Enterprise Risk Management, MS General Enterprise Leadership Specialization

The Master of Science in Enterprise Risk Management requires the completion of 12 total courses for the degree: 5 core courses, 6 specialization courses, and the capstone.  All students complete a shared core that integrates enterprise, regulatory, quantitative, and technology risk foundations, drawing on widely used frameworks such as COSO ERM, ISO 31000, and NIST. The curriculum emphasizes data-driven risk analysis, ethical decision-making, and risk culture, while building the leadership, project management, and executive communication skills required to engage senior leaders and regulators. Students then pursue either a General Enterprise Leadership or AI & Technology Risk Leadership specialization.

The General Enterprise Leadership specialization is designed for students pursuing broad ERM leadership roles across financial, corporate, or public sectors.

Curriculum

Core Courses (6 units)

Course Title
MS_ERM 401-DLFoundations of Enterprise, Regulatory, and Technology Risk
MS_ERM 402-DLFoundations of Quantitative Reasoning and Risk Analytics
MS_ERM 403-DLRisk Culture, Ethics, and Human Behavior
MS_ERM 404-DLProject and Engagement Management for Risk Leaders
MS_ERM 405-DLStrategic Communication for Risk Professionals
MS_ERM 498-DLCapstone Practicum in Enterprise and AI-Technology Risk

General Enterprise Leadership Specialization (6 units)

Course Title
MS_ERM 409-DLPrinciples of Regulatory Compliance and Consumer Protection
MS_ERM 420-DLDecision-Making & Risk Analysis
MS_ERM 421-DLOperational Risk and Resilience Management
MS_ERM 422-DLStrategic Leadership and Change Management
MS_ERM 423-DLBusiness Continuity and Crisis Management
MS_ERM 424-DLStatistics and Data Analytics for Risk Management

About the Experiential & Applied Learning

The capstone practicum in Enterprise and AI-Technology Risk is a culminating, team-based consulting engagement with real-world problems for which students deliver a final risk assessment or governance framework addressing AI, cloud, or resilience challenges. The project includes a written report, board-level presentation, and implementation roadmap evaluated by faculty and industry reviewers.

Prerequisites: Completion of all core courses in the student’s graduate program and specialization.