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The Center for Information Technology & Privacy Law
JD/LLM in Information Technology & Privacy Law
No matter what type of law you are interested in or what direction your career make take, your clients and you will be confronted by issues involving technology and privacy every day. Knowing the law and underlying policies is crucial to your employability. Our joint JD/LLM in Information Technology and Privacy Law offers current John Marshall JD candidates an opportunity to develop specialized knowledge and gain a marketable expertise in today’s practice environment.
Requirements
Joint JD/LLM in Information Technology and Privacy Law candidates must complete 80 credits from John Marshall’s JD catalogue, including all required courses, plus 24 credit hours from the LLM in Information Technology and Privacy Law catalogue (the first 10 LLM credit hours will count as JD elective credits), including required and elective courses.
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Proposed Schedule
Due to the diversity of courses offered, degree candidates interested in pursuing the JD/LLM in Information Technology and Privacy Law should consult with the Center to plan a specific degree program tailored to their needs.
Curriculum
- » Information Law, Policy, & Privacy (ITP 801, 3 Credits)
- » Technology & the Law (ITP 803, 2 Credits)
- » Cyberspace Law (ITP 808, 3 Credits)
- » Intellectual Property in a Digital Environment (ITP 878, 3 Credits)*
- » Copyright Law & Practice (IP 406, 3 Credits)*
*Candidates are required to take only one of these courses.
- » E-discovery, Digital Evidence & Computer Forensics (ITP 870, 2 Credits)
- » Electronic Commerce Law (ITP 830, 2 Credits)
- » Health Information Privacy (ITP 821, 2 Credits)
- » Ethics of Practicing Law in a Digital World (ITP 812, 2 Credits)
- » High Technology Litigation (ITP 815, 2 Credits)
- » IT Drafting: Information Technology Law/Representing the Technology Client (ITP 861, 2 Credits)
- » Journal of Computer & Information Law (ITP 818, 1 Credit)
- » Contemporary Problems in IT Law (ITP 820, 3 Credits)
- » Health Information Privacy (ITP 821, 2 Credits)
- » Regulation of Health Information Privacy (ITP 822, 2 Credits)
- » Free Speech in Cyberspace (ITP 841, 2 Credits)
- » Privacy Rights (ITP 845, 2 Credits)
- » Computer Crime, Information Warfare, & Economic Espionage (ITP 848, 2 Credits)
- » International Telecommunications Law (ITP 850, 2 Credits)
- » U.S. Telecommunications Law (ITP 851, 2 Credits)
- » Global Privacy Law (ITP 855, 2 Credits)
- » Technology & the Practice of Law (ITP 810, 2 Credits)
- » Current Topics in Information Technology & Privacy Law (ITP 880, 881; 1-2 Credits)
- » Practicum in Information Technology & Privacy Law (ITP 893, 1-3 Credits)
- » Independent Research in Information Technology & Privacy Law (ITP 897, 1-3 Credits)
Please review each course description to determine what prerequisites apply.
