- 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.
Commerce and Technology Law (M.C.T.L.)
Commerce and Technology Law (M.C.T.L.)
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.
Curriculum & Requirements
Supported by UNH Law's strong IP foundation, the Commerce and Technology program is built at the intersection of business and law to tackle evolving legal issues facing new business and e-commerce in the global information age economy.
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 residential format only.
| 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: | ||
Intellectual Property | ||
Transactions/Information Age Commercial Law | ||
International Perspective and Regulation/Tax | ||
UNH Law graduates from the CT LLM program will demonstrate competency at the level of an experienced attorney in 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 to clients 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 profession focused on the practice of business law domestically and internationally.
Student Learning Outcomes for Commerce & Technology (CT), M.A. UNH Law graduates from the CT 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.
