Bachelor in Technology Law and Data Protection

Programme overview

Connect legal analysis with the use of data, artificial intelligence and digital services. Study privacy, technology contracts and intellectual property through applied organisational cases.

The three-year programme develops legal knowledge progressively through foundations, guided cases and supervised applied projects. Students learn to identify the relevant jurisdiction and legal sources before analysing a problem.

Bachelor in Technology Law and Data Protection: Course content

Year 1 — Legal and academic foundations

• Introduction to legal systems and legal institutions
• Legal research, reading and academic writing
• Contract law foundations
• Introduction to business and organisations
• Professional ethics and digital research skills

Year 2 — Subject foundations and guided cases

• Privacy and data protection foundations
• Digital services and technology contracts
• Introduction to AI governance
• Intellectual property fundamentals
• Cybersecurity responsibilities and incident documentation

Year 3 — Applied study and graduation project

• Comparative cases in technology law and data protection
• Applied legal analysis and document preparation
• Professional communication and project planning
• Supervised graduation project, written report and oral presentation

Learning outcomes

• Analyse data-processing activities and identify privacy and governance issues.
• Identify legal risks in guided AI and digital-service cases.
• Contribute to a supervised privacy impact assessment and technology-contract review.

Projects and assessment

Prepare a supervised digital-service case with a data-flow map, privacy risk review and a technology-contract analysis.

Assessment progresses from guided exercises and written assignments to case portfolios and a supervised final project. Students document their sources, explain their reasoning and present their work in a final report and oral presentation.

Entry requirements

Applicants should provide evidence of secondary-school completion or equivalent study. No prior law qualification is required for entry to the first year. Admissions reviews academic background, motivation and readiness for English-language study.

Submit a CV, education history, motivation statement and supporting academic documents. Applicants seeking entry beyond the first year require an individual review of prior learning.

Diploma awarded

Upon successful completion of the required modules, assessments and graduation project, École supérieure de droit et de justice de Paris awards the Bachelor in Technology Law and Data Protection (diplôme d’établissement).

This is an institutional diploma, not a French national degree. It does not itself grant admission to a regulated legal profession.

Bachelor in Technology Law and Data Protection: Career pathways

Data-protection support, technology compliance, digital policy, privacy operations and technology-contract administration.

Career opportunities depend on prior qualifications, language skills, experience and employer requirements. Regulated activities require the applicable professional qualifications and authorisations.