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Artificial Intelligence, Law and Technology LLM

Key Information

Course code

4BHCPAILWTEC

Start date

January

September

Subject area

Law

Mode of study

12 months (September start), 15 months (January start) full-time

24 months (September start), 27 months (January start) part-time

Fees

2024/5

UK £13,750

International £21,260

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Entry requirements

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Overview

The Artificial Intelligence, Law, and Technology LLM is an interdisciplinary master's program that trains graduates to meet the pressing needs of industries, governments, and other stakeholders.

It addresses the growing demand for skilled professionals with a solid understanding of the evolving regulatory landscape on data governance, artificial intelligence, digital technologies, and platforms.

Our carefully selected compulsory, and wide choice of optional modules, explore the regulation of technologies, ranging from the protection of privacy in the age of AI, to intellectual property, big data and market competition and beyond. This allows you to tailor your programme to focus on your specialist area and career goals.

With the growing significance of AI, data, and the digital economy, coupled with the increasing complexity of regulations, employers are seeking job candidates equipped with advanced, specialised training to stay updated with new technological regulatory landscapes.

The Artificial Intelligence, Law, and Technology LLM positions you as a highly sought-after prospect for businesses, law firms, government bodies, and non-governmental organisations.

Course content

The Artificial Intelligence, Law and Technology LLM consists of four compulsory and four optional modules and a 15,000-word dissertation on a topic relevant to AI, law and technology.

  • Full-time students should complete four modules per term, excluding the dissertation.
  • Part-time students should complete two modules per term, excluding the dissertation.
  • Part-time students can choose one of the compulsory modules and one of the optional modules each term.

Compulsory

  • LX5500 Dissertation (in a relevant field of Artificial Intelligence, Law and Technology)

    A 15,000-word research work to enable you to acquire a well-developed knowledge and understanding of an area of AI, Law and Technology within the scope of the programme and to improve skills in interdisciplinary legal research and writing.

  • LX5666 – Artificial Intelligence, Law & Ethics

    This module introduces students to opportunities and socio-economic, ethical, policy and legal challenges posed by AI and existing regulatory rules and standards focusing primarily on AI decisions affecting individuals’ persons.

  • LX5616 — Privacy and Data Protection

    Privacy and data protection law provides students with solid theoretical and practical understanding of the legal framework on data privacy law in the EU, the UK and at global level.

  • AI and Compliance

    This module is designed to equip students with an in-depth understanding of the complex regulatory and governance frameworks for AI, primarily focusing on legal compliance with sectoral, and cross-sectoral AI legislations, with special emphasis on impact assessments.

  • Regulating Digital Markets and Online Platforms

    This module examines why and how digital markets and online platforms (e.g., search engines, social networks) are regulated across the globe

Optional

  • LX5647— Business and Human Rights

    This module addresses the links between business (broadly understood) and human rights. It seeks to identify how corporations (including supply chains), investment, trade liberalisation, sovereign debt and intellectual property affect the enjoyment of human rights.

  • LX5658— Banking and Tech Law

    Recently, banks and other financial institutions have made considerable investments in financial technologies. This is inevitably changing the industry from a business and regulatory perspective. This module will provide you with an in-depth knowledge of the interplay between the banking industry and the technological world.

  • LX5617— Principles of International Commercial Arbitration

    Providing an understanding of the general principles of international arbitration and a comparison of the main alternative dispute resolution processes – arbitration, mediation and adjudication, this module allows you to critically analyse the use of arbitration to resolve international business and commercial disputes.

  • LX5624—Internet Law

    This module intends to examine the nature of the Internet and its impact on commerce. It covers subjective legal issues of Internet Law, and it analyses relevant international regulatory framework in response to the development of new technologies.

  • LX5676 Bioethics and Biomedical Law

    Introduces students to key principles of bioethics and their relationship with biomedicine and the law. It covers philosophical foundations, the impact of disruptive biomedical technologies on social, political, and legal structures, and divergent international and regional laws regulating biomedicine.

    The module also explores regulatory challenges associated with emerging biotechnologies, examples of bioethics in clinical settings, and controversial biomedical technologies such as genome editing and human cloning.

  • LX5674 - Patents and Trademarks

    The module aims to provide students with essential knowledge about UK patent and industrial design law in the context of EU and international obligations

  • LX5675 - Copyright and Allied Rights

    The module aims to provide students with essential knowledge about UK copyright law and trademark law at both EU and international level.

  • LX5673 - Intellectual Property and New Technologies

    The module will address issues born from the interaction of intellectual property and the new technologies: Information Technologies (IT), the digital environment and the Internet, biotechnology.

    It will cover copyright protection for works belonging to Information Technology, Digital Copyright, Patent protection, Artificial Intelligence, Data Protection and Blockchain.

  • LX5655 International Commercial Law

    In this module you will be introduced to the general framework of international commercial law, the law of international sale contracts and related matters, including cross-border dispute resolution, transport, and broader social concerns such as labour and corruption.

  • LX5657 Governance, Regulation and Compliance

    This module will introduce you to the foundations of compliance in a financial institution and financial department of a corporation, while also providing a comprehensive inspection of governance and regulatory risk approaches.

  • LX5672 Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability and ESG

    The module examines and critically analyses corporate responsibility, and the requirements of Sustainability and ESG in modern business and the international dimensions of these concepts.

