Security and compliance
Personal Data Protection and Information Security
Postgraduate studies covering the legal and organisational protection of personal data, information security, risk management, incidents and security audits.
- Duration
- 2 semesters
- Number of hours
- 220
About the programme
The programme presents personal data protection and information security under Polish and European law, together with practical aspects of information security management systems, documentation, lawfulness of processing, risk analysis, breaches and new technologies.
Programme objectives
To systematise knowledge of personal data protection and information security and develop the competences needed to apply procedures, assess risk and carry out control activities.
Who is it for?
- People serving or intending to serve as Data Protection Officers
- Employers and people responsible for personal data processing
- Lawyers
- HR, administration and control staff
- People conducting information security audits
- Graduates of law, administration, management, computer science, economics and other fields
Study programme
- The European Union personal data protection system and changes to national law; legal foundations of personal data protection and information security
- Information Security Management Systems in practice; key concepts and definitions
- IT Systems Administrator documentation in the context of information security audits
- Lawfulness of personal data processing and the use of privacy notices
- Contemporary threats to personal data and information security
- IT safeguards and information security incidents
- Personal data protection in recruitment and employee documentation
- Entrusting personal data processing, joint controllership, disclosure and publication of information
- Risk analysis concerning loss of integrity, availability or confidentiality, including assessment of consequences for data protection
- Compliance audits in personal data protection and information security; foundations of project management and management control
- Personal data breaches
- New technologies used in data processing and protection
Admission requirements
- Completion of higher education studies.
Admissions
Admission is conducted in accordance with the current MANS rules for postgraduate studies.
Current document requirements and organisational information should be presented on the basis of the University's current admissions information.
Tuition fees
Current tuition and fee information should be presented on the basis of the applicable MANS rules and regulations governing payments.