The Law & Technology program offers many paths toward proficiency in this growing field. Individual courses across the curriculum, certificates and dual degrees from other Indiana University graduate schools, and a wide variety of extracurricular and co-curricular options create a robust educational experience for Maurer School of Law students.
Preparing skilled professionals
Courses
The Law & Technology program comprises a wide range of courses in the Law School curriculum across several disciplines:
DOCTRINAL COURSES
- B517 Advanced Patent Law
- B720 Advanced Trial Practice
- B734 Advocacy: AIPLA
- B734 Advocacy: IP
- B734 Advocacy: International Patent Drafting
- B729 Antitrust Law
- B601 Criminal Process: Investigation
- B738 Cybersecurity
- B536 Health Law
- B536 Health Privacy Law
- B655 Information Privacy and Security Management Practicum
- B708 Information Privacy Law I
- B728 Information Privacy Law II
- B587 Information Security Law
- B572 Intellectual Property Clinic
- B544 Intellectual Property Transactions
- B726 Intellectual Property/Antitrust
- B549 International Intellectual Property
Degrees and certificates
Students in the Program can earn a master's in cybersecurity risk management, a JD/MS in cybersecurity risk management, a certificate in cybersecurity law and policy, or a certificate in information privacy law and policy. Several dual degrees are also available through IU's Luddy School of Computing, Informatics, and Engineering.
Experiential and extracurricular activities
Clinics, including the Intellectual Property Law Clinic, provide Indiana Law students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in law and technology. A summer or semester-long externship in IP law offers a similar immersion into the field.
In addition, several of the Law School's student organizations, including the Cybersecurity & Privacy Law Association and the Intellectual Property Association, sponsor events related to technology and welcome experts to campus who share their insights. CHiPS, a national organization that advances and connects women in technology, law and policy, has an active chapter at the Law School, hosting events and informal gatherings throughout the year.