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Intellectual Property and the Digital Economy at University of Glasgow - UCAS

University of Glasgow

Degree level: Postgraduate

Intellectual Property and the Digital Economy (Taught)

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

Within the rapidly globalising environment of intellectual property and digital commerce, this programme provides you with a unique opportunity to specialise in this increasingly important area of law. WHY THIS PROGRAMME

  • You will develop a critical understanding of a wide range of issues concerning the legal regulation of intellectual property and the digital economy.
  • Benefit from access to and engagement with the Law School’s leading UK Copyright and Creative Economy Research Centre: CREATe.
  • Interact with leading academics presenting their most recent, influential research in our CREATe Public Lecture Series.
  • You will have the opportunity to take part in CopyrightX: Glasgow, an intensive twelve-week network course offered in affiliation with Harvard Law School and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society.
  • Apply for summer internships or visitorships at firms and international organisations specialising in intellectual property. In previous years, students benefited from work experience with (i) Burness Paull & Williamsons, a top tier Scottish commercial law firm with extensive expertise in IP, IT and Information Law; (ii) Cloch Solicitors, a boutique Scottish IP law firm; and (iii) the World Trade Organisation.
  • Benefit from our excellent facilities including the dedicated School of Law library. Our main University Library also contains our extensive collection of legal materials and official publications. and is a European Documentation Centre.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE You are required to take at least five courses from the following list (plus one other) and to submit a dissertation as falling within the area. Courses are delivered through a blend of lectures and seminar style teaching. Courses Contemporary Issues In Intellectual Property Law Copyright In The Digital Environment Information Law and Policy Intellectual Property, Technology and Communities International and Comparative Intellectual Property Law International Competition Law Patents and Innovation Trade Marks and Brands One additional course may be chosen from other subjects within the School of Law's LLM portfolio. *Please note, if you are taking this programme you cannot take the course Intellectual Property and the Market.

How to apply

International applicants

International applicant information can be found via gla.ac.uk by searching for 'international'.

Entry requirements

A 2.1 Honours degree or non-UK equivalent in law or other subject with at least 50% of the credits in law. International students with academic qualifications below those required should contact our partner institution, Glasgow International College, who offer a range of pre-Masters courses.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

All fees are published on the University of Glasgow website. https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/feesandfunding/

Sponsorship information

Sponsorship and funding information can be found via gla.ac.uk by searching for 'scholarships'.

Intellectual Property and the Digital Economy at University of Glasgow - UCAS