As its basis, the programme comprises mandatory courses (Basic Courses) in all areas of intellectual property and competition law, such as European Patent Law, International and Comparative Patent Law; European Copyright Law; International and Comparative Copyright Law; European, US and International Trademark Law; European, US and International Design Law; Licensing of IP Rights; Jurisdiction and Conflict of Laws; European and International (WTO) Law; European and US Competition Law.

On top of the Basic Courses, students have the possibility to specialise according to their individual career goals by choosing from a wide variety of selective courses (Specialised Courses) from the afore-mentioned areas as well as adjacent areas of law and the programme's special focus economics of IP. These courses include, but are not limited to, IP Prosecution and Enforcement; Cross-Border Trade in IP; Computers and the Law; Internet Law; Protection of Databases, Plant Varieties and Semi-Conductors; Practical Training in European Patent Law; Practical Training in Trademark Law; Technical Protection of Authors' Rights; Entertainment Law; Privacy, Publicity and Personality; Arbitration; Taxation of IP; Entrepreneurship; Managerial Finance; Start-up Companies and IP; Intangible Assets Valuation; IP Project Management; Innovation Policy.

Both mandatory and selective courses reflect the international perspective of intellectual property law, as the programme is not confined to one jurisdiction, but exhaustively treats European, U.S. American, Japanese and international IP protective systems.

Due to the truly international student body (MIPLC students come from 39 countries from all parts of the world), the small class size (up to about 30), and the long hours, students spend together in class and after class in their offices, an apprenticeship in intercultural communication is an implicit part of the programme.