Bachelor of Laws with Technology and Data Law
Uganda produces a large number of law graduates and a very small number who can advise competently on a data breach, a software licensing dispute, a platform liability question or an algorithmic discrimination claim. Those questions are arr...
Employment thesis
What this programme is designed to produce
Forward publishes the destination of every programme before you enrol. If the thesis stops holding, the programme is reviewed and, where necessary, retired. Next review: 2031.
Roles
- Advocate
- in-house counsel
- data protection officer
- technology and commercial contracts lawyer
- regulatory affairs lawyer
- legal counsel to a financial or telecommunications institution
- state attorney
- judicial officer following further qualification
- policy and legislative drafter.
Employer types
- Law firms
- corporate legal departments in banking, telecommunications and technology
- the Attorney General's chambers and Directorate of Public Prosecutions
- the judiciary
- regulatory authorities including the data protection and communications regulators
- non-governmental and human rights organisations
- and international organisations.
Target outcomes we hold ourselves to
- A regulated professional pathway with large domestic absorption, differentiated by a technology specialisation for which corporate demand is rising sharply and supply is minimal.
Compulsory · The Forward Core
How the Core works →Every Forward programme, including this one, carries the same five cross-cutting requirements. They are graded, not optional.
- AI Fluency
- Quantitative Reasoning
- Ethics and African Context
- Human-Advantage Skills
- Enterprise
Includes 12 months paid work-integrated learning
Am I eligible?
Check yourself against the published requirements
7 questions written specifically for Bachelor of Laws with Technology and Data Law. Every answer is checked against a requirement Forward has published, and the result tells you which page that requirement comes from. Indicative only, the admissions office decides on your full file.
What is the highest qualification you hold or are completing?
Curriculum structure
The same degree, in both pathways
Every Forward programme is published in both pathways: Path One, the term plan of two six-month terms, and Path Two, the block sequence of twelve four-week blocks. Same competencies, same assessments, same award. Toggle to see this programme in each.
Path One term plan shown
Path One · The Term Model
| Code | Course | CU | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDC 101 | AI Fluency I: How Intelligent Systems Work Both | 4 | 2-2-0 |
| GLA 110 | Legal Method, Reasoning and Research Both | 5 | 3-2-2 |
| GLA 111 | Constitutional Law and Governance Both | 5 | 3-2-2 |
| GLA 112 | Law of Contract I Both | 5 | 3-2-2 |
| GLA 113 | Legal Writing and Case Analysis Performance | 3 | 1-0-4 |
| Code | Course | CU | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDC 102 | Quantitative Reasoning and Evidence Both | 4 | 2-2-0 |
| GLA 130 | Law of Torts Both | 5 | 3-2-2 |
| GLA 131 | Law of Contract II Both | 5 | 3-2-2 |
| GLA 132 | Criminal Law Both | 5 | 3-2-2 |
| GLA 133 | Legal Systems, Technology and the Digital Environment Both | 3 | 1-2-2 |
| COP 190 | Workplace Immersion (4 weeks, recess term) Performance | 0 | 0-0-0 |
| Code | Course | CU | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDC 201 | Ethics, Society and the African Context Both | 4 | 2-2-0 |
| GLA 210 | Land Law Both | 5 | 3-2-2 |
| GLA 211 | Administrative Law Both | 5 | 3-2-2 |
| GLA 212 | Equity and Trusts Both | 5 | 3-2-2 |
| GLA 213 | Moot Court Practicum I Performance | 3 | 1-0-4 |
| Code | Course | CU | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDC 202 | Human Advantage: Argument, Writing and Teams Both | 4 | 2-2-0 |
| COP 290 | Co-operative Education Placement I (6 months) Performance | 10 | 0-0-0 |
| GLA 230 | Company and Business Associations Law Both | 6 | 4-2-2 |
| GLA 231 | Data Protection and Privacy Law Both | 2 | 1-0-2 |
| Code | Course | CU | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDC 301 | AI Fluency II: Building, Evaluating and Auditing Both | 4 | 2-2-0 |
| GLA 310 | Evidence Both | 5 | 3-2-2 |
| GLA 311 | Civil Procedure Both | 5 | 3-2-2 |
| GLA 312 | Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer Law Both | 4 | 2-2-2 |
| GLA 313 | Cyber Law, Computer Misuse and Digital Evidence Both | 4 | 2-2-2 |
| Code | Course | CU | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDC 302 | Enterprise, Employability and Financial Literacy Both | 4 | 2-2-0 |
| COP 390 | Co-operative Education Placement II (6 months) Performance | 10 | 0-0-0 |
| GLA 330 | Criminal Procedure Both | 6 | 4-2-2 |
| GLA 331 | Legal Clinic Practicum: Supervised Client Service Performance | 2 | 0-0-0 |
| Code | Course | CU | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDC 401 | AI Fluency III: Domain Deployment, Governance and Assurance Both | 3 | 1-2-0 |
| GLA 410 | Family Law and Succession Both | 5 | 3-2-2 |
| GLA 411 | Labour and Employment Law Both | 4 | 2-2-2 |
| GLA 412 | Artificial Intelligence, Automated Decisions and Legal Liability Both | 5 | 3-2-2 |
| GLA 413 | Specialisation Elective I Objective | 3 | 2-2-0 |
| Code | Course | CU | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDC 402 | Capability Portfolio and Day One Preparation Both | 3 | 1-2-0 |
| GLA 430 | Legal Capstone: Research Dissertation or Practice Portfolio Performance | 9 | 0-2-16 |
| GLA 431 | Commercial Transactions, Technology Contracting and Licensing Practicum Performance | 5 | 1-0-8 |
| GLA 432 | International Law and Regional Integration Both | 4 | 2-2-2 |
| GLA 433 | Professional Ethics, Conduct and Practice Management Objective | 4 | 3-2-0 |
Total credit units: 177
Curriculum source
Forward University Curriculum Compendium
Assessment
Coursework + project + integrated exam
Work-integrated learning
12 months paid co-operative education
Your week at Forward
A typical week on Bachelor of Laws with Technology and Data Law
Path One, the Term Model: your own pace across a six-month term, one live session a week, short flexible lessons, and assessment on demand.
