Master's Degree in Corporate Governance and Risk Management
Degree: Master of Business Administration
Concentration: Corporate Governance and Risk Management
Hours: 36
Corporate Governance and Risk Management Overview
Lamar University offers a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in corporate governance and risk management, which is designed to prepare you for the highest level of leadership in a business setting. The coursework explores board leadership, regulatory compliance, ethics, risk management and accountability. You will strengthen your leadership and critical-thinking skills while deepening your understanding of core business functions.
This program is ideal for career advancement in areas where oversight, transparency and strategic governance play a central role. This unique MBA gives you credentials to navigate evolving expectations in corporate leadership and stakeholder engagement.
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Corporate Governance and Risk Management Courses You May Take
Legal Environment of Business: A survey of the legal environment of business including concepts of legal rules, the legal framework to resolve disputes, a study of the concept of property rights, contracts, commercial paper, agency and employment laws, government regulation of business through administrative agencies, and introduction to international law.
Leadership and Negotiation: This course will focus on the tools needed to become a more effective leader and negotiator. Current leadership methodology will be examined along with the effects of cognitive bias on decision-making and the power of effective written communication. Negotiation skills will be taught which will enhance your ability to prepare for and execute a negotiation. These skills will be reinforced by utilizing role-playing and a mock negotiation with your peers.
Employment Law: Historical interpretations and present provisions of regulations governing: labor and common law; state and federal statues; Fair Labor Standards Act; Worker's Compensation; Social Security liability; United States Department of Labor; social legislation and fair employment practices.
Managerial Accounting: Application of accounting data in decision making: cost analysis as applied in the development of budgets and standards; accounting as a tool for cost control and pricing; case problems, using the micro-computer as a decision-making tool, which require students to interpret and discuss their analysis in the context of managerial decision-making.
Financial Management: A study of the financial policy of business firms along with the theory supporting that policy. Topics include capital budgeting, capital structure, cost of capital, dividend policy, and management of working capital, as well as the unique international dimensions of the financial policy of multinational firms.
Career Paths for Corporate Governance and Risk Management
Receiving an MBA in Corporate Governance and Risk Management leads to roles that focus on strategy, operations, finance and tech risks across a variety of different industries like finance, technology, healthcare and government. There are also paths to senior leadership in ensuring ethical practices and regulatory adherence.
Primary Careers
Corporate governance manager, compliance officer, investor relations manager
- Risk management
- Compliance and audit
- Consulting
- Finance
- Corporate leadership
- Cybersecurity
- Financial services
- Technology companies
- Healthcare
- Industrial companies
- Manufacturing
- Government agencies