Cardiff University

Master in Intellectual Property Law

Cardiff, United Kingdom Taught in English Open to international students

Introduction

Cardiff University, established in 1883 and located in the capital of Wales, is a research-led institution with a global reputation for high-quality, innovative scholarship. Home to more than 33,000 students, including over 9,000 international students from more than 100 countries, the university offers a vibrant, multicultural campus within a dynamic city. Teaching is informed by cutting-edge research, ensuring students learn from academic leaders who are active in advancing knowledge and addressing real-world challenges.

The university provides a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs across faculties, with roughly 266 programs available that span the arts, sciences, engineering, business, and health disciplines. Cardiff emphasizes a student-centered approach, offering strong academic support, opportunities for study abroad, and industry partnerships that help students gain practical experience. Many undergraduates benefit from international exchanges and placements that enhance employability and global perspective.

Cardiff’s civic mission prioritizes community engagement, sustainability, and public good, with initiatives that contribute to regional health, wealth, and wellbeing. The campus environment supports extracurricular involvement, research internships, and student societies that enrich campus life. For international applicants seeking a research-intensive university in a welcoming capital city, Cardiff combines academic rigor, global connections, and extensive support services to help students thrive.

About the Program

Gain knowledge in an area of law which is central to government and international policy making. globe Gain a broad picture Develop the ability to critically assess intellectual property law in a domestic, EU and international context. people Customise your learning Benefit from a varied range of modules which allow you to customise the programme to meet your own interests and career goals. academic-school Benefit from our research 80% of our research was deemed outstanding for its impact in terms of its reach and significance. (REF 2014). star Demonstrate your knowledge Undertake in-depth research in an area of intellectual property law that interests you. Our LLM programme in Intellectual Property Law aims to meet the needs of students, lawyers and policy makers who wish to study intellectual property law from an international and comparative perspective. Intellectual property law is a crucial part of an innovative and creative economy and has become central to government and international policymaking. As a result, there is a need for expertise in the field for lawyers, policy makers and manufacturers involved with developing a knowledge economy. The course would benefit those seeking to practice in the field of intellectual property law or those with an interest in policy in the sphere of innovation or the creative industries. Develop your knowledge of intellectual property, trademarks, copyright and patents and more broadly commercial law. ! > The seminars were very interactive with a great number of interesting discussions and debates amongst the students and with the lecturer. They were fun and a very effective way of learning. The Comparative Trade Mark Law module was really interesting and it ended up being one of my favourite subjects. I have since progressed to a start PhD project looking specifically at trademark litigation. Ian Slack Intellectual Property Law LLM Where you'll study

Tuition in Context

This program's tuition is 20% above the typical master's in the United Kingdom.

Median tuition for that cohort is 27,309 USD, across 6,232 programs in our catalog.

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