THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
DATA: LAW, POLICY AND REGULATION
ONLINE CERTIFICATE COURSEGain the skills to navigate and critically analyse the changing legal environment that is shaping data law and policy.
VIEW COURSE PROSPECTUS
6 weeks, excluding
orientation
8-10 hours per week,
entirely online
Weekly modules,
flexible learning
ON COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE, YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH:
Contextualised knowledge of foundational legal principles and concepts related to data and technology regulation.
Insight into the challenges that digitisation poses for the legal environment.
The ability to critically assess topical case studies and current data regulations, including the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Knowledge of possible policy solutions to the future of data regulation and new technologies.
COURSE CURRICULUM
Over the duration of this online certificate course, you’ll work through the following modules:SECTION I
Datafication and the law
MODULE 1 Digitisation and its challenges for regulation
Explore the role of law in the digital society.
MODULE 2 Data governance
Discover the legal and economic perspectives underpinning data governance frameworks, in particular data protection.
SECTION II
Regulating data: Between markets and rights
MODULE 3 Data Locality
Determine how laws influence the dynamics of international data flows.
MODULE 4 Data markets
Discover more about the governance of digital markets and its implications for data protection.
SECTION III
Profiling, AI, and regulation of and by algorithms
MODULE 5 Profiling and GDPR
Explore legal responses to data-driven profiling and inferences.
MODULE 6 AI and algorithmic regulation
Explore the regulation of data-driven decision-making.
Please note that module titles and their contents are subject to change during course development.
COURSE CONVENOR
Professor Andrew Murray
Professor of Law, LSE Law School
Andrew Murray is professor of law with particular reference to New Media and Technology Law, director of the LSE Law, Society and Technology Group, and a fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA). Andrew studied law at Edinburgh University, from where he graduated (LLB Hons) in 1994. He then spent some time as a research assistant in the Department of Private Law, University of Edinburgh before taking up a lectureship in law at the University of Stirling in 1996. He joined the LSE in September 2000.
He has advised the Government of Saudi Arabia on the new Saudi Ecommerce Law, was a judge/reviewer for the 2024 Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize and has acted as a reviewer for the German Federal Government's ”Clusters of Excellence” programme.
CSO, GeoSpoc
This Data: Law, Policy and Regulation online certificate course is certified by the United Kingdom CPD Certification Service, and may be applicable to individuals who are members of, or are associated with, UK-based professional bodies. The course has an estimated 60 hours of learning.
Note: should you wish to claim CPD activity, the onus is on you. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and GetSmarter accept no responsibility, and cannot be held responsible, for the claiming or validation of hours or points.
AN ONLINE EDUCATION THAT SETS YOU APART
This LSE online certificate course is delivered in collaboration with online education provider GetSmarter. Join a growing community of global professionals and benefit from the opportunity to:
Gain verifiable and relevant competencies and earn invaluable recognition from a world-leading social science university, entirely online and in your own time.
Enjoy a personalised, people-mediated online learning experience created to make you feel supported at every step.
Experience a flexible but structured approach to online education as you plan your learning around your life to meet weekly milestones.