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Dean's Office

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+ 372 737 5341

Faculty email:
hv.dekanaat [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Jakobi 2, rooms 116–121, 51005 Tartu
Institute of History and Archaeology

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www.flaj.ut.ee

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Faculty phone:
+372 737 5651

Faculty address:
Jakobi 2, 51005 Tartu
Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics

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keel.ut.ee

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Faculty phone:
+372 737 5221

Faculty email:
keeleteadus [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Jakobi 2, 51005 Tartu
Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics

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www.flfi.ut.ee

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Faculty phone:
+372 737 5314

Faculty email:
filosoofia.semiootika [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Jakobi 2, rooms 309–352, 51005 Tartu
Institute of Cultural Research

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www.flku.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
(+372) 737 5223

Faculty email:
kultuuriteadused [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Ülikooli 16, 51003 Tartu
School of Theology and Religious Studies

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us.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 5301

Faculty email:
us [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Ülikooli 18–310, 50090 Tartu
College of Foreign Languages and Cultures

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maailmakeeled.ut.ee

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Faculty email:
keeled [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Lossi 3, 51003 Tartu
Viljandi Culture Academy

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kultuur.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 435 5232

Faculty email:
kultuur [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Posti 1, 71004 Viljandi

Dean's Office

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Faculty phone:
+ 372 737 5900

Faculty email:
sotsiaalteadused [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Lossi 36, 51003 Tartu
Institute of Education

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www.ht.ut.ee

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Faculty phone:
+372 737 6440

Faculty email:
haridus [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Salme 1a–29, 50103 Tartu
Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies

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skytte.ut.ee

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Faculty phone:
+372 737 5582

Faculty email:
skytte [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Lossi 36–301, 51003 Tartu
School of Economics and Business Administration

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majandus.ut.ee

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Faculty phone:
+372 737 6310

Faculty email:
majandus [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
J. Liivi 4, 50409 Tartu
Institute of Psychology

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psychology.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 5902

Faculty email:
psyhholoogia [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Näituse 2, 50409 Tartu
School of Law

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law.ut.ee

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Faculty phone:
+372 737 5390

Faculty email:
oi [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Näituse 20–324, 50409 Tartu
Institute of Social Studies

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yti.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 5188

Faculty email:
yhiskonnateadused [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Lossi 36, 51003 Tartu
Narva College

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www.narva.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 740 1900

Faculty email:
college [at] narva.ut.ee

Faculty address:
Raekoja plats 2, 20307 Narva
Pärnu College

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www.pc.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 445 0520

Faculty email:
info [at] pc.ut.ee

Faculty address:
Ringi 35, 80012 Pärnu

Dean's Office

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 5326

Faculty email:
med [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Ravila 19, 50411 Tartu
Institute of Biomedicine and Translational Medicine

Faculty link:
biomeditsiin.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 4210

Faculty email:
bsmi [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Biomeedikum, Ravila 19, 50411 Tartu
Institute of Pharmacy

Faculty link:
farmaatsia.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 5286

Faculty email:
pharmacy [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu
Institute of Dentistry

Faculty link:
hambaarstiteadus.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 731 9856

Faculty address:
Raekoja plats 6, 51003 Tartu
Institute of Clinical Medicine

Faculty link:
clinicalmedicine.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 5323

Faculty email:
kmi [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
L. Puusepa 8, 50406 Tartu
Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health

Faculty link:
tervis.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 4190

Faculty email:
dph [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Ravila 19, 50411 Tartu
Institute of Sport Sciences and Physiotherapy

Faculty link:
www.kk.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 5360

Faculty email:
kkdek [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Jakobi 5–205, 51005 Tartu

Dean's Office

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 5820

Faculty email:
ltt [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Vanemuise 46–208, 51005 Tartu
Institute of Computer Science

Faculty link:
cs.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 5445

Faculty email:
ics [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
J. Liivi 2, 50409 Tartu
Estonian Marine Institute

Faculty link:
mereinstituut.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 671 8902

Faculty address:
Mäealuse 14, 12618 Tallinn
Institute of Physics

Faculty link:
www.fi.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty address:
W. Ostwaldi 1, 50411 Tartu
Institute of Chemistry

Faculty link:
chem.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 5261

Faculty email:
chemistry [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Ravila 14a, 50411 Tartu
Institute of Mathematics and Statistics

Faculty link:
www.math.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 5860

Faculty email:
ltms [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
J. Liivi 2, 50409 Tartu
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology

Faculty link:
tymri.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 5011

Faculty address:
Riia 23, 23b–134, 51010 Tartu
Tartu Observatory

Faculty link:
www.kosmos.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 4510

Faculty email:
kosmos [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Observatooriumi 1, Tõravere, 61602 Tartumaa
Institute of Technology

Faculty link:
tuit.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 4800

Faculty email:
info [at] tuit.ut.ee

Faculty address:
Nooruse 1, 50411 Tartu
Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences

Faculty link:
www.omi.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 5835

Faculty email:
om [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Vanemuise 46, 51003 Tartu

