MSc in Risk Management & International Business Compliance
Paris, France
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 9,690 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 9950 EUR for 1-year fast track
Become an expert in risk management and international compliance with the Master of Science in Risk Management & International Business Compliance. This program equips professionals to oversee compliance processes and secure international business operations by addressing geopolitical challenges and emerging digital and AI-related risks. Students gain a comprehensive understanding of operational, financial, legal, environmental, and technological risks while strengthening internal governance and fostering a responsible risk culture.
This MSc, an internationally recognized Master’s degree (Bac+5, Level 7 RNCP), combines academic excellence with a hands-on approach to prepare future compliance officers, risk managers, and compliance lawyers for diverse career paths. Open to candidates with a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) and strong English skills, the program provides a rigorous methodology for risk analysis and strategic reporting, integrating digital tools and AI to safeguard organizations and their leadership.
- Provide students with a 360° comprehension of compliance applied to business environments.
- Train generalist compliance experts able to deal with specific issues, considering the organizational and business specificities and the international context.
- Teach how to establish secure international relationships by applying a thorough knowledge of the geopolitical challenges.
- Equip students with the skills to prevent digital and AI-related risks in a corporate context.
- Provide participants with multi-disciplinary knowledge and professional skills needed to ensure business continuity, protect the organization, and its CEO.
- Enable the participants to improve the overall internal governance of organizations.
- Provide future compliance officers to use an effective methodology of risk analysis and reporting: operational, financial, digital, product-related, legal, environmental, and emerging risks.
- Provide an in-depth understanding of how to promote a healthy risk culture across the organization.
- Use Artificial Intelligence to realize an effective mapping for situation risk
- Supply Chain Security & Counter-Terrorism Regulations
- Compliance issues and practices
- International risks – Geopolitics for international risks analysis
- Digital & AI-related risks
- Risks mapping methods for strategic decision-making
- Agencies & regulation
- Compliance and competition
- Fraud and anti-corruption
- Emergence of fundamental compliance rights
- Compliance Manager
- Compliance Manager / Senior Compliance Officer
- Compliance lawyer
- Compliance Consultant
- Compliance Analyst
- Compliance lawyer
- Risk Management Manager
- Risk analyst
- Legal officer / Corporate lawyer
- Head of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)
- Internal auditor
Apprenticeship at ESCE is available from the 3rd year (1, 2, or 3-year contract)
As part of the Grande École Program, or the International Bachelor program, students who wish to combine the acquisition of academic knowledge and professional experience, the apprenticeship contract is made for them. It is also a path that promotes professional integration. Studying on a work-study basis offers students many advantages, such as:
- Total tuition fee waiver
- Acquire long-term professional experience.
- 1, 2, or 3-year apprenticeship contract signed with the company (if the apprenticeship begins in the 3rd year, a 3-year contract with the company).
- Minimum remuneration between 41% and 100% of the SMIC, depending on the age of the apprentice and their year of apprenticeship.
State scholarships
As part of the Grande École Program, students can apply for a State Higher Education Scholarship. To benefit from it, you must meet certain conditions of nationality, age, and resources, and make your request no later than May.
The International Bachelor Program does not allow you to receive State Scholarships. However, you can benefit from an annual discount on tuition fees if you are eligible for Crous (€500 per year).