Digitalisation & Law

["Digitalisation has created many new legal questions that go far beyond the regular curriculum. The “Digitalisation & Law” Master's programme at JMU aims at addressing these legal problems in a specialised programme.It is designed for professionals seeking a specialisation in the field of digitalisation and IT law. A previous IT background is not required; the necessary technical knowledge will be imparted in the courses.All courses are taught in English and will be held by renowned professors and specialised lawyers in the historic city of Würzburg.The first semester consists of six compulsory courses: Introduction to Informatics, Introduction to German IT Law, Machine Ethics, Fundamental Rights and Data Protection, Cybercrime I, and Procedure Law.In the second semester, the students can choose six of the following courses: Company Law and Digitalisation, Legal Tech, Competition Law in the Digital Age, IP Law, Cybercrime II, Robot Law / AI Law, E-commerce / Consumer Protection, and Labour Law 4.0.The third semester is reserved for the Master's thesis and the oral examination.After a successful completion of the programme, the University of Würzburg awards graduates with the academic degree of "Master of Laws" (LLM). For practising lawyers in Germany, the University of Würzburg can award graduates with a certificate for the theoretical part of the specialist lawyer in IT Law (Fachanwalt IT-Recht, § 14k FAO)."]