SDMR Program - Decision Sciences and Risk Management

SDMR Program - Decision Sciences and Risk Management

The Master's degree program in Decision Sciences and Risk Management was created in 1990 at the ENS in Cachan, and has been offered by Arts et Métiers since 2004. It provides training in and through research on risk management and decision-making in uncertain situations. Naturally multidisciplinary, like the concept of risk itself, it prepares its graduates to pursue doctoral studies in a wide range of fields.

Campus

Arts et Métiers Campus Arts et Métiers Paris

Program

The first semester includes the following theoretical courses:

  • Block 1 - Research methodology: Epistemology; Qualitative methods; Quantitative methods
  • Block 2 - Decision Sciences: Decision Analysis; Advanced Decision Theory; Microeconomics and Strategic Interactions
  • Block 3 - Risk Management: Management and Industrial Engineering (course from the Arts et Métiers Grande École Program); Risk and Organizations; Risks and Management Systems; Psychosocial Risks; Introduction to Finance
  • Block 4 - English for Research
  • Block 5 - Minor: Advanced Financial Theory; Methods of Technological Risk Analysis Seminars: Research Seminars

The second semester is devoted to writing a research paper, often carried out in conjunction with a company as part of an internship.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

  • Industrial sectors: consulting, financial services, auditing, energy, construction, transportation, manufacturing
    , etc.
  • Professions: Doctorate in management sciences, economics, finance. Careers in higher education, or in R&D, consulting, project management, risk management, health and safety.

PREREQUISITES

Master's degree in engineering, economics, or management

PARTNERSHIP

Academic partner: IAE Paris

KEY FEATURES

  • Diploma awarded in partnership between an engineering school and a management school
  • Multidisciplinary approach
  • Fast-growing field

CONTACT

Marc Lassagne: Head of Education
marc.lassagne@ensam.eu - Tel. + 33 (0)1 44 24 62 72
Campus Arts et Métiers Paris I 151, boulevard de l’Hôpital - 75013 Paris

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