New challenges are created by the growth of electronic commerce, new products and services, and the growing proliferation of cybercrime every day. Our strong IP foundation has allowed us to extend our reach into a commerce and technology concentration.
Founded by inventors and entrepreneurs, the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law is a pioneering powerhouse, committed to training the next generation of great lawyers through an emphasis on practice-based learning. UNH Franklin Pierce offers unique opportunities to practice skills, work side-by-side with faculty, and network with global leaders. Our active and close-knit community ensures that you will build relationships that last throughout your career. Upon graduation, you will join the ranks of our 6,000+ alumni in more than 80 countries.
Curriculum & Requirements
Supported by UNH Franklin Pierce Law School's strong IP foundation, the Commerce and Technology program is built at the intersection of business and law. The program explores evolving legal issues facing new business and e-commerce in the global information age economy, with a focus on data and privacy law.
Expert faculty tailor courses to current events and developments, and the program offers flexibility to match the career objectives of each individual student. Course work addresses rapidly-developing areas of the law, such as cybercrime and consumers’ private information.
The program is available in a full-time, residential format only. Classes begin in August and conclude in May.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Candidate Requirements | ||
| LIP 801 | Graduate Legal Research and Information Literacy | 1 |
| LIP 894 | American Legal Process and Analysis I | 3 |
| LIP 895 | American Legal Process and Analysis II | 2 |
| Three Elective Component Areas: | 24 | |
| Intellectual Property | ||
| Transactions/Information Age Commercial Law | ||
| International Perspective and Regulation/Tax | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Program Learning Outcomes
UNH Franklin Pierce Law School graduates from the Commerce and Technology interdisciplinary Master’s or certificate program will demonstrate familiarity with these four areas:
- Knowledge and understanding of substantive and procedural law in the traditional area of business law and practice in the United States and internationally, focused on the impact of information age technology on this realm of law.
- Legal analysis and reasoning, legal research, problem-solving, and written and oral communication in the context of business law and practice in the United States and globally.
- Exercise of proper professional and ethical responsibilities as a lawyer or other type of professional to clients or other relevant stakeholders and the national and global legal systems around business law; and
- Other professional skills needed for competent and ethical participation as a member of the legal or other professions focused on the practice or other use of business law domestically and internationally.
Explore Program Details
- Start date: August 28, 2018
- Due date/Application Deadline (this date is subject to change): April 1 priority
- Duration: 30 credits
- Full-time only. Must complete degree within 12 months.
