Executive MBA Governance, Risk and Compliance
Overview
Duration of study
12 to 36 months
Credits
48
Work experience
At least 2 years experience in relevant areas.
Although you do not need to have any prior knowledge of business administration, you are expected to have experience in the field in which you wish to complete the Executive MBA program.
Training methods
Online courses, classroom teaching, self-study
Language
The main language of instruction is English.
Some of the courses booked through the Academy for Organizational Resilience are also held in German.
Course content
The Executive MBA program in Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) introduces you to the principles of risk management and its applications. You will be empowered to analyze an organization’s entire operations – from small to complex – and identify areas that are more susceptible to fraud and risk.
The courses in this program contribute significantly to the development of your analytical skills and enable you to strategically identify, assess and mitigate risks. You will learn to develop and maintain close and constant communication with all stakeholders, keep an eye on potential risks, avoid complications at the earliest stage and minimize potential profit losses.
In the specialization and elective courses, you will acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to recognize and identify threats to the company and turn them into business opportunities. The foundational Business Management and Strategic Alignment courses have been carefully developed and designed to provide a dynamic approach and practical insights into managing teams and organizations. They combine eLearning methods, group discussions, case studies and simulations from Harvard Business Publishing Education and apply this knowledge in the final project.
Goals
- They conduct gap analyses to compare different systems and as a basis for developing risk management plans for an organization
- Implement relevant risk identification strategies and methods to identify potential risks promptly and develop a risk mitigation plan
- They consult previous experience to identify potential risks and develop a contingency plan
- They analyze the organization’s existing risk planning and monitoring strategies and implement necessary improvements
- They monitor and report on the effectiveness of ongoing risk management measures
Study requirements (48 credits)
The study program consists of 4 pillars, each of which is worth 12 credits.
Pillar 1: Business Administration (12 credits)
The courses in business administration provide the basic business knowledge for the application of specialist skills in a business environment. These courses are common to all Executive MBA programs.
- Leadership and Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
- Business processes, analyses and decisions (3 credits)
- Final project 1: Implementation of GRC solutions in dynamic systems and organizations (6 credits)
Pillar 2: Specialization (12 credits)
The specialization courses provide the necessary expertise in the area of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) and can be booked through the Academy for Organizational Resilience.
Pillar 3: Electives (12 credits from 4 selected courses)
Electives offer additional insights into the field of GRC that will expand your specialist knowledge. These courses can be booked through the Academy for Organizational Resilience.
Each course counts for 3 credits.
- Auditing of compliance management systems
- Data protection
- Auditing of anti-corruption management systems
- Implementation of business continuity management systems
- Auditing of business continuity management systems
- Implementation of asset management systems
- Auditing of asset management systems
- Implementation of systems for the management of security measures
- Information security risk management
- Incident Management
- Improvement of business processes
- Implementation of supply chain security management systems
- Auditing of supply chain security management systems
- Introduction of social responsibility
- Auditing social responsibility
- Outsourcing management
- Implementation of IT service management systems
- Auditing of IT service management systems
- Implementation of quality management systems
- Auditing of quality management systems
- Auditing of management systems
- Implementation of environmental management
- Auditing of environmental management
- Implementation of occupational health and safety management systems
- Auditing of occupational health and safety management systems
- Project management
Pillar 4: Strategic orientation (12 credits)
These courses are the same for all Executive MBA programs and are completed through PECB University.
- Strategic Management (3 credits)
- Corporate management, ethics and law (3 credits)
- Final project 2: Building legally compliant and future-proof organizations: Embedding GRC in the Corporate Vision (6 credits)
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