Technology Law & Regulation (Taught)

The LLM in Technology Law & Regulation provides you with a unique opportunity to specialise in an increasingly important area of law. Within the rapidly developing fields of artificial intelligence, big data and the platform economy, information technologies are increasingly becoming ubiquitous in our daily lives. These technologies raise new challenges for regulation and law, from privacy to AI safety and beyond. The programme is designed to equip you with interdisciplinary capabilities in both law and technology to analyse and confront new challenges in this field.

WHY THIS PROGRAMME

• Information technologies have changed the way we think, create and communicate. However, new legal and ethical risks are also emerging. Through this LLM, you will develop a critical understanding of a wide range of issues concerning the legal regulation of information technologies.

• You will have access to challenge-based, experiential learning opportunities provided by the Technology Regulation Maker Lab, which provides hands-on experience in tackling real-world legal and regulatory challenges in the technology sector.

• The cutting-edge and highly sought-after course, Artificial Intelligence and Law, provides you with a deep understanding of the legal challenges and opportunities presented by AI technologies. It will prepare you to navigate and influence the rapidly evolving landscape of AI and legal regulation.

• You will have the opportunity to apply for internships or visitorships at international law firms and leading global technology companies.

• Benefit from access to and engagement with our world-leading research centre: CREATe (Centre for Regulation of the Creative Economy), anchored in intellectual property, competition, information and technology law.

• You will have the opportunity to interact with leading academics who present their most recent, influential research in our CREATe Public Lecture Series, and at various conferences and workshops.

• Benefit from external collaborations and networks of the University and academic staff such as the Transatlantic Technology Law Forum (TTLF) at Stanford University.

• You will have access to our excellent facilities including the dedicated School of Law library. Our main University Library also contains our extensive collection of legal materials and official publications. and is a European Documentation Centre.

• Law at Glasgow is ranked 4th in the UK by the Good University Guide 2026 and 8th in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2026.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
You will take six courses and submit a dissertation as falling within the area. Courses are delivered through a blend of lectures and seminars, and lab-style teaching.

You are required to take two core courses and four optional courses. One optional course can be chosen from other courses within the School of Law's LLM portfolio. Please note, enrolment on courses is subject to availability and timetabling.

For the dissertation, you can choose between a written dissertation or a collaborative dissertation research project with a partner organisation. Please note, the collaborative dissertation option is subject to availability.

Core courses
Artificial Intelligence and Law
Information Law and Policy

Optional courses
Competition, Innovation and Digital Markets
Contemporary Issues In Intellectual Property Law
Copyright In The Digital Environment
Digital Media Creators and the Law
Technology Regulation Maker Lab

Dissertation
LLM Dissertation or Collaborative LLM dissertation