Information technology law (IT Law)
Master's
Information technology law (IT Law)
Degree
Master of Informational Technology law
Program length
2 years
ECTS
120
Profile disciplines for complex testing
Situational case
(a comprehensive legal analysis of a specific practical situation based on the application of the norms of the legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan and / or international law)
Pre-requisites
Introduction to Law – 5 ECTS;
Law of obligations 1-5 ECTS;
Law of obligations 2-5 ECTS;
Total: 15 ECTS
There is no need to study prerequisite subjects if your Bachelor degree (major) is in relative speciality.
Related specialties
All educational programs in the legal field
Program description
The complex nature of the program will allow graduates to work effectively in government bodies and business structures operating in the field of communications, information and telecommunication technologies, as well as in research centers of this profile. Graduates of the master’s program will fill of market demand, companies whose job are related to information technology. Such lawyers will have knowledge in such areas of law as cyber law, telecommunications law, information law, intellectual property law, and also understand the processes taking place in the development of law. The complex nature of the Master’s program “Law of Information Technologies” will allow graduates to work effectively in government bodies and business structures operating in the field of communications, information and telecommunication technologies, as well as in research centers of this profile.
Learning outcomes
applying mechanisms of legal support of business in the field of information systems, create and maintain communication links;
evaluating legislative and law enforcement practice, preparation of draft normative legal acts and administrative decisions in the field of their professional activity;
carrying out scientific research at the intersection of law, communications, information and telecommunication technologies;
being able to analyze, verify, evaluate the completeness of information in the course of professional activity, if necessary, making up and synthesizing missing information and work in conditions of uncertainty;
being able to carry out competent document management; to make various documents of a legal nature; to analyze and solve legal problems in the field of information systems, cyber attacks.
Compulsory & elective modules (courses)
Core courses
Copyright in the digital age
Personal data in civil circulation
Corporate law in the sphere of IT
Contract law
Legal aspects of E-сommerce
Patent law and Means of individualization
Methods of writing academic articles
Methods of Writing master Thesis
Elective courses
Introduction to IT
Cybersecurity
Actual problems of international commercial arbitration
Legal consulting and organization of legal business
Employability
Corporate lawyers, State offices, Lawyers, Courts, Legal advisers, Law enforcement body, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Teaching Academicians etc
Program Coordinator
Magauiya Abay