Institutions

Library

Faculty link:
utlib.ut.ee

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Faculty phone:
+372 737 5702

Faculty email:
library [at] utlib.ee

Faculty address:
W. Struve 1, 50091 Tartu
Youth Academy

Faculty link:
teaduskool.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 5581

Faculty email:
teaduskool [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Uppsala 10, 51003 Tartu
Institute of Genomics

Faculty link:
genomics.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 4000

Faculty email:
egv [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Riia 23b, 51010 Tartu
Museum

Faculty link:
muuseum.ut.ee

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 5674

Faculty email:
muuseum [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Lossi 25, 51003 Tartu
University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden

Faculty link:
natmuseum.ut.ee

Faculty contacts link:
https://www.ut.ee/en/kontakt/loodusmuuseum-botaanikaaed-0

Faculty phone:
+372 737 6076

Faculty email:
loodusmuuseum [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Vanemuise 46, 51003 Tartu

Support Units

Administrative Office

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Faculty phone:
+372 737 5606

Faculty email:
kantselei [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Ülikooli 18a, 51005 Tartu
Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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Faculty phone:
+372 737 6339

Faculty address:
Lossi 3, III floor, 51003 Tartu
University Office in Tallinn

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University Office in Tallinn

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Employeescontacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 6600

Faculty email:
esindus [at] tallinn.ut.ee

Faculty address:
Teatri väljak 3, 10143 Tallinn
Estates Office

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Faculty phone:
+372 737 5137

Faculty address:
Ülikooli 18a, 51005 Tartu
Finance Office

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+372 737 5125

Faculty email:
rahandus [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Jakobi 4, 51005 Tartu
Grant Office

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Faculty phone:
+372 737 6215

Faculty address:
Lossi 3, III floor, 51003 Tartu
Information Technology Office

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+372 737 6000, IT-help: +372 737 5500

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itk [at] ut.ee, arvutiabi [at] ut.ee

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Ülikooli 18a, 51005 Tartu
Human Resources Office

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Faculty phone:
+372 737 5145

Faculty email:
personal [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Ülikooli 18, rooms 302 and 304, 50090 Tartu
Internal Audit Office

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siseaudit [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Ülikooli 17–103, 51005 Tartu
Marketing and Communication Office

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Faculty phone:
+372 737 5687

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info [at] ut.ee, avalik [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Ülikooli 18, rooms 102, 104, 209, 210, 50090 Tartu
Office of Academic Affairs

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+372 737 5620

Faculty email:
study [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Ülikooli 18, 50090 Tartu
Procurement Office

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Faculty phone:
+372 737 6632

Faculty email:
tuuli.ilula [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Ülikooli 18a, 51005 Tartu
Rector's Office
Rector's Strategy Office

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Employee contacts

Faculty phone:
+372 737 5600

Faculty email:
rektor [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Ülikooli 18, 50090 Tartu
Student Council

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tyye.ut.ee

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Faculty phone:
+372 737 5400

Faculty email:
info [at] tyye.ee

Faculty address:
Ülikooli 18b, 51005 Tartu

University of Tartu Academic Sports Club

Faculty link:
sport.ut.ee

Faculty phone:
+372 737 5371

Faculty email:
info [at] tysk.ee

Faculty address:
Ujula 4, 51008 Tartu
Tartu Student Village

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campus.ee

Faculty phone:
+372 740 9959

Faculty email:
info [at] kyla.ee

Faculty address:
Narva mnt 25, 51013 Tartu
Tartu Students’ Club

Faculty link:
www.tym.ee

Faculty phone:
+372 730 2400

Faculty email:
tym [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Kalevi 24, 51010 Tartu
University of Tartu Press

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www.tyk.ee

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+372 737 5945

Faculty email:
tyk [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
W. Struve 1, 50091 Tartu
Tartu University Hospital

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www.kliinikum.ee/eng

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kliinikum [at] kliinikum.ee

Faculty address:
L. Puusepa 1a, 50406 Tartu
University of Tartu Foundation

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sihtasutus.ut.ee/en

Faculty phone:
+372 737 5852

Faculty email:
triin.vakker [at] ut.ee

Faculty address:
Ülikooli 18, 50090 Tartu
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Courses in IT Law

We divide the IT Law curriculum into 5 components

For those studying in the 1-year Master's Programme in IT Law the one academic year in residence leads to the degree of Master of Arts in Law (with specialization in IT Law). To qualify for the degree, students must successfully complete the following curriculum in full (60 ECTS).

In comparison, for those studying in the Continuing Education Programme in IT Law the one academic year in residence leads to the Certificate in IT Law. To qualify for the certificate, students must successfully complete the the first four (4) components of the following curriculum (36 ECTS). They do not need to complete the courses under the title "Meeting Challenges in IT Law".

