The M.A. Program in Intellectual Property and Innovation Management aims at supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in Palestine and allowing students to acquire new knowledge, and skills and enrich their experiences to become professionals and experts in intellectual property; it also seeks to buttress their abilities to improve their role in this field, and get involved in related emerging issues. The program provides an opportunity for students to know the new strategies and organizational processes for innovations and inventions. It also trains them to manage innovative and advisory projects and create a wide legal education/ culture that makes them qualified cadres to work on the development of the legislative system pertinent to intellectual property and innovation.
The program has six compulsory courses (18 credits) and three elective courses (12 credits). This is in addition to a six credit thesis. The student has another option to take six compulsory courses (18 credits) and 6 elective courses (18 credits). The student must pass a 6-credit comprehensive exam.