MA in Data Protection and Privacy: Law and Computing

at Dublin City University

Year 1 Optional Modules -

• Professional & Research Practice
• Artificial Intelligence, Info. & Info Seeking
• Data Management and Visualisation
• Practicum (Data Protection and Privacy)
• Data Governance
• Contemp. Legal Issues in Commercial Practice
• EU Institutional Law
• Legal and Socio-Legal Research Skills
• EU Data Protection Law
• Comparative Privacy Law
• Dissertation
• Law and Politics of Brexit
• European and International Human Rights Law

General Entry Requirements
 

For admission to the MA in Data Protection and Privacy: Law and Government programme, successful applicants will have - 

• Computing stream applicants must have an Irish or UK Honours undergraduate degree (H2.2 or above) or equivalent in Computer Science, Computing, Computer applications or a related discipline. Candidates with significant experience in the software development sector in addition to an Honours primary degree in some other discipline, may also be considered for entry.

• Law stream applicants must normally have achieved a Second Class Honours Grade One (H2.1) in a primary degree (level 08) in law or an interdisciplinary degree which includes law as a significant component. Examples of relevant experience for the programme are:

•  Irish Computer Society DPO/GDPR qualifications     

•  The Advanced Diploma in Data Protection Law by the Kings Inns 

•  The certificate in data protection by the Law Society 

•  Relevant practical experience working with data protection related issues.   
   

Applicants who have not achieved a H2.1 may apply but applications will be assessed on a competitive basis.
 

If an applicant has not yet completed their degree, then a conditional offer may be made on the basis of most recent grades and pending the achievement of no less than a H2.2 degree.
 

Applicants with appropriate combinations of professional qualification and experience may also be considered. This includes discipline-specific knowledge and know-how; transferable skills; basic research competency; personal effectiveness.
 

International candidates who are non-native speakers of English must satisfy the University of their competency in the English language.

IELTS ACADEMIC    Composite score of 6.5 or above, with no less than 6.0 in any one component

TOEFL iBT    Total Score of 92

EU Status Fee

€7,400
 

Non EU Fee

€15,000

The MA in Data Protection and Privacy Law attracts both recent undergraduates and those already established in their careers. The knowledge and skills you acquire through this programme are highly sought by law firms, tech companies, the compliance sector, research organisations and across multiple government departments.

Graduates seek work in a variety of government departments, including the Data Protection Commission, the Department of Health, and Universities. Others may gravitate toward the private sector as many large firms, working across a range of services, continue to expand their privacy and data protection teams. These include, but are not limited to, financial services companies, law and accountancy firms and consultancy firms.

Potential Careers

• Legal professional offering expertise in privacy and the GDPR

• Data protection officer

• Privacy engineer

• Professional advisor on data governance and best practice models

• IT consultant

• Researcher

• Compliance professional

• Data Analyst