PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

For the successful completion of the Master programme, students must follow and successfully pass examinations infour (4) compulsory Modules (credited with 20 ECTS per module) and the Master’s Thesis (credited with 40 ECTS).
Students are required to prepare four written assignments in each Module under the supervision and guidance of a tutor and if they gain the necessary grades they become eligible to participate in the final exams.

The University's academic year begins in mid-September and ends in June, with the final written exams at the end of the year in May.
The selection of 60 ECTS per academic year is equivalent to full-time, whereas the selection of less than 60 ECTS per academic year is considered as part-time.
 

Modules offered:


Year 1

Code

Module

  ECTS

ERM501

   Organization and Management - The Environment of Risk Management  

 20 ECTS

ERM502  

   Advanced Quantitative Methods for Managers

 20 ECTS

ERM503

Risk Management and Risk Management Standards 

 20 ECTS

       

Students have to enroll for the modules in a specific order: ERM501, ERM502, ERM503. 


Year 2

 Code

Module

  ECTS

ERM601  

Crisis Management and Business Continuity Planning   

20 ECTS

ERM701

Master’s Thesis

40 ECTS

The Master Thesis can be taken after the successful completion of the three Year 1 modules.

 

Each student can optionally enrol, once or twice, in the free of charge Thematic Module "Industry Placement", which awards five (5) ECTS. The module offers a structured placement, designed to offer students specific industry and professional experience in their particular field of study, and to allow them to build their skills in a real-world setting. 

ERM695 - Industry Placement (1st placement)

ERM696 - Industry Placement (2st placement)

Request more information by contacting the OUC Career and Liaison Office here.