Credential: Graduate Certificate
Field of Study: Compliance and Risk Management

Program Overview

Case Western Reserve University School of Law’s master and certificate programs in compliance and risk management are designed to meet the steadily increasing demand by  businesses and government agencies for experts in the state, federal, and international laws and regulations that are relevant to the day-to-day operations of businesses.

The School of Law's programs in compliance and risk management join only a few other  concentrated graduate courses of study in the country focusing on governance, risk management and compliance (GRC). The master degree program is the only such program in Ohio.

The master degree and certificate programs in compliance and risk management will provide lawyers and non-lawyers with the knowledge and analytical skills needed to work in an organization’s compliance and/or risk management department competently, effectively, and ethically.

Program Requirements

As the regulatory state has expanded, compliance and risk management has become a major new field of expertise with its own methods of critical thinking, risk assessment, and managerial sociology, allowing lawyers and business executives to protect their stakeholders by anticipating and reducing enterprise risks. The Case Western Reserve University School of Law Certificate in Compliance & Risk Management is a concentrated course of study that gives working professionals the knowledge and skills needed to navigate the regulatory environment competently, effectively, and ethically. Students will acquire essential legal skills such as how to read and interpret statutes, regulations, and case law, how to identify, assess, and address legal risks and opportunities, and how to design and implement compliance and risk management programs.

The Certificate in Compliance and Risk Management (C-CRM) should attract working professionals interested in jobs in the field of regulatory compliance and risk management. It will allow us to build an infrastructure of foundational courses for specialty certificates or a Master’s level executive degree in a series of highly regulated areas, such as healthcare, information privacy and data security, banking regulation, environmental health, eldercare, or clinical research regulation.

Students earning a C-CRM must complete at least 15 credit of approved coursework, including foundational courses in Legislation & Regulation for Non-Lawyers; Legal Aspects of Risk Assessment; Governance, Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management; and Compliance & Risk Management Skills: Planning, Auditing, Investigating, and Reporting.

Certificate in Compliance & Risk Management students have the option for study of advanced topics in specialty areas.

If a student choses to earn a specialty concentration, this will require completion of specific required courses and specializations electives, in addition to the general requirements for the certificate.  The total number of credits required for the certificate with a specialization increases to 18 credits.

Healthcare Specialization

Business Finance Specialization

a

One healthcare law elective as approved by the Program Director.

b

One business finance law course as approved by the Program Director.

Sample Plan of Study

Certificate in Compliance & Risk Management students have the option for study of advanced topics in specialty areas.

If a student choses to earn a specialty concentration, this will require completion of specific required courses and specializations electives, in addition to the general requirements for the certificate.  The total number of credits required for the certificate with a specialization increases to 18 credits.

Healthcare Specialization

Business Finance Specialization