MSc 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 two-year programme combines shared legal foundations, specialist study and an applied graduation project. Cases distinguish the legal system and sources relevant to each problem.

MSc in Technology Law and Data Protection: Course content

Year 1 — Legal foundations and core methods

• Legal research, source evaluation and academic writing
• Comparative legal systems and legal reasoning
• Contract law foundations
• Corporate legal environment and professional ethics

Year 2 — Specialist applications and graduation project

• Data protection principles and GDPR
• Artificial intelligence governance and regulation
• Digital platforms and online services
• Technology contracts and cloud services
• Intellectual property in the digital environment
• Cybersecurity duties and incident response

The indicative curriculum is developed through legal reading, case studies, written analysis and applied projects.

Learning outcomes

• Analyse data-processing activities and identify privacy and governance issues.
• Evaluate legal risks in AI and digital-service use cases.
• Prepare a data-protection impact assessment and technology-contract review.

Projects and assessment

Build a digital-governance portfolio using a simulated service: data-flow mapping, a privacy impact assessment, an AI risk analysis and a contract review.

Assessment combines written assignments, case analysis and a final project report with an oral defence. Students explain their sources, reasoning, personal contribution and the limits of their analysis.

Entry requirements

Applicants should hold a relevant Bachelor qualification or present equivalent prior learning for individual review. A background in law, business, management, public policy or a related field may be relevant, depending on the chosen subject. Admission is based on the application; bridging study may be requested where foundations need strengthening.

Submit a CV, education history, motivation statement and supporting academic documents. Applicants should be able to read legal sources and produce analytical work in English.

Diploma awarded

Upon successful completion of the required modules, assessments and graduation project, École supérieure de droit et de justice de Paris awards the MSc 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.

MSc 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.