747G12 · 7.5 credits · Basic level (G1N) · Affärsrätt
Information Technology Law
Active · next start HT 2026
100%
passed the latest ordinary exam
TEN1 · 16 Jan 2026 · 30 students
98%
passed the ordinary exams, all sittings over the last 5 years
TEN1 · 59 students
5%
Harder than 5% of courses at basic level
Compared with 874 courses at the same level, ordinary exams over the last three academic years. 59 students.
Exam
TEN1 Written examination
- VG
- G
- U
Ordinary exams
98% passed · 59 students
- 100%30
- 97%29
Re-exams
100% passed · 6 students
- 100%6
- Pass the re-exam: 100% (6 students), compared with 98% (59 students) on the ordinary exam
- Get VG: 51% (65 students)
Show small sittings (3)
Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.
- 100%3
- 0%1
- 100%4
Other modules
Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.
Hand-in or lab
SEM1 Seminars
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 80 students
- 100%45
- 100%35
Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
Hand-in or lab
INLÄ Assignment
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 63 students
- 100%33
- 100%30
Later rounds
100% passed · 6 students
- 100%6
- Pass a later round: 100% (6 students), compared with 100% (63 students) on the ordinary exam
Show small sittings (4)
Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.
- 100%1
- 100%1
- 100%1
- 100%1
About the course
Aim
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- account for, apply and critically review regulations concerning the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data
- account for, apply and critically review regulations and legal norms that cover cybercrime and cyber security
- account for, apply and critically review the legal and ethical considerations that arise when regulating digital platforms and social media
- account for, apply and critically review the legal principles and rules that apply to artificial intelligence (AI)
- describe, apply and critically review the basics of the regulation that protects intellectual property rights related to information technology
- critically analyse, identify and propose solutions to concrete problems that may arise in the application of IT law regulation in relation to ethical principles and actual consequences in society
Content
The course deals with the legal framework that will be applicable in the following areas of law; protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data, cybercrime and cybersecurity, digital platforms and social media, artificial intelligence and intellectual property rights related to information technology. Both global and EU legal frameworks are covered throughout the course. The course, reviews the current rules and regulations. In addition, the consequences of digitalization and the development of information technology in society are discussed from a legal and social perspective. Furthermore, future development of legal rules in IT law is discussed.
Language of instruction and examination: English
- Examiner
- Marc Stuhldreier
- Main field of study
- Affärsrätt