For admission to the MA in Data Protection and Privacy: Law and Government programme, successful applicants will have:

Computing stream applicants must have an Irish or UK Honours undergraduate degree (H2.2 or above) or equivalent in Computer Science, Computing, Computer applications or a related discipline.

Candidates with significant experience in the software development sector in addition to an Honours primary degree in some other discipline, may also be considered for entry.

Law stream applicants must normally have achieved a Second Class Honours Grade Two (H2.2) in a primary degree (level 08) in law or an interdisciplinary degree which includes law as a significant component. Examples of relevant experience for the programme are:
- Irish Computer Society DPO/GDPR qualifications
- The Advanced Diploma in Data Protection Law by the Kings Inns
- The certificate in data protection by the Law Society
- Relevant practical experience working with data protection related issues.

Applicants who have not achieved a H2.2 may apply but applications will be assessed on a competitive basis.

If an applicant has not yet completed their degree, then a conditional offer may be made on the basis of most recent grades and pending the achievement of no less than a H2.2 degree.

Applicants with appropriate combinations of professional qualification and experience may also be considered. This includes discipline-specific knowledge and know-how, transferable skills, basic research competency, personal effectiveness.

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) applicants are required to submit a cover letter along with their application under the Transcripts section of the portal, affirming their intent to apply for RPL.

IELTS(Academic) - Overall score 6.5 or above, with a minimum of 6.0 in all components.
TOEFL (paper-based test) - Overall score 580.
TOEFL iBT - Overall score 92 or above.