Overview
Key facts
Columbia University's Enterprise Risk Management program prepares risk professionals to design and implement ERM programs that enhance all decision-making processes, ranging from strategic to traditional mitigation decisions. It also provides a robust toolkit of advanced risk management skills and approaches that can be applied to enhance value at both the enterprise level and in specialized risk management roles. The core coursework provides insights into how to utilize these ERM and risk management tools and techniques across a variety of proven, market-driven risk management frameworks.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Quantify all types of risks, including strategic, operational, financial, and insurance.
- Develop a clear definition of risk appetite (the aggregate enterprise-level risk limit).
- Design and implement customized ERM frameworks and risk governance structures for any type of organization.
- Conduct qualitative assessments to identify and prioritize key risks from among all sources.
- Enhance strategic planning, increasing the likelihood of achieving strategic plan goals.
- Provide a rigorous business case to inform more effective risk-reward decision-making.
- Assure the board of directors that key risks are well understood and managed.
- Understand and satisfy ERM requirements from rating agencies, regulators, and shareholders.
- Apply ERM techniques to enhance decision-making at the enterprise level or in the specialized risk management roles
Key information
Start dates & application deadlines
Final Deadline: 01/11
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Disciplines
Actuarial Science View 8 other Short Courses in Actuarial Science in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Completed online application form
- $150 nonrefundable application fee (U.S. currency)
- Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended
- Your Résumé
- Two letters of Statement of academic purpose (500 to 750 words)
- Official scores on the Graduate Examination (GRE) general test
- Video Essay
- An Admissions Interview
- Students whose first or native language is not English must include proof of English proficiency