The goal of the Technology and the Law Certificate is to provide students with an opportunity to study the intersection of law and technology. The certificate is designed for students who are interested in both the law and technology and it affords students to approach the material from either a law-centric or technology side. Either way, STEM students should come away with a greater appreciation of the regulatory and legal realities shaping their studies, and likewise, legal studies students will learn how some of the leading edge technological and scientific advances are requiring courts and lawmakers to reimagine the legal environment.
This 15-credit-hour certificate is earned through completion of one of two potential tracks. All certificate seeking students must complete two required courses after which they can complete 2 law and 1 STEM class for the law-centered track, or 2 STEM courses and 1 additional law class for the STEM-centered track
Degree Requirements
Required Courses
6 Total Credits
- Complete the following:
- HIS3462 - History of Science (3)
- PLA3871 - Law and Technology (3)
Tracks
9 Total Credits
- Complete 1 of the following
Law Centered Track- Complete all of the following
- Complete at least 2 of the following:
- PLA3277 - The Law of Torts (3)
- PLA4410 - Intellectual Property Law and Practice (3)
- PLA4485 - Administrative Law (3)
- PLA4585 - Cybersecurity and the Law (3)
- PLA4861 - Aviation Law (3)
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- ANT4081 - Science, Technology, and Culture (3)
- LIT4433 - Literature of Science and Technology (3)
- PHI3626 - Advanced Ethics in Science and Technology (3)
- PHI4400 - Philosophy of Science (3)
- PUP4503 - Government and Science (3)
Technology Track- Complete all of the following
- Complete at least 2 of the following:
- PHI3626 - Advanced Ethics in Science and Technology (3)
- PHI4400 - Philosophy of Science (3)
- PHI4633 - Ethics and Biological Science (3)
- ANT4081 - Science, Technology, and Culture (3)
- LIT4433 - Literature of Science and Technology (3)
- PUP4503 - Government and Science (3)
- Complete at least 1 of the following:
- PLA3277 - The Law of Torts (3)
- PLA4410 - Intellectual Property Law and Practice (3)
- PLA4485 - Administrative Law (3)
- PLA4585 - Cybersecurity and the Law (3)
- PLA4861 - Aviation Law (3)
Grand Total Credits: 15
Foreign Language Requirements
None
Total Semester Hours Required
15
Other Requirements
• A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 is required in courses used to satisfy the certificate.
• No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used.
• Internship or Independent Study credit cannot be used toward the certificate.
• At least 12 hours used in the program must be earned at UCF.
• Course substitutions must be approved in advance by the Program Coordinator of the Legal Studies Program.