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Wednesday
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Curriculum explorer
Drill into the degree, step by step
Choose a study path, then a year, then a term or block, then a course. Credit totals add up as you go, and every course shows what comes before it and what it unlocks.
Step 1, choose a year
Step 2, choose a term
TERM 1 (SIX MONTHS) | FORMERLY YEAR 1, SEMESTER 1
Year 1 · this step is worth 22 CU
Cumulative
22
Programme total
176
22 CU of 176 CU completed by the end of this step (13%)
Step 3, choose a course
Pick a course to see the detail
Credits, assessment, prerequisites and what each course unlocks later.
The twelve Forward capabilities
What this programme develops in you
Every Forward degree develops the same twelve cross-cutting capabilities. The profile below is the level this programme is designed to develop and verify by graduation, on the four-level scale in Part B2 of the Curriculum Compendium. Every claim above Level 2 is verified by someone other than the teaching lecturer.
- C1Intelligent Systems FluencyLevel 4 of 4, Leading
- C2Quantitative and Evidential ReasoningLevel 3 of 4, Independent
- C3Ethical and Contextual Judgement CriticalLevel 4 of 4, Leading
- C4Communication and Persuasion CriticalLevel 4 of 4, Leading
- C5Disciplinary Mastery CriticalLevel 4 of 4, Leading
- C6Technical Production and CraftLevel 3 of 4, Independent
- C7Problem Framing and Systems ThinkingLevel 4 of 4, Leading
- C8Collaboration and Multidisciplinary TeamingLevel 4 of 4, Leading
- C9Enterprise, Value and Commercial LiteracyLevel 3 of 4, Independent
- C10Professional Conduct and Workplace Performance CriticalLevel 4 of 4, Leading
- C11Learning to Learn and Adaptive CapacityLevel 4 of 4, Leading
- C12Stewardship and Public ContributionLevel 4 of 4, Leading
Critical capabilities for this programme: Ethical and Contextual Judgement · Communication and Persuasion · Disciplinary Mastery · Professional Conduct and Workplace Performance. A graduate cannot pass out of this programme below the stated level on any capability marked critical.
Programme Learning Outcomes
What you will be able to do
Each outcome is assessed, and each is tagged with the Forward capabilities it is verified against.
- PLO 1State, apply and critically analyse the law of Uganda across the core substantive fields.
- PLO 2Conduct rigorous legal research and construct a sound legal opinion.
- PLO 3Draft legal instruments, pleadings and commercial agreements to professional standard.
- PLO 4Advocate orally and in writing before a tribunal.
- PLO 5Advise competently on data protection, technology intellectual property and cyber law questions.
- PLO 6Analyse an automated or algorithmic system sufficiently to identify legal exposure.
- PLO 7Apply professional ethics and act in the interests of a client and of justice.
- PLO 8Serve clients who cannot pay, through the legal clinic.
Why this programme exists
Uganda produces a large number of law graduates and a very small number who can advise competently on a data breach, a software licensing dispute, a platform liability question or an algorithmic discrimination claim. Those questions are arr...
Admission requirements
UACE with two principal passes and one subsidiary pass, with a credit or better in English Language at UCE, plus UCE with five passes. Admission is subject to the requirements of the Law Council in force at the time of admission, including any prescribed pre-entry examination. Alternative pathways: Foundation Year, diploma entry with advanced standing, mature age entry and recognition of prior learning, all governed by Part A5 and Part G. Online applicants additionally complete the compulsory Digital Readiness orientation under Part D6.
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