Compliance and Risk Management, Graduate Certificate

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 Graduate 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.

Students earning a C-CRM must complete at least 15 credit hours of approved coursework.

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses:
LAWS 4561	Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance	3
LAWS 4570	Compliance & Risk Management Skills: Planning, Auditing, Investigating, and Reporting	3
LAWS 5501	Risk Management	4
Electives		5
Total Credit Hours		15

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

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

Intellectual Property Concentration

Fusion Focus

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses:
LAWS 4302	Patent Law	3
LAWS 4303	Trademark Law	3
or LAWS 4301	Copyright Law
LAWS 5341	Commercialization and Intellectual Property Management	3

Patent Law Focus

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses:
LAWS 4302	Patent Law	3
LAWS 4311	Patent Preparation and Prosecution I	3
LAWS 4312	Patent Preparation and Prosecution II	2

Law & the Arts Focus

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses:
LAWS 4301	Copyright Law	3
LAWS 4303	Trademark Law	3
LAWS 5332	Sports Law	1

Environmental Regulation Concentration

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses:
LAWS 5727	Environmental Law	3
Electives		4

Healthcare Concentration

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses:
LAWS 4201	Health Law	3
LAWS 5218	Health Care Organizations, Finance, and Regulation	3
Elective ^a		1-2

a: One healthcare law elective as approved by the Program Director.

Business Finance Concentration

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses:
LAWS 4401	Business Associations	4
LAWS 5431	Securities Regulation	3
Elective ^a		1-2

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

Consumer Protection & Financial Integrity Concentration

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses:
LAWS 5430	Consumer Protection	3
LAWS 5728	ePayment Systems	1
Concentration Elective ^a		3

a: One Consumer Protection / Financial Integrity course as approved by the Program Director.

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Concentration

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses:
LAWS 5314	Cyberlaw	3
LAWS 5339	Privacy Law	3
Concentration Electives ^a		3

a: One Cybersecurity / Data Privacy course as approved by the Program Director.

Sample Plans of Study

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

If a student chooses to earn a specialty concentration, this will require completion of specific required courses and concentration electives, in addition to the general requirements for the certificate. The total number of credits required for the certificate with a concentration increases to 17-19 credit hours.