Law, Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies

Entry requirements

You should have a first or second class honours degree (or foreign equivalent) in Law or a related discipline. Applications are welcome from current legal practitioners or any other person with appropriate professional qualifications and/or experience.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Please note, all course information including entry requirements relates to the 2022/23 academic year.

Develop your knowledge and understanding of the technological and legal aspects of Artificial Intelligence, big data, data protection and privacy law. Issues at the intersection of new and emerging technologies and the law are becoming a global priority as the value of big data and AI and the harm accruing from data security breaches and technological abuses, becomes more apparent. This is a multidisciplinary course that develops a broad range of skills and knowledge, to prepare you for a wide range of careers in the public and private sector, in addition to giving you a foundation in the areas of law and computer science.

To suit your individual interests, Law, Artificial Intelligence and New Technologies offers three pathways that cater for the diversity of students undertaking it and their particular expertise.

• Pathway one is for Law graduates.
• Pathway two is for Computer Science graduates or individuals that have expertise in the field.
• Pathway three is for graduates from any other discipline.

The programme is unique in that it is interdisciplinary and fully integrated in both the School of Law and the School of Computing and Mathematics at Keele. You can combine the programme’s core modules with your choice of specialist options from both schools. You will have the opportunity to write a Master’s level dissertation addressing a legal or technological problem regarding new technologies co-supervised by academic staff from both schools.

For more information, please visit the course page on the Keele University website.

Information for international students

Applicants for whom English is not a first language must provide evidence of a qualification in English language. The minimum score for entry to the LLM is academic IELTS 6.5 (or TOEFL 91). Students who have taken one of the English language qualifications but did not achieve the required grade may be admitted to the programme provided that they study on a pre-sessional English Language course before they start their degree studies.

Keele University currently accepts Tofel iBT tests that have been taken outside of the United Kingdom. All Tofel iBT tests will need to be taken no longer than two years prior to your start date at Keele and must be verifiable with ETS. If you have taken your Tofel iBT test in the UK please contact the admissions team for more information.

View more information about the Postgraduate English Language Requirements at Keele.

Fees and funding

For information related to fees and funding, please visit the individual course page on the Keele University website.