Compliance Law Concentration: Master of Legal Studies
Compliance professionals must navigate extensive rules, regulations and legal principles. Additional legal knowledge, such as that provided by an M.L.S. with a concentration in compliance law, gives non-lawyer professionals the regulatory knowledge they need to address the complex legal issues companies face.
Coursework for the M.L.S. in compliance includes business associations, corporate compliance structures, risk management and regulatory law.
Who is this program for?
This concentration will be particularly useful for professionals who work in compliance or want to pursue roles in compliance.
Careers in Compliance Law
This online masters degree in compliance law helps graduates prepare for jobs in compliance law such as:
- Compliance analyst
- Compliance director
- Human resources compliance manager
- Ethics and compliance program manager
- Risk and quality assurance manager
Compliance law concentration course structure
Students will choose either Business Associations or Negotiation and Effective Communication. If you’d like to take both courses, one may count toward your elective requirement.
- Business Associations
- Negotiation and Effective Communication
Students will choose either Business Associations or Negotiation and Effective Communication. If you’d like to take both courses, one may count toward your elective requirement.
- Business Associations
- Negotiation and Effective Communication
- Corporate Compliance Structures, Governance and Oversight
- White Collar Crime and Internal Investigations
- Regulatory Law
- Collegiate and Professional Sports Law and Compliance
Learn more about course options for the compliance law concentration.
Learning outcomes
After completing this concentration, students will be able to:
- Explain compliance standards across various industries, enabling the development and implementation of effective compliance programs.
- Assess and manage legal and regulatory risks, ensuring organizational adherence to compliance obligations.
- Engage in ethical decision-making, promoting integrity and accountability in compliance practices within organizations.
Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Both the business and compliance law concentrations offer valuable skills applicable across a range of industries. Choosing a concentration depends on your specific career goals and professional interests.
The compliance law concentration is ideal for professionals working in highly regulated sectors such as finance, healthcare, insurance and energy, as well as those in ethics and compliance roles across industries.
The business law concentration is well-suited for current and aspiring managers. It provides a broad foundation in legal concepts that are critical to business leadership, including employment law, intellectual property, negotiations and internal investigations.
Both the business and compliance law concentrations offer valuable skills applicable across a range of industries. Choosing a concentration depends on your specific career goals and professional interests.
The compliance law concentration is ideal for professionals working in highly regulated sectors such as finance, healthcare, insurance and energy, as well as those in ethics and compliance roles across industries.
The business law concentration is well-suited for current and aspiring managers. It provides a broad foundation in legal concepts that are critical to business leadership, including employment law, intellectual property, negotiations and internal investigations.
While human resources and employment law shares meaningful common ground with compliance law, the key difference is that HR and employment law is people-focused; compliance law is regulation-focused.
Human resources and employment law centers on the legal aspects of managing people in the workplace, including labor laws, discrimination, hiring practices and internal investigations. A concentration in this area is ideal for HR professionals and managers who handle employee relations and compliance with employment regulations.
Compliance law centers on how organizations follow external regulations and internal policies, covering areas like corporate ethics, risk management and regulatory oversight. This concentration is designed for professionals in highly regulated industries or roles focused on organizational accountability.
While human resources and employment law shares meaningful common ground with compliance law, the key difference is that HR and employment law is people-focused; compliance law is regulation-focused.
Human resources and employment law centers on the legal aspects of managing people in the workplace, including labor laws, discrimination, hiring practices and internal investigations. A concentration in this area is ideal for HR professionals and managers who handle employee relations and compliance with employment regulations.
Compliance law centers on how organizations follow external regulations and internal policies, covering areas like corporate ethics, risk management and regulatory oversight. This concentration is designed for professionals in highly regulated industries or roles focused on organizational accountability.
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