Insurance & Risk Management

Your degree in Finance with a concentration in insurance and risk management will prepare you for a wide variety of exciting career opportunities. Risk management and insurance are an integral part of the decision making processes of corporations and individuals. In this track, you will learn the knowledge and the toolkit of managing risk exposures for corporations and/or individuals. You will be introduced to personal financial decision making, insurance industry and operations, different insurance policies and their applications in personal and business planning, corporate risk management techniques, and other related financial decision making techniques. In short, this track is designed to prepare you for the dire need of risk professionals and/or the fast growing insurance industries.

Risk management and insurance is one of the fastest growing area in the Financial sector. Contrary to popular belief, these types of jobs are versatile and can be found in many different industries. Some typical job titles in this area are listed below.

  • Risk Manager
  • Quantitative Risk Analyst
  • Personal Financial Advisor
  • Insurance Underwriter
  • Claims Adjuster
  • Actuary
  • Loss Control Professional
  • Life Insurance Agent
  • Property & Casualty Insurance Agent

The faculty advisor for this track is Dr. Jing Ai.

Courses

Suggested Course Sequence

First Year
Semester I
Course ID Course Title Credits
BUS 310 Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions 3
BUS 311 Information Systems for the Global Business Environment 3
BUS 314 Business Finance 3
Elective Non-intro or upper division elective 3
  Total Credits 12
First Year
Semester II
Course ID Course Title Credits
BUS 312 Principles of Marketing 3
FIN 311 Investments 3
BUS 313 Economic & Financial Environment of Global Business 3
BUS 315 Global Management & Organizational Behavior 3
  Total Credits 12
Second Year
Semester I
Course ID Course Title Credits
FIN 301 Personal Financial Planning 3
INS 300 Principles of Insurance 3
FIN 450 Enterprise Risk Management 3
Elective International Business Elective 3
  Total Credits 12
Second Year
Semester II
Course ID Course Title Credits
BUS 345 Strategic Management 3
FIN 305WI Problems of Business Finance 3
Elective Non-intro or upper division elective 3
  Total Credits 9