Risk management is a growing area within information systems, accounting, finance, and insurance. With this specialization, you will get the necessary knowledge and skills in understanding organizational risks from corporate and information technology perspectives and in using and analyzing methods for managing risk within organizations. This specialization prepare students (1) to evaluate methods and tools for identifying and managing risks and opportunities faced by a firm in internal operations and insurance services, (2) to assess technologies and regulatory environments in which a firm competes from a risk management perspective, and (3) to understand information technology governance and service management roles in financial and insurance industry and more broadly in risk management in general.
Common Body of Knowledge (CBK)
If you do not have an AACSB accredited undergraduate or
graduate degree in business, you are required to complete at least 12 credit
hours in addition to the 30 credits of required and elective courses. These
courses provide a general business foundation upon which your graduate
information systems degree will be built.
Take the following:
- Analyzing and Interpreting Accounting Information, BUSN6550
- Data Analysis for Managers, BUSN6530
- Applied Economics for Managers, BUSN6620
- Financial Management, BUSN6640 (prereq is BUSN6550)
Required Courses
- Information Systems Management and Strategy, ISMG6180
- Principles of Risk and Insurance, FNCE6809
- Corporate Risk Management, FNCE6909
Electives
Choose five of the following:
- Practical Enterprise Risk Management, FNCE6129
- Global Enterprise Systems, ISMG6420
- Information Systems Security and Privacy, ISMG6430
- IT Project Management, ISMG6450
- Business Intelligence in Financial Modeling, ISMG6820
- IT Governance and Service Management, ISMG6840
Additional Electives
You need to complete an additional 6 credit hours by completing both:
- An elective course from an ISMG graduate courses, a RISK graduate course, or an Internship
- A free elective selected from any graduate course offered by the Business School, except BUSN courses numbered below 6800