MA in Data Protection and Privacy Law at 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.