Core Modules:

1. Intellectual Property Law (30 Credits) - Compulsory

   • Focuses on the protection of intellectual property rights including patents, trademarks, copyright, and design law, addressing issues in both domestic and international contexts.

2. Information Technology Law (30 Credits) - Compulsory

   • Covers legal frameworks surrounding digital technologies, including data governance, cybersecurity, internet regulation, and e-commerce laws.

3. Research Methods and Skills (0 Credits) - Compulsory

   • This module equips students with essential research techniques and methodologies, preparing them for academic writing and their dissertation.

Optional Modules:

Students are required to select optional modules totaling 120 credits from the following list:

1. Banking Law (30 Credits) - Optional

   • Explores the legal principles governing the banking sector, including regulatory frameworks, financial stability, and bank-customer relationships.

2. International Financial Law (30 Credits) - Optional

   • Examines global financial regulations, cross-border transactions, financial instruments, and the impact of international financial organizations.

3. Data Protection Law (30 Credits) - Optional

   • Focuses on privacy laws and data protection regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other international privacy frameworks.

4. Medical Law and Ethics (30 Credits) - Optional

   • Discusses legal issues in healthcare, including patient rights, bioethics, medical negligence, and end-of-life decision-making.

5. Employment Law (30 Credits) - Optional

   • Provides an understanding of the legal aspects of employment, including workplace rights, equality law, and termination of employment.

6. Legal Risk and Compliance (30 Credits) - Optional

   • Explores risk management and compliance in the legal environment, focusing on regulatory obligations and corporate governance.

7. Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Law (30 Credits) - Optional

   • Addresses the intersection of AI and copyright, including emerging challenges in AI-generated works and the protection of intellectual property.

8. Public International Law (30 Credits) - Optional

   • Focuses on the legal principles that govern relationships between states, including treaties, international disputes, and the role of international organizations.

9. Private International Law (30 Credits) - Optional

   • Covers legal conflicts that arise in cross-border civil cases, including jurisdiction, choice of law, and enforcement of foreign judgments.

10. International Human Rights Law (30 Credits) - Optional

    • Examines global human rights frameworks, the role of international institutions, and the enforcement of human rights norms.

11. International Commercial Law (30 Credits) - Optional

    • Discusses the legal aspects of international trade, including contracts, international sales, dispute resolution, and trade law.

12. Clinical Legal Education and Research (60 Credits) - Optional

    • Provides practical legal training through clinical placements, allowing students to engage with real-world legal cases while conducting in-depth legal research.

13. Crimes of the Powerful (30 Credits) - Optional

    • Investigates corporate crime, state crime, and abuses of power, examining legal responses and accountability mechanisms.

14. Global Policing and Law Enforcement (30 Credits) - Optional

    • Discusses the global dimensions of policing, including international law enforcement cooperation, transnational crime, and human rights in policing.

15. Company Law (30 Credits) - Optional

    • Provides a comprehensive overview of corporate governance, company formation, directors' duties, and shareholder rights.

Research Component:

1. LLM Dissertation (60 Credits) - Optional
   • Students who wish to complete the LLM must undertake a dissertation. The dissertation allows students to engage in independent research, addressing a significant legal issue under academic supervision.