Curriculum Requirements for Master of Science in Risk Management
Major Requirements
| Waivable Program Core (Prerequisite Courses) |
Credits: |
| BUSI 510 |
Research Methods |
1.5 |
| ECON 501 |
Principles of Economics I |
1.5 |
| FINC 501 |
Finance |
1.5 |
| MGMT 501 |
Principles of Management |
1.5 |
| MRKT 501 |
Introduction to Marketing |
1.5 |
| QANT 501 |
Business Statistics |
1.5 |
| QANT 510 |
Production and Operations Management |
1.5 |
| QANT 520 |
Management Science |
1.5 |
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Total: 12 Credits |
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All students must complete this 12-credit core requirement. Courses from this list may be waived in those instances where the student's undergraduate experience includes course equivalencies. Courses in this core are offered to students in an accelerated format. |
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| Business Analytics Requirement |
Credits: |
| BUSI 620 |
Business Analytics |
3 |
| QANT 710 |
Global Value Chain Risk Management |
3 |
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Total: 6 Credits |
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| Non-Waivable Program Core (choose six courses) |
Credits: |
| ECON 630 |
Economic Risk Management |
3 |
| FINC 630 |
Financial Risk Management |
3 |
| FINC 635 |
Insurance and Risk Management |
3 |
| MGMT 611 |
Human Capital and Risk Management |
3 |
| LLAW 610 |
Legal, Organizational, and Regulatory Risk |
3 |
| MGMT 640 |
Business Continuity Management |
3 |
| MIST 620 |
Security Risk Analysis and Management |
3 |
| MRKT 625 |
Product and Market Development Risk Management |
3 |
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Total: 18 Credits |
New courses will be added as deemed appropriate.
It is recommended that students interested in pursuing experiential-based learning enroll into BUSIE 650 Zero
Credit Internship.
One BUSIE 700-level experiential course may be used as a substitution for a non-waivable course by approval of the program director. |
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| Capstone Requirement |
Credits: |
| BUSI 770 |
Emerging Issues in Risk Management |
3 |
| BUSI 775 |
Risk Management Integrated Seminar |
3 |
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Total: 6 Credits |
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Total Required Credits = 30–42
The program may be completed in as few as 30 credits for those students that have prior undergraduate-level business experience. The program consists of the waivable program core, business analytics requirement, non-waivable program core, and capstone courses. |