Program Overview

MASTER OF ARTS IN TECHNOLOGY REGULATION

Profile of the Programme

The MA in TechReg aims at:

• Deepening the knowledge in specialised fields of legal science related to new/disruptive technologies
• Examining the legal, regulatory, normative, ethical, and governance dimensions of specific topics related to cutting edge fields, such as Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Big Data, Intellectual Property rights, Human Rights, Cybercrime, and the “Metaverse” environment
• Exposing students to the disruption of legal science through new technologies
• Emphasising the comparative study of technology regulation, and its implementation in the global context
• Maximising the employability prospects in the digital economy sector

Career Prospects

• Legal counsel
• Legal designer
• IT designer
• Computer scientist
• Business manager
• Political scientist
• Legal compliance officer

Access to Further Studies

Graduates of the programme can be accepted into Third Cycle degrees (Doctoral Degree)

Admission Criteria

The minimum general requirement for admission to the post-graduate degree programme is a Bachelor Degree from a recognised university, relevant to the program field degree such as Political Science, Economics, Business, Informatics, Electrical Εngineering etc.

In addition to the above, applicants must also satisfy the following requirements:

• Two recommendation letters
• A personal statement by the prospective student expressing his/her interest in following the program, sketching out his/her research profile, and his/her expectations from the program
• Professional experience (if any)

English Language Proficiency

Students satisfy the English requirements if their first degree was taught in English. Otherwise, they would need to present a minimum TOEFL score 550 and above, or Computer-based TOEFL score of 213 and above, or Internet-based TOEFL (iBT) score 79-80 and above, or GCSE (or GCE) English Language “O” Level of “C” or above or IELTS of 6.5 and above or Cambridge Exams (First Certificate with Grade B and above, as well as Proficiency with Grade C and above or a score placement at the ENGL-100 level of the University English Placement Test. The University offers English courses at various levels to help students reach the required standard for admission to a graduate program.

Assessment

Course assessment usually comprises of a comprehensive final exam, papers, and continuous assessment. Continuous assessment can include amongst others, weekly interactive activities, projects, positive online forum participation etc.

Letter grades are calculated based on the weight of the final exam, papers, and the continuous assessment and the actual numerical marks obtained in these assessment components. Based on the course grades the student’s semester grade point average (GPA) and cumulative point average (CPA) are calculated.

Graduation

The student must complete 90 ECTS and all programme requirements.

A minimum cumulative grade point average (CPA) of 2.0 is required. Thus, although a ‘D-‘ is a PASS grade, in order to achieve a CPA of 2.0 an average grade of ‘C’ is required.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, the students should be able to:

1. Generate theoretical and empirical analysis, case-analysis, project-setting and problem-solving contexts in an interdisciplinary context, and in the existing supranational and global regulatory/legislative framework on the new/emerging/digital technologies’ ecosystem.
2. Identify and evaluate priority issues of technology regulation at national, supranational, international, and transnational level
3. Broadening the knowledge on the “LegalTech” spectrum

Academic Path

Section A: Compulsory Courses

Min. ECTS Credits: 70 Max. ECTS Credits: 70

• MLAW-541DL: Dispute Resolution in the Digital Environment (10 ECTS)
• MLAW-542DL: Artificial Intelligence and Metaverse Regulation (10 ECTS)
• MLAW-543DL: Personal Data Protection (10 ECTS)
• MLAW-544DL: Intellectual Property and Technology (10 ECTS)
• MLAW-545DL: Criminal law aspects of Cyberspace (10 ECTS)
• MLAW-546DL: Sustainable Technologies (10 ECTS)
• MLAW-592DE: Thesis I / Legal Research and Methodology (10 ECTS)

Section B: Elective Courses

Min. ECTS Credits: 20 Max. ECTS Credits: 20

• MLAW-547DL: Human Rights and Technology Corporations (10 ECTS)
• MLAW-548DL: Topical issues in Technology Regulation (10 ECTS)
• MLAW-549DL: Competition Law and New Technologies (10 ECTS)
• MLAW-593DE: Thesis II (20 ECTS)

Section C: Unallocated Courses

Semester Breakdown

Semester 1

• MLAW-542DL: Artificial Intelligence and Metaverse Regulation (10 ECTS)
• MLAW-546DL: Sustainable Technologies (10 ECTS)
• MLAW-592DL: Διπλωματική Εργασία Ι/Νομική Έρευνα και Μεθοδολογία (10 ECTS)

Semester 2

• MLAW-544DL: Intellectual Property and Technology (10 ECTS)
• MLAW-543DL: Personal Data Protection (10 ECTS)
• MLAW-545DL: Criminal law aspects of Cyberspace (10 ECTS)

Semester 3

• MLAW-541DL: Dispute Resolution in the Digital Environment (10 ECTS)
• MLAW-593DL: Διπλωματική Εργασία II (20 ECTS)

Faculty

• Dr Odysseas Christou
• Dr Dimitrios Koukiadis
• Dr Nicolas Kyriakides
• Dr Stergios Mitas
• Professor Phedon Nicolaides
• Dr Christos Papastylianos
• Dr Vagia Polyzoidou
• Professor Irene Stamatoudi
• Dr Georgios Tsaousis

Adjunct Faculty

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