  • LX5665— International Humanitarian Law

    The module will introduce theoretical and practical foundations of the International Humanitarian Law (IHL), enabling students to become familiar with the historical, moral, and political sources of this branch of international law.

    This module will take a critical approach at the rules that govern the conduct of hostilities, with an emphasis on the humanitarian aspect of the legal protection that is applied to certain protected groups (e.g. non-combatants and civilians).

    Students will also be able to make the necessary connections with human rights law in times of conflict, and the underlining rationale for the protection of certain groups/individuals in armed conflicts. 

    We will start this module by looking at the historical development of this set of rules, and essentially questioning the morality of the laws of war followed by fundamental principles that govern IHL.

    Geneva Conventions, paying particular attention to the rights of lawful combatants and civilians and then examine specific contemporary issues in relation to the protection offered by IHL in armed conflict: human rights, the environment, and cultural property.


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This course has a placement option. Find out more about work placements available.


Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Careers and your future

You'll leave Brunel with a firm grounding in the regulation of artificial intelligence, law and technology and with solid legal knowledge, allowing you to be flexible in your future choices.

The programme prepares you to enhance your legal practice work, policy and legal consultancy works for government agencies, the private commercial sector (such as in-house lawyers) and non-governmental and/or civil society organisations, amongst others.

Our students in recent years have gone on to pursue successful careers in range of high-profile organisations such as Dentons, White and Case LLP, Lloyds Banking Group, European Parliament, ECDC- Ocean Accelerator Inc. and Patent and Trademark Clinic (PTC).

UK entry requirements

2024/5 entry

A 2:2 (or above) UK Honours degree, or equivalent internationally recognised qualification, in Law or related discipline (International Relations, Political Sciences, Finance, Accounting, Business, Social Sciences, Philosophy, Computer Science, Information and communication technology).

EU and International entry requirements

English language requirements

  • IELTS: 6.5 (min 6 in all areas)
  • Pearson: 59 (59 in all subscores)
  • BrunELT: 63% (min 58% in all areas)
  • TOEFL: 90 (min 20 in all) 

You can find out more about the qualifications we accept on our English Language Requirements page.

Should you wish to take a pre-sessional English course to improve your English prior to starting your degree course, you must sit the test at an approved SELT provider for the same reason. We offer our own BrunELT English test and have pre-sessional English language courses for students who do not meet requirements or who wish to improve their English. You can find out more information on English courses and test options through our Brunel Language Centre.

Please check our Admissions pages for more information on other factors we use to assess applicants. This information is for guidance only and each application is assessed on a case-by-case basis. Entry requirements are subject to review, and may change.

Fees and funding

2024/5 entry

UK

£13,750 full-time

£6,875 part-time

£1,385 placement year

International

£21,260 full-time

£10,630 part-time

£1,385 placement year

More information on any additional course-related costs.

Fees quoted are per year and are subject to an annual increase. 

See our fees and funding page for full details of postgraduate scholarships available to Brunel applicants.

Scholarships and bursaries

Teaching and learning

You'll be taught by experts in your field of study, and you'll have the opportunity to interact and engage with academics and your fellow students throughout your programme.

Your programme will consist of a variety of learning and studying activities, including lectures and seminars which will be delivered in person on campus. These will be supported by a number of online learning and studying activities when appropriate to provide a rich and dynamic experience. At LLM level students will study four 15 credit modules each term for two terms across the academic year.

Each module will have on average eight two-hour in person contact time per week in seminars, workshops or lectures. After the end of the taught part of the Programme, there is the dissertation. All students will also have the opportunity to seek guidance during the feedback and consultation hours of their lecturers (2 1-hour slot every week).

Additionally, students can seek support in individual meetings with their personal tutors, both on campus and online. There will also be regular cohort meetings and student society events, at both programme and departmental levels.

All lectures, seminars, and other social activities will occur in person on the Brunel campus. Online activities will be used to support your learning when appropriate. It is expected that students will regularly attend these events, as sustained engagement with a learning community is a central dimension of the Brunel experience.

Brunel is proud to have an excellent and strong research status. The 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021) rated the majority (72.7%) of our research activity as either world-leading or internationally excellent.

Our research was rated 58th globally for research impact. This robust culture provides a dynamic space for students to learn and contribute to current knowledge.

Your Artificial Intelligence, Law, and Technology LLM modules will be delivered through seminars, with two hours of teaching per module a week alongside your own self-directed study. Optional modules have class sizes of 10-12 students, and compulsory modules have class sizes of around 25 on average.

You’ll also learn through:

  • research centre activities and research trips
  • contributing to newsletters
  • making oral presentations
  • attending law film screenings
  • participating in debating events and reading group sessions

You'll receive your timetable in advance of the course starting. Part-time study is based on a full-time timetable, with one less module per semester.

Should you need any non-academic support during your time at Brunel, the Student Support and Welfare Team are here to help.

Access to a laptop or desktop PC is required for joining online activities, completing coursework and digital exams, and a minimum specification can be found here.

We have computers available across campus for your use and laptop loan schemes to support you through your studies. You can find out more here.

Assessment and feedback

All modules are assessed through a variety of diverse and authentic assessment methods specifically designed to the relevant modules, to elicit the best and most valuable practical outcomes from our students. Guidance and support are offered to all students ahead of the assessment periods.

General and personalised feedback is also available after the assessment periods and the publication of the results.