Hybrid M.S.L.

Introduction to Legal Reasoning engages students in careful reading and analysis of case law and statutes to prepare them to address the ambiguity of many scenarios that arise in compliance work, emphasizing the importance of critical thinking and argument. The course also introduces students to the common-law method by which doctrine is created; the importance and authority of statutes, codes and regulations; and the structure of the U.S. legal system. The doctrines of contract and tort liability form the substantive underpinning for the course, both because it provides a foundation for later courses and because compliance professionals encounter these areas of law.

Compliance and ethics management is a complex process that requires program design that supports management's objectives, coordinated activities across functions and geographies, and performance measurement. This course engages participants' knowledge and experience to explore program design frameworks and key elements (including risk identification and assessment, communication and training, investigations and discipline, reporting and disclosure, auditing and monitoring, and remediation) and how to measure effectiveness.

Cultures of economic competitiveness and legal compliance are necessary but not sufficient for corporate responsibility. This course examines ethical decision-making and corporate cultures from the perspective of an organization's leadership. Leaders are the architects of corporate culture, and their moral agenda should include three practical imperatives: elucidating, institutionalizing and sustaining ethical values. The case method is used to introduce frameworks for making reasoned ethical decisions, and to diagnose both positive and negative cultural leadership. Students learn to recognize and resolve ethical issues and identify ways to enhance or remediate ethical cultures.

This course provides students with an opportunity to learn about compliance from the perspective of executives and leaders in the industry. Practicing compliance executives discuss goals, strategies, activities and challenges associated with their business. Students have an opportunity to relate the philosophies and techniques developed in the Organizational Ethics and Compliance Program to those presented.

Administrative Law

Competitive Strategy

Compliance Externship

Corporate Governance

Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in an Information Age

Employment Discrimination

Employment Law

Environmental Law

Global Risk Leadership

Health Law II

Information Privacy and Data Protection Law

International Anti-Corruption Law

International Regulatory Affairs for Medical Devices

Investigations

Leading Organizational Change

Legal Strategy for Global Business

Project Management

Negotiations Skills

Privacy Law

Reputation and Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Securities Regulation

White Collar Crime and Compliance

Subject to change. Preapproval for courses may be required. The University of St. Thomas reserves the right to amend the degree requirements and to add to or delete from the list of courses that satisfy the degree requirements at any time.

Opus College of Business

Competitive Strategy

Global Risk Leadership

Leading Organizational Change

Legal Strategy for Global Business

Negotiation Skills

Project Management

Reputation and Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

School of Engineering

International Regulatory Affairs for Medical Devices

Data Analytics and Visualization

Subject to change. Preapproval for courses may be required. The University of St. Thomas reserves the right to amend the degree requirements and to add to or delete from the list of courses that satisfy the degree requirements at any time.