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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2026/2027

Draft Edition - Due to be published Thursday 9th April 2026

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Degree Programme Table: Innovation, Technology and the Law (LLM) (Full-time) (PTLLMINFTL1F)

Jump to: Year 1

Year 1 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

Notes:
Please Note:

» Any course may only be taken once.

» All credits must be equally split across semesters 1 and 2.

» Space on courses outside of the programme core course collection may be limited.

» There are no changes to courses after the end of Teaching Week 1 in either semester, and change to any courses can only be actioned by contacting the Postgraduate Office within the School of Law.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Dissertation LLM Innovation, Technology and the Law

Must be passed at 50% and taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond

LAWS11458 60 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 120 credits in this group.

Innovation, Technology and the Law (LLM) - Programme Core Course Collection

Select between 80 and 120 credits of the following courses
Information: Control and Power
LAWS11246 20 credits
International and European Media Law
LAWS11347 20 credits
Robotics, AI and the Law
LAWS11374 20 credits
Legal Technology and the Justice System
LAWS11463 20 credits
Outer Space Law and Policy
LAWS11478 20 credits
Software and the law
LAWS11506 20 credits
EU Data Protection Law (GDPR)
LAWS11520 20 credits
Decentralised Technologies: Law, Finance and Society
LAWS11533 20 credits
Hardware and the Law: intellectual property, safety, sustainability and sovereignty for tech devices
LAWS11540 20 credits
AND

Innovation, Technology and the Law (LLM) - Optional Course Collection

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Intellectual Property Law 2: Industrial Property
LAWS11129 20 credits
Surveillance and Security
LAWS11231 20 credits
Fundamental Issues in Medical Jurisprudence
LAWS11328 20 credits
Contemporary Issues in Medical Jurisprudence
LAWS11329 20 credits
Cybercrime and Cyber Security
LAWS11396 20 credits
Ethics of Health Technologies
LAWS11501 20 credits
Introduction to Health Law
LAWS11541 20 credits
AND

Level 11 courses in the School of Law

Select between 0 and 40 credits from Level 11 courses in the School of Law
Notes:
Please Note: LLM/MSc students CANNOT select any individual courses worth 5 credits, 15 credits or 60 credits.

On-campus students CANNOT select courses which show as course type 'Online Distance Learning'.
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