General Knowledge

Fundamentals of ICT (3 ECTS)

The course provides an overview of the basics of networking (Internet protocols, routing, main network devices) and Internet Governance (RFC, IETF, ISOC, ICANN); basics of computer architecture, backbone and carrier infrastructure; contemporary uses of ICTs (e-everything); trends in developments and uses of ICTs (distributed systems, utility computing, mobile markets). The course also explains the main stages of IT project development (requirement analysis, design, implementation, testing, and deployment).

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Information Infrastructure and Architecture (3 ECTS)

The course provides an overview of technological platforms for international data processing, as well as their legal framework. The course developes the ability to understand technical and legal preconditions and requirements of international data processing, solve relevant legal problems and assess business and political risk resulting from international data processing models and interests.

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Introduction to Programming (3 ECTS)

Through the course you will acquire the basics of algorithmic thinking, get acquainted with some of the programming techniques and the most common programming languages. You will learn about algorithms and programs, representations of algorithms, flow-charts, branching algorithms, loops, sub-algorithms, developing algorithms for given text-based problems, program structure, names, variables, operations, Boolean expressions, comparisons, conditional statements, loop statements, arrays, sub-programs and will get an overview of the different programming languages.

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E-Environment

Information Security (3 ECTS)

The course gives an overview of threats related to information security. The topics include: password management, securing data by encryption, overview of hash functions, overview of symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, authentication, ID-card, e-voting, technical and social engineering attacks, WiFi security.

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Public E-Services (3 ECTS)

The course covers the public sector use of ICTs and information society services as well as familiarizes students with the concepts of e-governance and public administration of ICTs. Furthermore, it maps the concepts of public Information Systems, PKI, public databases, public service models and strategies. The course introduces and optimization of uses of ICTs in the public sector and applicable legal regimes and supports developing understanding of user-friendly, trusted and economically efficient public sector presence online.

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Privacy and Data Protection (3 ECTS)

The course develops a thorough understanding of the concepts, principles and regulation of privacy and personal data protection within the European regulatory framework. You will be introduced the applicable legislation, court practice by the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights of privacy and data protection and the latest developments in the respective field. In seminars, you will learn how to solve practical problems related to the covered topics.

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E-Entrepreneurship

E-Commerce and IT Contracts (3 ECTS)

The course prepares you to critically analyse and plan legal strategies for e-commerce as well as handle claims related to consumer protection, information society services and online sales. It focuses on mapping the main types of online transactions to applicable legal regimes under international law, regional legal instruments and local regulation (taking into account the interaction between domestic and international law in this field) as well as on analysis of relevant legal documentation which must be present on a website, drafting IT contracts and online banking.

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Legal Steps in IPR Intensive Enterprise Life Cycle (6 ECTS)

Through the course you will obtain all necessary skills to assess and create legal strategies in support of various steps in an IPR Intensive Enterprise lifecycle and understand the different legal risks related to respective stages of an enterprise life cycle as every stage brings new challenges which require new approaches for successful resolution.

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IP Protection in the Field of Information Technology (3 ECTS)

You will get to know the main legal concepts of intellectual property, they will be familiarised with the relevant laws applicable to IT related IP. Additionally you will obtain necessary skills to assess the legal status of IT related intellectual property problems and
will be able to create and analyse legal strategies and solutions for various IT related intellectual property issues.

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Cyber Crime and Cyber Security

Cyber Defence and International Cyber Security (3 ECTS)

This course will address cross-border implications of development and uses of ICTs and the resulting security concerns. It will familiarize you with international law applicable to cross-border cyber conflict and discuss national security and defence aspects of ICTs. Additionally, you will learn to understand how uses of ICTs affect international security and how to resolve relevant issues under international law.

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ICT Litigation, Digital Evidence, Computer Forensics and Cyber Crime (3 ECTS)

This course explores technical and legal issues related to collection and use of electronic data and computer systems as evidence in litigation. The nature and peculiarities of ICT court procedure will be discussed. The course also examines the technical and legal aspects of criminal use of computers and networks.

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Meeting Challenges in IT Law

Practical Training in IT Law (incl. TechStartup Legal Clinic and Simulations) (3 ECTS)

The professional practice is designed:

1. to embed the knowledge and skills obtained during studies,

2. to prepare for the professional activity in the area of IT law, and

3. to create additional incentives to acquire new knowledge and skills.

The practice will give an experience in solving actual problems in IT Law and get you acquainted with one narrow subject area within their specialization. Additionally, you will acquire experience in group work and the practice will further your communication skills.

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Master’s Exam (incl. IT Law Lab) (15 ECTS)

The Master’s Exam is designed to systematize the legal knowledge and skills acquired during the studies in IT Law, and to integrate them into a comprehensive understanding of IT Law. This objective will be achieved in the course of two assignments. In the first, you will complete two studies on current challenges in IT Law. In the second, you will complete a written comprehensive exam in IT Law.

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Optional Courses

Consists of a variety of courses you can choose from to supplement your studies in the IT Law related courses.

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Courses in IT Law

We divide the IT Law curriculum into 5 components

General Knowledge

E-Environment

E-Entrepreneurship

Cyber Crime and Cyber Security

Meeting Challenges in IT Law