Bachelor in Corporate Governance and Compliance

Programme overview

Explore how organisations structure decisions, manage legal obligations and develop practical compliance systems through governance, risk and internal-control cases.

The three-year programme develops legal knowledge progressively through foundations, guided cases and supervised applied projects. Students learn to identify the relevant jurisdiction and legal sources before analysing a problem.

Bachelor in Corporate Governance and Compliance: Course content

Year 1 — Legal and academic foundations

• Introduction to legal systems and legal institutions
• Legal research, reading and academic writing
• Contract law foundations
• Introduction to business and organisations
• Professional ethics and digital research skills

Year 2 — Subject foundations and guided cases

• Company structures and governance responsibilities
• Introduction to regulatory compliance
• Risk identification and internal controls
• Business ethics and reporting procedures
• Compliance policies and document management

Year 3 — Applied study and graduation project

• Comparative cases in corporate governance and compliance
• Applied legal analysis and document preparation
• Professional communication and project planning
• Supervised graduation project, written report and oral presentation

Learning outcomes

• Map governance responsibilities and explain accountability within an organisation.
• Prepare a guided compliance risk assessment and outline a monitoring plan.
• Prepare policy documents and explain escalation and reporting procedures.

Projects and assessment

Develop a supervised compliance case portfolio including a simple risk register, policy documents and a reporting workflow.

Assessment progresses from guided exercises and written assignments to case portfolios and a supervised final project. Students document their sources, explain their reasoning and present their work in a final report and oral presentation.

Entry requirements

Applicants should provide evidence of secondary-school completion or equivalent study. No prior law qualification is required for entry to the first year. Admissions reviews academic background, motivation and readiness for English-language study.

Submit a CV, education history, motivation statement and supporting academic documents. Applicants seeking entry beyond the first year require an individual review of prior learning.

Diploma awarded

Upon successful completion of the required modules, assessments and graduation project, École supérieure de droit et de justice de Paris awards the Bachelor in Corporate Governance and Compliance (diplôme d’établissement).

This is an institutional diploma, not a French national degree. It does not itself grant admission to a regulated legal profession.

Bachelor in Corporate Governance and Compliance: Career pathways

Corporate compliance, governance support, risk coordination, internal-control support and policy administration.

Career opportunities depend on prior qualifications, language skills, experience and employer requirements. Regulated activities require the applicable professional qualifications and authorisations.