Pilihan program

Ringkasan program

This joint degree program at DePaul University College of Law Center for Intellectual Property Law and Information Technology (CIPLIT) and its College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) is to offer law students the opportunity to acquire technology knowledge that will support them in their work in information technology law, intellectual property law, or patent law. This joint degree accommodates JD students without a technical or scientific background who are interested in intellectual property by offering a depth of knowledge and ability to communicate in technical terms. These tools are invaluable, as future intellectual property lawyers will require at a minimum a general understanding of computer and information systems, given the prominence of cyber- and telecommunications issues in today's legal practice. The JD/MA also accommodates JD students with technical or scientific backgrounds who may be interested in a broad-based exposure to computer or information systems. Where the JD/MS degree offers students an in-depth approach to specific computer science or information systems topics, the JD/MA presents a broader view that will prepare graduates of the joint degree program to interact successfully with clients and experts in computer-related fields. Characteristics of the program include to provide intensive technological training to students with non-technical backgrounds who wish to pursue legal careers focused on high technology; some students may wish to use the JD/MA program as a means to fulfill the technical education requirements for the patent bar exam. Such students will need to consult closely with faculty advisors in both Schools and to contact the USPTO for specific eligibility requirements; it is expected that most students who pursue this joint degree will also obtain a Certificate in Intellectual Property: General, Intellectual Property: patent or information technology from the law school; simultaneously offers a variety of curriculum options encompassing key technological topics along with legal courses which prepare the student for transactional and/or litigation work. Students in this program acquire a broad range of skills including an in-depth understanding of the legal issues that confront present and future technologies; understanding of legal principles and application of those principles to a growing number of legal issues facing technology; broad exposure to current IT theory and practices including telecommunication and data communication fundamentals, database, computer and network security, B2C e-commerce technologies, object-oriented concepts, and client server architecture.

Modul program

The modules are CSC 211 Programming in Java I, CSC 212 Programming in Java II, IT 263 Applied Networks and Security, Foundation Phase: ECT 425 Technical Fundamentals of Distributed Information Systems, CSC 449 Database Technologies, ECT 433 Survey of Web Programming Technologies, ECT 455 E-Commerce Web Site Engineering, IS 425 Enterprise Information, IS 511 Social Issues of Computing, TDC 572 Network Security or ECT 582 Secure Electronic Commerce, Advanced Phase: Students must complete 2 CDM major electives in the 420-699 range. Major Electives: Students must complete 12 additional quarter hours fulfilled by courses from the IP Certificate. These courses will also be counted toward the JD degree.

Persyaratan masuk bagi mahasiswa internasional

Applicants must have successfully complete first year at DePaul University College of Law before applying. They should have a bachelor's degree awarded from a regionally accredited institution. They should have a minimum of 2.5 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale. International students should have obtained a TOEFL of 80 on the iBT with a minimum score of 17 on each section, 550 on the paper-based TOEFL test, 213 on the computer-based test and a 6.5 on the IELTS test and a 53 on the Pearson Test of English.

Kualifikasi

Doktor (S3)

Institusi penerbit ijazah

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY

Nama jurusan

College of Law