MSc in Corporate Threat Intelligence & Crisis Management
Explore this MSc programme at FINCOM Paris, a business school in Paris connecting analytical skills with business decisions.
Programme overview
Design corporate threat intelligence systems and crisis decision support. Integrate technical evidence, business impact and governance requirements through incident research, investigation reports and coordinated organisational responses.
FINCOM Paris — Paris College of Commerce and Financial Management. Duration: 2 years. Programme reference: ESPAST-29-M.
Building on relevant undergraduate study, the programme develops comparison of methods, work with complex constraints and independent research or applied project management.
Study pathways
Corporate threat intelligence; cyber incident investigation; crisis decision support. Pathways share a common core. Applicants indicate their preferred pathway; availability is confirmed before admission.
Learning outcomes
- Apply intelligence systems to requirements, products and quality, documenting methods, evidence and the basis for professional judgement.
- Apply advanced investigation to relationships, evidence and hypotheses, documenting methods, evidence and the basis for professional judgement.
- Apply business impact to dependencies, losses and resilience, documenting methods, evidence and the basis for professional judgement.
- Apply crisis governance to authority, collaboration and decisions, documenting methods, evidence and the basis for professional judgement.
- Apply intelligence dissemination to audiences, security and action, documenting methods, evidence and the basis for professional judgement.
- Apply system evaluation to exercises, indicators and improvement, documenting methods, evidence and the basis for professional judgement.
Learning content and competency modules
| Module | Learning content | Assessment evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence systems | Requirements, products and quality. Advanced research and complex project analysis. | Problem definition and analytical report |
| Advanced investigation | Relationships, evidence and hypotheses. Advanced research and complex project analysis. | Reproducible case or model file |
| Business impact | Dependencies, losses and resilience. Advanced research and complex project analysis. | Data and operational records with quality checks |
| Crisis governance | Authority, collaboration and decisions. Advanced research and complex project analysis. | Option comparison and testing evidence |
| Intelligence dissemination | Audiences, security and action. Advanced research and complex project analysis. | Project plan and collaboration records |
| System evaluation | Exercises, indicators and improvement. Advanced research and complex project analysis. | Final report and oral defence |
Study progression
- Year 1: deepen intelligence systems, advanced investigation, business impact; undertake literature or case research and define the project question and approach.
- Year 2: integrate crisis governance, intelligence dissemination, system evaluation through an independent research or applied project, final report and oral defence.
Projects and practice
Design a corporate intelligence and crisis system, including an investigation case, management briefing and exercise evaluation.
Project submissions document the problem, process, individual contribution, validation evidence and limitations. Individual contributions are assessed within team projects. Placements and external projects depend on actual arrangements; no particular employer or placement is guaranteed.
Teaching and assessment
Business cases, data laboratories, scenario analysis and team projects use public, simulated or authorised information. Cases may draw on finance, insurance, industry, telecommunications and healthcare.
Module assignments, cases, practical work, staged projects and the final oral defence assess conceptual accuracy, methods, evidence quality, reliability, communication and reflection. Weightings, reassessment and extension rules are published before teaching begins. Moodle can support resources, assignments, quizzes and feedback; practical activities are recorded and assessed separately.
Entry requirements
Provide evidence of a relevant undergraduate qualification or equivalent experience in business, management, economics, finance, data or a related field. Explain your statistical, analytical and organisational background. Technical investigation pathways also assess networking and data skills.
Submit education evidence, transcripts, a CV, a motivation statement and any required project portfolio. Teaching languages, language evidence and translation requirements are specified in the intake announcement. Website language options do not determine teaching language.
Diploma
Complete the required modules, assessments, final project and applicable academic requirements to receive an institution-issued diploma.
Career development
Corporate threat intelligence analyst; digital investigation analyst; crisis management project manager. Employment depends on skills, experience and employer requirements; regulated roles also require applicable qualifications and authorisations. Further study is subject to the receiving institution’s admission requirements.