Risk Management and Insurance, B.B.A.

Economics and Finance
Dave Wood, chairholder, Martin Chair of Insurance
Dave.Wood@mtsu.edu
615-898-2813

In addition to meeting the Jennings A. Jones College of Business requirements, a major in Risk Management and Insurance consists of 24 semester hours of finance and requires a minimum of 2.00 GPA. At least 50 percent of the required major hours must be taken in residence at MTSU.

The program below includes a Business Administration minor. An alternate business minor may be chosen, but it may require total hours for graduation to exceed 120.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Risk Management and Insurance, B.B.A., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
College of Business Core	42 hours*
Major Requirements	24 hours
Auxiliary Courses	12 hours*
Electives	1-7 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase.

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:

MATH 1630 , MATH 1810 , or MATH 1910 (Math)
ECON 2410 (Soc/Beh Sci and core course)

College of Business Core (42 hours)

All students must complete the College of Business Core which requires 42 hours with a 2.000 GPA.

Major Requirements (24 hours)

FIN 3050 - Principles of Risk Management and Insurance 3 credit hours
FIN 3110 - Financial Modeling 3 credit hours
FIN 3750 - Commercial Insurance 3 credit hours
FIN 4730 - Insurance Company Operations 3 credit hours
FIN 4750 - Enterprise Risk Management 3 credit hours

Choose 9 hours from the following:

FIN 3030 - Principles of Real Estate 3 credit hours
FIN 3090 - Financial Planning 3 credit hours
FIN 3660 - Life Insurance and Health Insurance 3 credit hours
FIN 3810 - Investments 3 credit hours
FIN 3950 - Corporate Finance 3 credit hours
FIN 4390 - Employee Benefits 3 credit hours
FIN 4790 - Independent Study in Insurance 3 credit hours
FIN 4850 - International Insurance Markets 3 credit hours
FIN 4880 - Internship in Risk Management or Insurance 3 credit hours
BLAW 3460 - Insurance Law 3 credit hours
MKT 3840 - Professional Selling 3 credit hours

Auxiliary Courses (12 hours)

MATH 1630 - College Mathematics for Managerial, Social, and Life Sciences 3 credit hours (may be counted in General Education) OR
MATH 1810 - Applied Calculus I 3 credit hours (may be counted in General Education) OR
MATH 1910 - Calculus I 4 credit hours (may be counted in General Education)
Business electives 9 credit hours

Electives (1-7 hours)

Curriculum: Risk Management and Insurance

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.