Data Protection Law & Governance

The programme uses learning and assessment approaches such as small group teaching, academic writing and summative examination assessments. The programme is delivered through two hour lectures each week over two trimesters (one evening per week).

The Diploma has been designed to meet the training needs that developed since the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force. The GDPR has meant that significant new data protection obligations have been imposed on Irish organisations. Many organisations are obliged to appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO) with an appropriate level of expertise in data protection law and practice. Organisations not required to appoint DPOs are still obliged to carry out a range of new tasks such as Data Protection Impact Assessments and will benefit from training their staff in this area.