Further education in data protection law // University of Oldenburg

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Fit for legally compliant data protection in the digital transformation

Digitalisation is also rapidly increasing the amount of data. This results in new expectations for data protection and companies are increasingly unsettled. How can data protection breaches be avoided and personal data protected? In order to avoid sources of danger and ensure IT security, it is becoming increasingly important to deal with data protection law. The module addresses the legal, business and technical requirements for academic appointments.

Teachers

Prof Dr Alexander Golland

Professor of Business Law, in particular Digitalisation Law, Aachen University of Applied Sciences - FH Aachen

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Boris Reibach, LL.M.

Partner at Scheja & Partner, Bonn

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Mentor

Lars Bandau

Data protection consultant at EY Consulting

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Your gain in expertise

The module teaches you:

Legal foundations of EU, federal and state data protection law

The authorisation to act as an external or internal company data protection officer (bDSG)

Measures for technical data security (pursuant to Art. 32 GDPR)

Potential risk of data processing for the right to self-determination

Risks of Computing Science applications such as cookies and Trojans

The ability to carry out data protection audits

Rights of data subjects and self-protection rules

The ability to formulate data protection declarations

Authorisation provisions of data protection law

Further education at a glance

University certificate

Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS)

Dates

Coming soon

Time required and scope

5-8 hours per week, 10 credit points

Teaching format

Online plus two compact workshops at the weekend

Prerequisites

None

Costs

1,650 euros for enrolled students and 1,950 euros for guest students plus university fee

Who is the programme aimed at?

The module is aimed at:

Lawyers
Business economists and business administrators
Computing scientists with legal knowledge
Career changers interested in data protection

The programme can be taken as certified further education or as part of a part-time degree programme in information law. It concludes with a Certificate of Advanced Studies. If the admission requirements are met, the certificate will be fully recognised for the Master's degree programme. So you can start your studies without enrolment!