Risk Management & Corporate Security encompasses all strategic provisions and measures in the areas of risk, security and business intelligence. They are one of the most significant success factors for today’s businesses. For this reason, there is a rapidly increasing demand for experts at the headquarters of large corporations. Risk management & corporate security specialists are involved in decision-making at the highest levels of management as analysts and consultants. They carry decision-making responsibility not only for security issues, but also for all business issues related to security. They identify trends and backgrounds and ensure that the risk and security strategy of the company is in line with the business requirements and the objectives of the executive management.

The master's degree program in “Risk Management & Corporate Security” is in the strategic field and is carrying out pioneering work in the necessary harmonization of training standards. The training objective is to catalog, network and present all the potential risks that threaten a company, and based on this, determine the appropriate measures to avoid or minimize those risks. The students will therefore explore in depth the latest technological and scientific possibilities for analyzing and assessing risks. Beyond the protection of the company, its employees and values, it is important to gather competitive information (business intelligence) and to identify opportunities and possibilities for development. Management means to purposefully allocate people, resources and information according to time and space. This master's degree program will prepare you for a management position. You will gain the essential skills to make strategic decisions regarding the allocation of resources in a company.

The master's degree program in “Risk Management & Corporate Security” starts in the fall of 2010, subject to approval by the Council of the University of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschulrat).

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