MA In Data Protection And Privacy Law in Dublin City University, Ireland

MA In Data Protection And Privacy Law in Dublin City University

Programme

To facilitate both interdisciplinarity and specialisation, the MA will be divided into two streams: law and computing. Entrance on to either the law or computing stream will be dependent upon existing education. All students will complete 4 core modules which will offer a mix of law and computing and will be accessible to all admitted students. For example, the core law modules will be accessible to students from a non-legal background and the core computing modules will be accessible to students from a non-computing background.

Students on the law stream will complete a law focused research module, a law dissertation, the core modules common to both streams and pick two optional modules. Students on the computing stream will complete a computing focused research module, a computing practicum, the core modules common to both streams and pick two optional modules. In addition to providing a comprehensive grounding in both areas, the MA will allow students, through the research dissertation or practicum, in addition to the optional modules, to achieve a higher level of expertise in either computing or law.

Careers

• The legal profession as specialised experts in privacy and the GDPR. 
• Technology and data–driven sectors such as prospective data protection officers for businesses or advisors on data governance and best practice models. 
• Privacy experts in one of the many tech companies operating in Ireland. 
• Public bodies such as the Data Protection Commission.
• Academic or research career in an expanding field.