Degree: Master of Compliance and Risk Management (MCRM)
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 program is the only such program in Ohio.
The master degree 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.
Learn more about GRC and the unique aspects of the programs.
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 stakeholders by anticipating and reducing enterprise risks. The Case Western Reserve University School of Law Master of Compliance and Risk Management is a concentrated course of study that will give 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 Master of Compliance and Risk Management (M-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 Master’s level executive degrees in a series of highly regulated areas, such as healthcare, financial compliance and regulation, information privacy and data security, environmental health, eldercare, and/or clinical research regulation.
Students earning an M-CRM degree must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours, 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.
Specializations
Masters of 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 specialization electives, in addition to the general requirements for the degree.
Healthcare Specialization
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
LAWS 4201 | Health Law | 3 |
LAWS 5218 | Health Care Organizations, Finance, and Regulation | 3 |
a | 6-8 |
Business Finance Specialization
Course List Code | Title | Hours |
LAWS 4401 | Business Associations | 4 |
LAWS 5431 | Securities Regulation | 3 |
b | 6-8 |
Sample Plan of Study
If a student choses to earn a specialty concentration, this will require completion of specific required courses and specialization electives, in addition to the general requirements for the degree.
Master of Compliance and Risk Management with a Specialization in Healthcare
Plan of Study Grid First Year |
Fall |
LAWS 4201 | Health Law | 3 |
LAWS 5501 | Risk Management | 4 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Hours | 13 |
Spring |
LAWS 4561 | Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance | 3 |
LAWS 5218 | Health Care Organizations, Finance, and Regulation | 3 |
LAWS 7511 | Thesis M.A. | 4 |
| 4 |
| Hours | 14 |
Summer |
LAWS 4570 | Compliance & Risk Management Skills: Planning, Auditing, Investigating, and Reporting | 3 |
| Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 |
Master of Compliance and Risk Management with a Specialization in Business Finance
Plan of Study Grid First Year |
Fall |
LAWS 4401 | Business Associations | 4 |
LAWS 5501 | Risk Management | 4 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Hours | 14 |
Spring |
LAWS 4561 | Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance | 3 |
LAWS 5431 | Securities Regulation | 3 |
LAWS 7511 | Thesis M.A. | 4 |
| 3 |
| Hours | 13 |
Summer |
LAWS 4570 | Compliance & Risk Management Skills: Planning, Auditing, Investigating, and Reporting | 3 |
| Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 |