• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

Genetics is becoming an important part of many legal practice areas, including intellectual property, family, health, constitutional, employment, criminal, corporate and agricultural law. Advancements in technology, including stem cell research, genetically modified organisms, DNA forensic evidence and nanotechnology, are raising a multitude of legal questions about privacy, intellectual property, regulation and liability.

Today's lawyers must be prepared to handle challenges like those that surround international trade, evidentiary standards, personalized medicine, licensing and business planning, to name a few. The LLM degree program in biotechnology and genomics is associated with the Center for Law, Science and Innovation, the nation's largest and oldest multidisciplinary research center focusing on the legal implications of new scientific discoveries and emerging technologies. The faculty has a long history of high-quality teaching, and a vast number hold postgraduate degrees in a wide array of sciences.

Coursework and research opportunities are diverse. Through classroom instruction and guided independent study, Master of Laws candidates examine the legal issues surrounding genetic applications such as:

• cloning
• forensic evidence
• gene testing
• gene therapy
• genetically modified organisms
• stem cells and behavioral genetics

The program is designed to be completed in nine months on a full-time basis but also may be pursued on a part-time basis. A degree candidate must complete 24 credit hours of coursework to obtain the Master of Laws degree in biotechnology and genomics. A candidate may elect to write a graduate thesis for either three or six credit hours or can elect not to write a thesis and fulfill the equivalent credits with other coursework. Two required courses are: genetics and the law, and biotechnology: science, law and policy.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the Master of Laws program in biotechnology and genomics can excel in the following legal fields:

• agricultural law and policy
• bioethics
• biomedical research ethics and law
• biotechnology policy
• biotechnology licensing and litigation
• FDA regulation
• genetics and the law
• health law, particularly public health law
• intellectual property law
• nanotechnology law and policy

所属院系

中国学生入学要求

课程信息

学制：全日制(9 个月)

学费：US$25,200.00 (¥ 160,320) /年

开学时间：2022八月23日

申请截止日期：

留学地点：Downtown Phoenix Campus411 N. Central Ave.,PHOENIX,Arizona,85004, United States