Decision-Making and Risk Management

How can we ensure a better, more logical approach to decision-making without complicating matters further? The answer: risk management.

About the Course

Our eight-week Decision-Making and Risk Management online course focuses on the key concepts, definitions, principles, and practices in risk management from the perspectives of the corporation, the market, and the regulator. Topics in the course include corporate risk governance and enterprise risk management, assessment of risk at the corporate and capital allocation level, risk management products and structures, tools for decision-making in risk management, and regulatory risk monitoring and compliance. This course will be taught based on Harvard Business Review (HBR) cases and articles on financial risk management.

You Will Learn To:

Understand different types of risks, risk analysis, and monitoring tools
Explore regulatory requirements, processes, and compliance
Use financial and statistical tools for risk analysis
Design strategies involving portfolio management, budgeting, and structure
Introduce risk governance and management into an organization’s culture
Learn about concepts and identify tools for decision-making within risk management, including derivative structures and risk analysis models

You Will Be Able To:

Understand the principles of risk-management
Apply risk-management techniques and technologies
Analyze problems using decision-making criteria and theories
Utilize the characteristics of uncertainty to make educated decisions
Model different types of risks and decisions to forecast potential outcomes
Be awarded a certificate of completion from the University of Chicago and become part of the UChicago network

Request for Information

UCH-DMC-ENG

https://online.professional.uchicago.edu/info-typ/fnb-dmr-infotyp/

Career Outlook

$

73

k

The average annual base pay for a risk analyst in the US

$28B

The size the risk management market is expected to reach by 2027

18.7%

The projected CAGR of the industry from 2020 to 2027

Potential Risk Management Job Titles

Chief Risk Officer
Compliance Consultant
Compliance Officer
Environmental Compliance Specialist

Loss Control Consultant
Model Risk Specialist
Regulatory Affairs Manager

Risk Analyst
Risk Compliance Investigator
Risk Manager

Meet Your Instructors

Borislava Karageorgieva is a corporate finance expert in the area of evaluation of strategic and investment decisions. Karageorgieva has international experience in both the public and private sectors, as well as the financial services, healthcare management, and beverage industries. Her areas of professional focus include regulatory analysis and financial compliance, mergers and acquisitions, angel investing and entrepreneurship, and board governance. Karageorgieva is the co-founder of a startup company in the beverage industry with clients including Kroger in Chicago. Karageorgieva received an MBA from Chicago Booth and is a CFA charter holder.

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The University of Chicago Approach to Online Learning

Our online learning programs are crafted with your specific needs in mind. Programs combine e-learning with live, interactive sessions to strengthen your skill set while maximizing your time. We couple academic theory and business knowledge with practical, real-world application. Through online learning sessions, you will have an opportunity to grow your professional network and interact with University of Chicago instructors and your classmates.

What Our Participants Say

I enjoyed my learning experience with the University of Chicago. The teaching was amazing and my classmates were very thoughtful.

Anonymous

Head of E-commerce at Britânia Eletrodomésticos

Brazil, September 2020

It was both essential and very helpful to have access to quality content in an academic and corporate environment, as well as case studies with professional interactions. This will make a difference in the final months of my learning experiene and in applying what I have learned to my day-to-day professional life.

Silvia Goulart Figueiredo Machado

June, 2021

A very good experience. Highly didactic material with examples and real cases that help us to automatically think about how to apply these new concepts in our companies.

Iván Monjaraz Ruiz

Peru, June 2021

I wish to thank the entire academic team. The fact that you offer these kinds of programs shows a desire to support people’s professional growth. Uploading the content of updated material, dealing with the needs of so many people, and being able to guide them to make the most of the experience require tremendous effort and your dedication is commendable. Thank you very much.

Fernando Samaniego

Mexico, June 2021

I thank you for the support and all the structure that the University of Chicago provides. I hope to continue my learning journey with you very soon.

Renato Hombo

Brazil, June 2021

First of all, this program is very rich in content. It felt more like a master’s degree program than an eight-week course because we basically learned everything that we needed to know about clinical trials. With the knowledge you will acquire in this course, you will be ready to jumpstart your career in the clinical research industry. It was an amazing experience, and I learned from industry gurus. I will recommend this program again and again.

Chinedu Ibuaka

Healthcare Manager

USA, June 2021