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MBA
Studies
Risk
Management and Insurance Concentration
The Risk Management and Insurance Concentration allows students
to develop a focus on the risk management field and the insurance
industry. The objective of the concentration is to strengthen student
understanding of both corporate risk management and insurance theory
and practice.
Courses
for the Risk Management and Insurance Concentration
Students are required to take three of the following courses in
addition to the required common courses.
Courses are available only through distance-based delivery.
FIN 6710 Perspectives of Risk and Insurance
Examines the economic principles underpinning risk and insurance
and introduces key risk and insurance concepts and practices. The
causes of change in risk management and insurance are examined
through exploration of relevant physical, technological, cultural,
regulatory, and other environmental perspectives (3 hours)
FIN 6720 Corporate Risk Management
Application of the risk management process, including risk control
and risk financing techniques, to business risk management problems.
Includes property and liability risks, employee benefit planning,
and international loss exposures with an emphasis on risk
FIN 6730 Risk Management Modeling
This course surveys the principles of probability theory and mathematical
finance for solving a diverse set of risk management problems related
to the valuation and measurement of operational and financial risk
exposures of the firm. (3 hours)
FIN 6740 Special Topics in Risk Management and Insurance
This course is an in-depth study of current topics in risk management
and insurance. (3 hours). Prerequisite: FIN 6210
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