Intellectual Property Crime and Illicit Trade

Overview

You'll explore IP rights, different types of crime and the range of offenders. You'll study theories which explain why people commit these crimes and learn about their damaging social and economic impacts. You'll also examine protection and enforcement strategies.

The credits earned on this course are academically recognised and can contribute towards full degree courses.

Teaching

This Intellectual Property Crime and Illicit Trade course from University of Portsmouth is delivered through distance learning, with written learning materials, live online tutorials, an online interactive reading list, learning resources and web based communication and peer learning available to you.

The University of Portsmouth uses the Moodle Virtual Learning Environment, so you'll be able to have access to a tutor and other students wherever you are.

Topics you will cover include:

• Explaining IP, IP crime and illicit trade
• The extent and impacts of the crimes
• Offenders and theoretical explanations for their criminality
• Policing, protection and enforcement

• Academic skills covering reading, writing, presenting, reflection, and analytical thinking

How you're assessed

Your final marks will be based on two quizzes and two essays or reports (one quiz and one essay or report for each module).