Extended Accelerator - Bachelor of Science - Business Administration - Risk Management and Insurance

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Risk Management and Insurance focuses on developing decision-making skills in the face of uncertainty and providing an understanding of risk transfer markets. This program is consistently regarded as one of the nation’s best and is recognized as a Global Center for Insurance Excellence by the International Insurance Society.

The risk management and insurance major aims to produce graduates with analytical and qualitative decision-making skills that allow them to make rational, objective decisions under uncertainty. Students will be provided with frameworks, models, analytical skills and a holistic, enterprise-wide perspective of risk. These concepts are applied and illustrated using the insurance industry, for which risk management is fundamental.

Risk management is a growing field as companies face more — and more varied — challenges around the globe. Organizations of all kinds are placing greater emphasis on identifying and managing risk and creating demand for risk managers across a wide range of industry sectors.