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We encourage all applicants to submit their application by the priority deadline below to receive the quickest admissions decision. However, the J.M. Program can work with interested applicants to complete their application by the College of Law deadline.
If you are interested in applying after the priority deadline, please email jmadmissions@law.fsu.edu to discuss how to complete an application.
Fall 2025 Term
Currently accepting applications!
Priority deadline: July 1, 2025
College of Law deadline: July 15, 2025
Spring 2026 Term
Currently accepting applications!
Priority deadline: November 1, 2025
College of Law deadline: November 7, 2025
If you have questions and would like to speak with a member of the Juris Master Program team, please contact us at jmadmissions@law.fsu.edu or 850.644.7591.
The Juris Master in Cybersecurity, Privacy, and Technology Risk Management is an online, 30-credit-hour master’s in legal studies that can be completed on a part-time basis. The program enables working professionals and recent graduates to gain an in-depth understanding of the law and regulations, allowing them to begin or advance their careers in today's heavily regulated cybersecurity, privacy, and technology risk management fields. Students are not required to have any prior cybersecurity or technology expertise. Relevant technology concepts are introduced in the courses themselves, as well as in the Technology Fundamentals for Cybersecurity, AI, and Beyond course.
You will gain a strong foundation in the U.S. and foreign laws and regulations governing cybersecurity, privacy, intellectual property, data science and artificial intelligence. You will also learn about contract law issues important in these areas, including basic contract law, IP licensing law, government and defense contracting, and myriad legal and risk management issues relevant to managing portfolios of contracts.
You will also gain a strong foundation in some of the specific issues regarding cybersecurity, privacy, and technology risk management in highly regulated fields, such as the health care and financial services industries. The curriculum is designed for compliance officers, legal risk managers, IT professionals, and corporate executives.
You will also gain an understanding of how to implement intelligent risk management programs and determine when legal counsel is needed.
Advanced courses in this area include Cybersecurity: Implementing Policies and Procedures; Cybersecurity Breach Response: Investigation, Mitigation, and Remediation; Financial Privacy and Cybersecurity; Workplace Privacy and Cybersecurity; Health Care Privacy & Cybersecurity, and Intellectual Property Risk Management
Program Highlights
► 100% Online Delivery – Built for working professionals, our 100% online and asynchronous platform affords students the flexibility they need to earn a degree while also working full-time.
► Innovative and Relevant Curriculum – Benefit from a career-focused curriculum developed with the advice of industry professionals and prominent in-house and outside counsel to combine academic knowledge and practice-based learning. The program offers numerous and varied courses that target real-world compliance issues faced by many industries.
► Affordable Tuition Rates – The program is competitively priced for both in-state and out-of-state students.
► Flexible and Customizable – Take the number of courses that make sense for your schedule. Students have the flexibility to take the number of courses that work best for them each semester. Additionally, students can select courses from other concentrations, tailoring their curriculum to meet their own professional and personal goals.
► Top-Rate Law Faculty – Engage in courses taught by highly respected full-time faculty of the College of Law and expert practitioners in their fields.
► Professional Networking – Work alongside world-class professors and industry experts in a collaborative and immersive learning environment.
If you have questions and would like to speak with a member of the Juris Master Program team, please contact us at jmadmissions@law.fsu.edu or 850.644.7591.