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University of Pittsburgh    
2022-2023 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog 
    
 
  Dec 18, 2024
 
2022-2023 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Law - Cyber Law and IT, Micro-Credential


The Micro-credential in Cyber Law and IT will focus on subjects relating to the regulation of technology and cyberspace, privacy law and intellectual property. Credits taken in this micro-credential will also count toward the student’s general LL.M. degree. Because all Micro-credit courses are also regular law school courses, and because the LL.M. degree is usually completed within 12 months, there is no limit on the number of credits that can count toward both a Micro-credential and the general LL.M degree. All Micro-Credential credits earned (with a grade of C or higher) will be valid to court toward the LL.M. degree for two years. 9 required credits for the micro-credential.

Curriculum:


Completion of this micro-credential will require that students take at least nine credit hours, with a grade of C or higher, in courses of which at least one is drawn from each of the following two rubrics:

Cyber Law:


Classes focusing on cyber law, including, for example, Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Democracy, Cyber Law and Policy Seminar, Cyberspace and the Law, or similar courses approved by the CILE Director.

IT Law:


Courses focusing on the IT Law, including, for example, Information Privacy Law and Practice, Commercializing New Technologies, Technology, Law, and Leadership, Intellectual Property, Technology and Employment Law, Applied AI.



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