LL.M (Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law)

Entry requirements

Applications are invited from well-qualified graduates who hold a very good Honours Bachelor degree in law or in a law-based interdisciplinary programme. Applications may also be considered from exceptional graduates in disciplines relevant to the LL.M degree they are applying for where a substantial component of their undergraduate degree(s) is in Law.

The criteria above is the starting point for applications and does not guarantee admission. Admission to Trinity's LL.M. programmes is at the absolute discretion of the School of Law, which will decide on admissions with regard to a range of academic criteria, including the quality of the individual application and the objective of ensuring a diverse LL.M. class of the highest possible academic calibre.

This programme is academically rigorous and requires students to have a high level of English language and legal English competency. Students will be expected to be able to effectively and proficiently participate in classroom discussions from the outset.

The School of Law, Trinity College Dublin is a strategic partner of the ‘Pan-European Seal’ Professional Traineeship Program, having signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO). Students enrolled in the LL.M. (Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law) have the opportunity to apply for these paid traineeships annually.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Technology is ubiquitous. The tensions between rewarding intellectual development, on the one hand, and incentivising further developments, on the other, are most acute in the context of technological advance. Such issues arise in the context of information technology law more generally, where the rapid emergence of new technologies raises questions of how, if at all, the law should respond to, regulate, and promote such developments. Intellectual Property and Information Technology have become significant and growing areas of law at both a European and an international level.

With this in mind, the Law School offers an innovative LL.M. (Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law). This masters programme seeks to promote critical analysis of, and reflection on, different aspects of national, European and international intellectual property and information technology law. Students on this programme will take modules that will study the inter-relationships between law, science and technology. Modules offerings may include Data Protection, Cyber Security Law, Copyright Law, Regulating of Artificial Intelligence and more.

The LL.M (Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law) degree is taught over a period of one academic year, commencing in September. This full-time programme is delivered in-person at Trinity College. Students are required to take three modules (10 ECTS) in each of the programme’s two semesters (60 ECTS in total). In addition, all students must also a complete a research dissertation on an approved theme over the course of the academic year (30 ECTS). These dissertations must be submitted on or before end of June.

Information for international students

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Fees and funding

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