Protection* 2 credits
   

(*Advanced Standing may be awarded for these courses if already satisfactorily passed, see below)  Courses for which Advanced Standing is awarded cannot also count towards the Requirement of taking 3 Core Courses for Graduation


3. Courses Eligible for Advanced Standing

   
Advanced Copyrights 2 credits
Biotech Patent Law 2 credits
Biomedical Law and Public Policy 2 credits
Certificate in International Legal Practice 5 credits
Corporate Issues in Health Care 2 credits
Counseling Technology Leading Emerging Enterprise 2 credits
Cyberspace and Technology Seminar* 2 credits
Drafting Patent Claims 2 credits
e-Commerce and the Law 2 credits
Food and Drug Law 2 credits
Global Science and Technology Management 2 credits
Health Care Law, Technology and Privacy 2 credits
International Intellectual Property 2 credits
International Internship 3 credits
International Banking and Finance 3 credits
International Litigation in U.S. Courts 2 credits
International Legal Practice 2 credits
International Tax Law 3 credits
International Trade Law 3 credits
Internet Law 2 credits
Litigating Technology Disputes 2 credits
Patent Litigation Seminar 2 credits
Private Placements and Venture Practicum 2 credits
Software Law 2 credits
Telecommunications Law 2 credits
Trade Secret Protection 2 credits

Up to 6 credits may be awarded for Advanced Standing at the discretion of the Academic Director. Applicants must complete a Form available from the Registrar or the Administrative Director of the LL.M.   The applicant has the burden of demonstrating that the course for which Advanced Standing is sought is substantially similar to the course offered as part of the Core Curriculum above, was taken within a reasonable time before admission to the LL.M., and was satisfactorily completed.

 

4. SPECIALIZATIONS

Five courses from a category are required for Certification in the Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law, Biotechnology and Health Law, and International Law and Business Specializations. Twelve approved credits from the JD curriculum are required to earn the U.S. Law and Legal Methods Specialization.
A. Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law Specialization

   
Advanced Copyrights 2 credits
Antitrust 3 credits
Biotech Patent Law 2 credits
Business of Intellectual Property Innovation 2 credits
Copyright Law 3 credits
Counseling Technology Leading Emerging Enterprises 2 credits
Cyberspace and Technology Seminar 2 credits
Directed Study 2-3 credits
Drafting Patent Claims 2 credits
e-Commerce and the Law 2 credits
E-Discovery Law 2 credits
e-Healthcare Privacy and Technology 2 credits
Entertainment Law 2 credits
European Union Law 3 credits
Global Internet Governance Law 2 credits
Global Science and Technology Management 2 credits
Health Care Law, Technology and Privacy 2 credits
Health Law Issues in the Age of Electronic Information and Communication 2 credits
Intellectual Property Law 2 credits
International Business Law Transactions 3 credits
International Intellectual Property 2 credits
International Trade Law 3 credits
Internet Law 2 credits
Internship, Domestic 2-3 credits
Internship, International 3-5 credits
Issues of Law, Policy, and Ethics in Global Technology 2 credits
Journal of High Technology Law 2 credits
Licensure of Intellectual Property Rights 2 credits
Litigating Technology Disputes 2 credits
Patent Law 3 credits
Patent Litigation Seminar 2 credits
Patent Prosecution II: PTO Practice 2 credits
Practice Before the USPTO 2 credits
Private Placements and Venture Practicum 2 credits
Software Law 2 credits
Sports Law 2 credits
Telecommunications and Public Policy  2 credits
Trademark Law 2 credits
Trade Secret Protection 2 credits
Transactional Law and Practice 2 credits
 

B. Biotechnology and Health Law Specialization

 
Assisted Reproductive Technology Law 2 credits
Biomedical Law and Public Policy 2 credits
Biotech Patent Law 2 credits
Comparative Health Law and Policy 3 credits
Corporate Issues in Health Care 2 credits
Counseling Technology Leading Emerging Enterprises 2 credits
Directed Study 2-3 credits
Drafting Patent Claims 2 credits
e-Healthcare Privacy, and Technology 2 credits
Elder Law/Disabled Client 2 credits
End-Of-Life Care: Legal and Policy Issues # 2 credits
Food and Drug Law 2 credits
Health Care Fraud and Abuse - to be offered in 2011-2012 2 credits
Health Care and the Legislative Process # 2 credits
Health Law 3 credits
Health Law Advocacy - to be offered in 2011-2012 2 credits
Health Law Issues in the Age of Electronic Information and Communication 2 credits
Health Law Seminar: Health Care Reform 2 credits
Internship, Domestic 3 credits
Internship, International 3-5 credits
Issues of Law, Policy, and Ethics in Global Technology 2 credits
Medical Malpractice 2 credits
Mental Health Issues in Civil and Criminal Law 3 credits
Medical Research Ethics and the Law - to be offered in 2011-2012 2 credits
Medicare and Medicaid 2 credits
Patent Law 3 credits
Patent Litigation 2 credits
Practice Before the US PTO 2 credits
Private Placements and Venture Practicum 2 credits
Public Health Law - to be offered in 2011-2012 2 credits
Women's Health Law and Policy Seminar 2 credits
 

C. International Law and Business Specialization

   
Admiralty 2 credits
Antitrust 3 credits
Arbitration of Domestic and International Disputes 3 credits
Comparative Constitutional Law 3 credits
Comparative Criminal Procedure 2 credits
Comparative Health Law and Policy 3 credits
Comparative Law 2 credits
Conflict of Laws 3 credits
Cyberspace and Technology Seminar 2 credits
Directed Study 2-3 credits

European Union Law

3 credits

Global Internet Governance Law 2 credits
Global Science and Technology Management 2 credits
Immigration Law 3 credits
Indigenous Peoples' Rights 3 credits
Intellectual Property 2 credits
International and Comparative Legal Research 2 credits
International Banking and Finance 3 credits
International Business Transactions 3 credits
International Children's Rights 3 credits
International Criminal Activity 3 credits
International Environmental Law 3 credits
International Human Rights Survey 3 credits
International Human Rights - A Woman's Model 2 credits
International Human Rights Seminar: The Death Penalty 3 credits
International Intellectual Property 2 credits
International Law 3 credits
International Litigation in U.S. Courts 2 credits
International Legal Practice 2 credits
International Sales 2 credits
International Tax Law 3 credits
International Trade Law 3 credits
Internet Law 2 credits
Internship, Domestic 2-3 credits
Internship, International 3-5 credits
Introduction to U.S. Law and Legal Education (open only to international students) 2 credits
Issues of Law, Policy and Ethics in Global Technology 2 credits
Laws of War 3 credits
NAFTA and International Trade Seminar 2 credits
Private Placements and Venture Capital Practicum 2 credits
Professional Ethics and Transnational Law Prac tice 2 credits
Sex Trafficking in Film and Law 3 credits
Terrorism and the Law 2 credits
 

D. U.S. Law and Legal Methods Specialization

- Students must take 12 approved credits from the JD curriculum

- Only available to international students

- All course selections must be approved in advance by the program Directors.


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