Law with Law and New Technologies Postgraduate Programme By Birkbeck, University of London |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Degree

LLM

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This LLM Law with Law and New Technologies is an innovative, research-led course that explores how new technologies are transforming the way society operates, including the way we communicate, the way we work, the way we do business, the way we travel, and the profound consequences of these changes for the law.  

Why choose this course?

  • On this LLM Law with Law and New Technologies you will study technology as a historical and social phenomenon to put urgent contemporary problems, from climate change to AI, into a wider context.
  • It is led by academic staff with extensive research expertise who are part of a proud tradition of critical scholarship in law addressing issues of law through power and inequality and being led by principles of social, economic, political, environmental and racial justice.
  • You can choose from a diverse range of option modules across various topics, to tailor this degree to your professional interests. 

What you will learn

This course offers you the conceptual tools and practical knowledge you need to critically understand the two-way relationship between law and technology.

During the course you will:

  • gain an understanding of the intersection between law and other societal challenges, as well as the interaction between multiple areas of law
  • learn how to transfer your understanding of complex problems and regulatory responses to different contexts
  • critically evaluate legal, regulatory and policy proposals concerning specific challenges related to this subject area. 

How you will learn

The course is centred around seminars in which you will work with a group and discuss contemporary challenges posed by new technologies. There will also be pre-recorded lectures to provide you with an overview of the topic and engage you with the material.

You will be able to choose between full- and part-time study.  This course has an evening timetable with classes taking place in the evening, so you can balance your studies with work, family and other commitments.

Programme overview

Degree

LLM

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This LLM Law with Law and New Technologies is an innovative, research-led course that explores how new technologies are transforming the way society operates, including the way we communicate, the way we work, the way we do business, the way we travel, and the profound consequences of these changes for the law.  

Why choose this course?

  • On this LLM Law with Law and New Technologies you will study technology as a historical and social phenomenon to put urgent contemporary problems, from climate change to AI, into a wider context.
  • It is led by academic staff with extensive research expertise who are part of a proud tradition of critical scholarship in law addressing issues of law through power and inequality and being led by principles of social, economic, political, environmental and racial justice.
  • You can choose from a diverse range of option modules across various topics, to tailor this degree to your professional interests. 

What you will learn

This course offers you the conceptual tools and practical knowledge you need to critically understand the two-way relationship between law and technology.

During the course you will:

  • gain an understanding of the intersection between law and other societal challenges, as well as the interaction between multiple areas of law
  • learn how to transfer your understanding of complex problems and regulatory responses to different contexts
  • critically evaluate legal, regulatory and policy proposals concerning specific challenges related to this subject area. 

How you will learn

The course is centred around seminars in which you will work with a group and discuss contemporary challenges posed by new technologies. There will also be pre-recorded lectures to provide you with an overview of the topic and engage you with the material.

You will be able to choose between full- and part-time study.  This course has an evening timetable with classes taking place in the evening, so you can balance your studies with work, family and other commitments.

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