The Master of Science in Innovation Economics, Law and Regulation degree provides graduates with the essential skills required to address the complexities of big data, artificial intelligence and machine learning innovations through the lens of antitrust, privacy, data security and intellectual property laws.
Master of Science in Innovation Economics, Law and Regulation students are required to complete 24* or 32 units of study. Students are required to enroll in 12 core units from Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and 12 core units from Gould School of Law, with an additional 8 units of electives chosen from a list of approved course offerings.
*Progressive Degree Program candidates with a GPA of 3.3 and above may qualify to have the 8 units of electives waived.
Degree Outcomes and Career Paths
- Understand the overlap between law and microeconomics, particularly in the fields of antitrust and intellectual property law
- Develop interdisciplinary skills in economics and the regulation of markets that include analytical and written skills
- Economists and consultants gain training enabling them to better interface with lawyers
- Gain a comprehensive knowledge of the economic and regulatory complexities of digital service industries and innovation-driven workplaces
Career Paths
- Policy Analyst
- Market and Competition Policy
- Economic Consultant
- Economic Development Manager
- Policy Advocate
- Contract Specialist
- International Relations Officer
- Foreign Affairs Specialist
- Investment Analyst
- Regulatory Analyst
- Market Oversight Manager
Potential Employers
- Hardware/Tech Firms
- Biotech
- Big data/machine learning/artificial intelligence
- Intellectual property and antitrust law
- Regulation, manufacturing
- Cyber law
- Economics
- STEM
- Think tanks
- Policy
- Global health
- Startup companies
Educational Plan Requirements
Master of Science in Innovation Economics, Law and Regulation (PDP/MIELR) - 24 Units* or 32 Units
- 12 core units of required courses from Dornsife
- 12 core units of required courses from Gould
- 8 units of electives from a list of Gould and Dornsife courses (*Students with a GPA of 3.3 and above may qualify to have the 8 units of electives waived, thus reducing the total units required for their degree to 24 units)
- Proposed Course Plan Checklist (see attached)
Course List in the Progressive Degree Program (PDP) - Master of Science in Innovation Economics, Law and Regulation
12 core units of required courses from Dornsife
- ECON 500: Microeconomic Analysis and Policy - 4 units
- ECON 513: Practice of Econometrics - 4 units
- ECON 580: Antitrust Economics and Competition Policy - 4 units
12 core units of required courses from Gould
- LAW 510: Legal Research - 1 unit
- LAW 520: Introduction to the U.S. Legal System - 2 units
- LAW 753: Antitrust Law I - 3 units
- LAW 772: Intellectual Property - 3 units
- LAW 801: Venture Capital and Emerging Companies - 2 units
- LAW 890: Directed Research - 1 unit
8 units of electives from this list of LAW or ECON courses (The elective units may be waived for students with a GPA of 3.3 and above)
Dornsife ECON courses:
- ECON 501: Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy - 4 units
- ECON 504: Game Theory with Economic and Financial Applications - 4 units
- ECON 515: Time Series Analysis - 4 units
- ECON 570: Big Data Econometrics - 4 units
- ECON 573: Applied Program Evaluation - 4 units
- ECON 584: Economic Consulting and Applied Econometrics - 4 units
- ECON 585: Advanced Economics Consulting and Antitrust Methods - 4 units
Gould LAW courses:
- LAW 689: Digital Media Transactions - 2 units
- LAW 694: Cyberlaw: Legal Issues Impacting Providers & Users of Internet Services - 2 units
- LAW 730: Computer Science for Lawyers - 2 units
- LAW 754: Antitrust and Intellectual Property - 2 units
- LAW 770: Technology Transactions - 2 units
- LAW 773: Internet Law - 3 units
- LAW 804: Information Privacy Law - 2 units
- LAW 810: Patent Law - 3 units
- LAW 827: Counseling the Start-Up Company - 2 units