Intellectual Property MSc

**The information provided on this page was correct at the time of publication (November 2024). For complete and up-to-date information about this course, please visit the relevant University of Oxford course page via www.graduate.ox.ac.uk/ucas.** <br/><br/>This new programme builds on the foundations of the PGDip in Intellectual Property and Practice and provides in-depth research training, encompassing perspectives drawn from the fields of copyright, design, patents and trade marks.<br/><br/>**In order to apply for this course you must have successfully completed or be due to complete the PGDip in Intellectual Property and Practice. Please consult the Entry Requirements page on our website for details of any further requirements that may apply if there has been a gap in study.**<br/><br/>The programme provides a unique opportunity to reach a greater degree of theoretical content, exploring historical and comparative ways of approaching the study of intellectual property, driven by the research and expertise of Oxford academics. Teaching is undertaken in Oxford in intensive short periods and despite the part-time nature of the course, the degree has been designed to ensure that students may still enjoy the unique Oxford experience, including college life, small class sizes, tutorials and interaction with Oxford faculty and students.<br/><br/>Students select two of four taught option courses:<br/><br/><br/>- Comparative Copyright<br/><br/><br/>- Principles of Intellectual Property<br/><br/><br/>- Trade Marks and Brands<br/><br/><br/>- Incentivising Innovation<br/><br/><br/>The remaining part of the year is dedicated to writing a dissertation that tests academic research skills and the ability to develop and maintain a detailed argument across an extended piece of writing. This not only provides more in depth research training, encompassing perspectives drawn from the fields of copyright, design, patents and trade marks but also demands a higher level of critical engagement. Students will be encouraged to view individual issues in particular areas in the broader context of the relationship between the state and the market, and deep dive into the technical aspects of a subject and their relationship with broad policy issues.<br/><br/>Led by academics from the Law Faculty and the Oxford Intellectual Property Research Centre, the programme also draws on the assistance of eminent practitioners with a broad interest and wide knowledge of intellectual property law.<br/><br/>The MSc in Intellectual Property is not available by distance learning. Although there will be no requirement to reside in Oxford, part-time students must attend the Faculty of Law at least one day per week in term-time (October and November, mid-January to mid-March, and late April to mid-June) for lectures, seminars, and supervision meetings.<br/><br/>You cannot be enrolled in the part-time course if you need a visa to study in the UK.<br/><br/>Students will be expected to spend between seven to ten hours studying each week during term, and to undertake some further study during weeks in which essays are due. During the first two terms you will be advised to divide your time between the optional courses and your tutorials as follows:<br/><br/><br/>- At least eight hours per week in preparation for each option<br/><br/><br/>- Four hours per week in seminars (two hours for each)<br/><br/><br/>- At least six hours per term in preparation for tutorials<br/><br/><br/>- Six hours per term in tutorials (two hours for each)<br/><br/><br/>During the third term, students will be expected to spend eight hours per week preparing their dissertation.