Law - LLM Intellectual Property and E-Law

at University College Cork

Students choose 90 credits in total including a minimum of 25 credits from List A (which must include Intellectual Property and Internet Regulation LW6574 or LW6576) and a maximum of 35 credits in total from Lists B and C, with a maximum of 10 credits being chosen from List C.
 

Core Module (30 credits)

• LW6575 LLM Dissertation (30 credits)
   

Elective Modules (60 credits)
 

List A (choose a minimum of 25 credits)

• LW6529 Information Rights Law (10 credits) 

• LW6536 Intellectual Property Law (10 credits) 

• LW6541 Electronic Commerce Law (10 credits) 

• LW6560 Law of Cybercrime (10 credits) 

• LW6574 Intellectual Property and Internet Regulation (10 credits) 

• LW6612 IT Law Clinic (5 credits)
   

List B (choose a maximum of 35 credits)

• LW6507 Comparative Family Property Law (5 credits)

• LW6544 Criminology (10 credits) 

• LW6545 Penology (10 credits) 

• LW6546 Juvenile Justice (10 credits) 

• LW6549 International Children's Rights (10 credits)

• LW6550 International Criminal Law (10 credits) 

• LW6568 The Family and the Law (10 credits)

• LW6572 Contemporary Issues in International Law (10 credits)

• LW6578 Consumer Rights: Law and Policy (5 credits)

• LW6579 Law of Credit & Debt (5 credits)

• LW6580 Environmental Law in Practice (5 credits)

• LW6581 Method in Environmental Law (5 credits)

• LW6584 International Refugee Law (5 credits)

• LW6588 Enforcement and Sanctions in Antitrust Law (5 credits)

• LW6589 Contemporary Issues in EU Competition Policy (5 credits) 

• LW6592 Mental Capacity Law (5 credits)

• LW6603 Legal Regulation of Cohabitation and Emerging Family Forms (5 credits)

• LW6605 European Corporate Restructuring, Insolvency and Rescue (10 credits)

• LW6606 International Human Rights Law (10 credits) 

• LW6609 Mental Health Law (5 credits) 

• LW6622 Sale, Insurance, and Carriage of Goods by Sea (5 credits) 

• LW6623 Global Maritime Security (5 credits)

• LW6626 Law of Ship Finance (5 credits)

• LW6627 International Environmental Law (5 credits) 

• LW6628 Marine Environmental Law (5 credits)

• LW6629 Natural Resources Law (5 credits)
   

List C (undergraduate modules) (Choose a maximum of 10 credits)

• LW2254 Commercial Law (10 credits)

• LW3301 Employment Law: Contracts, Rights, & Termination (5 credits) 

• LW3302 Employment Law: Employee Protection, Equality & Industrial Relations (5 credits) 

• LW3316 Financial Services Law & Regulation (5 credits)

• LW3317 Banking Law (5 credits)

• LW3345 Company Law: Fundamental Concepts & Doctrines (5 credits)

• LW3346 Company Law: Management, Finance & Insolvency (5 credits)

• LW3347 Contemporary Issues in Corporate Law (5 credits) 

• LW3368 Principles of Revenue Law (5 credits) 

• LW3369 Income Tax Law (5 credits)
   

Note you may not choose a module from List C if you have already taken that module or equivalent subject matter at undergraduate level or if it involves a timetable clash.

To be accepted on this course you must be approved by the School of Law and must normally:
 

• hold a law degree with Second Class Honours Grade I (NFQ, Level 8);

• have such other relevant third level educational qualifications and/or professional experience as, in the opinion of the School of Law, qualify you under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) to undertake the LLM (Intellectual Property and e-Law) degree;

• If you are an overseas candidate you are welcome to apply, and your qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis as above. Non-EU applicants should contact the International Education Office by email at internationalpostgrad@ucc.ie for application details.
   

  Minimum Requirements and Accepted English Language Tests & Examinations
  
  The minimum English language entry requirements for admission onto a postgraduate programme at UCC are outlined below. These requirements are for postgraduate applicants whose first language is not English. If Gaeilge (Irish) is your first language these requirements do not apply to you.
   

  There are a small number of programmes with a higher minimum English language entry requirement and we list these below under Programmes with a Higher Minimum English Language Requirement.
  
  IELTS*    

• 6.5 Overall

• 6.0 Individual Skills (academic version)
   

• TOEFL iBT    
   

• 90 Overall

• MyBest® scores accepted

• Listening 20

• Reading 19

• Speaking 21

• Writing 20

The EU fee for this course is €7,130; €3,630 (Year 1 Part-time); €3,630 (Year 2 Part-time).
 

The Non-EU fee for this course is €17,500.

Our graduates have excellent legal research and writing skills and can pursue careers such as solicitors, barristers, or in-house lawyers, as well as other roles in technology businesses or in the public sector