Programme Content
Orientation
The orientation module will prepare you for the rest of the programme and will:
Familiarise you with the online campus
Provide you with an overview of the programme handbook
Introduce you to the programme team
Cover some introductory course material including pre-reading materials, basic definitions and a glossary
This will stand you in good stead as you embark on the rest of your programme.
Module 1: Navigating AI failures
This module establishes the ethical and risk foundations necessary for regulatory compliance and audit readiness.
Unit 1 – AI failure
Unit 2 – Ethics and AI
Unit 3 – AI governance
Module 2: AI regulation in Europe
This module provides detailed operational understanding of European AI regulation, equipping participants to interpret and apply the EU AI Act and related frameworks in practice.
Unit 1: The EU AI Act in depth
Unit 2: The UK regulatory landscape
Unit 3: AI within the wider EU technology framework
Module 3: Global AI regulation
This module enables participants to compare regulatory regimes and develop a globally coherent compliance strategy.
Unit 1: Global regulatory approaches (United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Brazil, South Korea and China)
Unit 2: Convergence and divergence in global AI governance
Unit 3: Generative and agentic AI regulation
Module 4: Auditing AI systems
This final module translates regulatory knowledge into practice, equipping participants to conduct and oversee AI audits within their organisations.
Unit 1: Scope of the compliance mandate
Unit 2: Robustness and fairness
Unit 3: Conformity assessment in practice
