Risk, Insurance and Financial Services, BBA

A Bachelor of Business Administration with a professional field in risk, insurance and financial services gives you an in-depth understanding of areas related to life and property insurance and financial services. Armed with this knowledge, you will have a competitive advantage over other new hires and be on the fast track into an upper-level position.

Bachelor of Business Administration

The department offers the Bachelor of Business Administration in the professional fields listed below. General requirements for the BBA are listed in the University Core Curriculum and the University Core Curriculum requirements in the Academics section and under Bachelor of Business Administration in the G. Brint Ryan College of Business section.

Professional field courses

(No substitutions)

Group 1: Risk and Insurance Track, 12 hours

Supporting field courses for Group 1: Risk and Insurance Track, 18 hours

Choose two courses from the following:

Any 3000 or 4000 level RCOB courses approved in advance by the RMIN Faculty Adviser.

Any 3000 or 4000 MATH or ECON courses approved for actuarial certificate.

Choose one course from the following:

DSCI 3870 - Management Science
ECON 4140 - Managerial Economics
LSCM 3960 - Logistics and Supply Chain Management
OPSM 3830 - Operations Management
Or any course approved for coverage of Creation of Goods and Services.

Choose one course from the following:

FINA 4500 - International Finance
Or an international business course approved in advance by the RMIN Faculty Adviser.

Group 2: Financial Planning Track, 18 hours

Supporting field courses for Group 2: Financial Planning Track, 12 hours

(No substitutions)

Choose one course from the following:

DSCI 3870 - Management Science
LSCM 3960 - Logistics and Supply Chain Management
ECON 4140 - Managerial Economics
OPSM 3830 - Operations Management
Or any course approved by the G. Brint Ryan College of Business for coverage of Creation of Goods and Services

Note

*Student may not take both RMIN 2500 and RMIN 3100 .

Four-year degree plan (example)

The following four-year plan is one example of a variety of ways in which you can complete your chosen degree in four years, and will serve as a guide for you to design your pathway to degree completion. Variations will depend on whether you need to take prerequisites or have college credit from exams or dual enrollment.

Year 1

Semester 1		Semester 2
ENGL 1310 - First-Year Writing I	3 hours	BCIS 2610 - Introduction to Computers in Business	3 hours
MATH 1180 - College Math for Business, Economics and Related Fields	3 hours	BUSI 1200 - Professional Development I-Strategies for Business	1 hour
Component Area Option A core	3 hours	ECON 1100 - Principles of Microeconomics	3 hours
Government/Political Science core	3 hours	ENGL 1320 - First-Year Writing II	3 hours
Life and Physical Sciences core	3 hours	MATH 1190 - Business Calculus	3 hours
		Government/Political Science core	3 hours
Total	15 hours	Total	16 hours

Year 2

Semester 1		Semester 2
ACCT 2010 - Accounting Principles I (Financial Accounting)	3 hours	ACCT 2020 - Accounting Principles II (Managerial Accounting)	3 hours
ECON 1110 - Principles of Macroeconomics	3 hours	COMM 1010 - Introduction to Communication	3 hours
American History core	3 hours	DSCI 2710 - Data Analysis with Spreadsheets	3 hours
Creative Arts core	3 hours	American History core	3 hours
Language, Philosophy and Culture core	3 hours	Life and Physical Sciences core	3 hours
Total	15 hours	Total	15 hours

Year 3

Semester 1		Semester 2
BCIS 3610 - Basic Information Systems	3 hours	BUSI 3200 - Professional Development III	1 hour
BLAW 3430 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business	3 hours	FINA 3770 - Finance	3 hours
BUSI 3100 - Professional Development II-Critical Thinking and Decision Making in Business	1 hour	MKTG 3650 - Foundations of Marketing Practice	3 hours
BUSI 3660 - Professional Speaking, Writing, and Presentation in a Global Environment	3 hours	RMIN 4310 - Insurance Company Operations	3 hours
DSCI 3710 - Business Statistics with Spreadsheets	3 hours	RMIN 4600 - Corporate Risk Management	3 hours
BBA RIFS options within Track 1 and Track 2	3 hours	Approved Creation of Goods and Services course	3 hours
Total	16 hours	Total	16 hours

Year 4

Semester 1		Semester 2
FINA 4500 - International Finance	3 hours	BUSI 4940 - Business Policy	3 hours
MGMT 3720 - Organizational Behavior	3 hours	Supporting field option within Track 1 for BBA RIFS	3 hours
RMIN 4300 - Property/Liability Risk Management and Insurance	3 hours	Supporting field option 2 within Track 1 for BBA RIFS	3 hours
Supporting field option within Track 1 for BBA RIFS	3 hours	Elective	3 hours
Supporting field option 2 within Track 1 for BBA RIFS	3 hours
Total	15 hours	Total	12 hours

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