Risk Management and Insurance
The Risk Management and Insurance concentration is designed for professionals in the insurance industry who have earned the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation or plan to do so and wish to also earn an MBA. This concentration requires a CPCU designation with a minimum of 12 CPCU credits recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE) for graduate-level credit. In cases where the CPCU designation does not include 12 ACE-approved graduate credits, students may earn the remaining graduate credits to meet concentration requirements by taking MBA courses approved by the MBA program director either at 70the College or at another institution, or by taking additional CPCU courses approved by the MBA program director that carry ACE-recommended graduate level credit. More information on the CPCU designation can be obtained at www.aicpcu.org.
Program Structure
(effective Fall 2007)
Foundation Courses (1-25 credits)*
These are undergraduate courses that ensure that you have the skills necessary to be successful in a graduate business program. They cover:
Accounting for Managers (3 credits)
Business Legal Environment (3 credits)
Statistics for Managers (3 credits)
Economics for Business (3 credits)
The Management Process (3 credits)
Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
Introduction to the MBA Program (1 credit)
Marketing for Managers (3 credits)
Production/Operations Management (3 credits)
*Any or all may be waived through a variety of means:
- comparable academic coursework
- examination
Introduction to the MBA Program (1 credit) is not waivable.
Foundation courses are offered through our undergraduate Bachelor of Professional Studies program.
Note: Students admitted fall 2007 or later must complete all foundation courses before enrolling in graduate courses, with the exception of MBUS 501A and MMIS 500. Any student who earns a grade below C in a foundation course taken at the University must retake the course and earn a C or higher.
Note: After admission to the MBA program, CLEP and DANTES exams may not be used to satisfy MBA foundation course requirements without prior approval of the program director. Students who complete a post-baccalaureate or graduate business certificate and are later admitted to the MBA program must complete any remaining foundation courses prior to taking additional graduatelevel courses.
Core Courses (24 credits)
These eight courses (3 credits each), combined with the foundation courses, provide a common core of knowledge that all MBA students need:
MBUS 501A Organization Theory and Design (3 credits)
MBUS 502 Financial Decision Making for Managers* (3 credits)
MBUS 523 Marketing Strategy (3 credits)
MBUS 525 Visionary Leadership (3 credits)
MBUS 529 Quantitative Business Modeling (3 credits)
MBUS 548 Managerial Economics (3 credits)
MBUS 595 Strategic Management (3 credits)
MMIS 500 Management Information Systems (3 credits)
Concentration Courses (12 credits)
The Risk Management and Insurance concentration is designed for professionals in the insurance industry who have earned the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation or plan to do so and wish to also earn an MBA. This concentration requires a CPCU designation with a minimum of 12 CPCU credits recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE) for graduate-level credit. In cases where the CPCU designation does not include 12 ACE-approved graduate credits, students may earn the remaining graduate credits to meet concentration requirements by taking MBA courses approved by the MBA program director either at 70the College or at another institution, or by taking additional CPCU courses approved by the MBA program director that carry ACE-recommended graduate level credit. More information on the CPCU designation can be obtained at www.aicpcu.org.
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