CS 462

Spring 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 20-May 6

Issues of Law and Policy in Computer Science

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Exploration of the intersection of public policy and computing technology: overview of the US legal system and government, how computing technology is regulated in areas such as privacy, crime, intellectual property, commerce, and national security. Students will complete technical projects related to legal issues, such as scrutinizing DRM, evaluating digital forensics reports, and critiquing software patents. Students will also scrutinize excerpts from legal opinions.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Credit is not given toward graduation for: Credit is not given for both CS 462 and CS 498, Law &Policy Issues in CS. Prerequisite: CS 340 or CS 341 or ECE 391.

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CS 462 class schedule data for spring 2026
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	77724	Lecture	G	2:00PM -3:15PM	TR	1214 Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Cunningham, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 4 hours Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign. Not intended for MCS: Computer Sci OFF - UIUC or MCS:Computer Sci Online -UIUC.
	77723	Lecture	U	2:00PM -3:15PM	TR	1214 Siebel Center for Comp Sci	Cunningham, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/20/26-05/06/26 Credit: 3 hours Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign. Not intended for MS:CS:BS/MS Program - UIUC or MCS:BS/MCS Computer Sci -UIUC.