Intellectual Property and Innovation Strategies

Master's level | 7.5 credits | Course code: MED985

Spring 2020

50% Distance

Period: 20 January 2020 - 25 March 2020
INSTRUCTION LANGUAGE: English

2 Closed GU-20653

2) Only EU/EEA citizens and students with approved residence permit in Sweden can apply

About the Course

The course will be offered in 2020 and opens for late registration in December. Contact the department for more information.

Handling the intellectual property today is vital for students and researchers. This course will give you the fundamental understanding of the critical role that property rights play in commercial and research activities within the knowledge economy. The course puts particular emphasis on how companies, researchers and students can use the strategies to achieve competitive advantages in for instance grant applications. The course is divided in three sections, covering overview of rules, basic handling of IP and commercialisation. The course is based on seminars, lectures and case work.

Course Syllabus

MED985

Requirements and Selection

Requirements: A Bachelor´s degree or equivalent, e.q. the equivalence to 180 credits or 180 ECTS credits at an accredited university and eligible for studies in second cycle or admitted to a Master´s Programme. To provide the requirement in English by an internationally recognized test, for example TOEFL, IELTS, the English proficiency should be equivalent to the level of English 6/English Course B from Swedish Upper Secondary School.

Selection: Selection is based upon the number of credits from previous university studies.

Tuition Fee

Application fee: 900 SEK
Full course cost: 17 714 SEK
First payment: 17 714 SEK

EU/EEA citizens, Swedish residence permit holders and exchange students do not pay fees. More information on: http://www.universityadmissions.se