Masters degree in Business Administration Insurance and Risk Management at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs CO

 

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Masters Degree in Business Administration Insurance and Risk Management at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs CO

Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs CO
Masters degree
Business Administration
Insurance and Risk Management

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As an increasing number of companies expand into global markets, individuals with a grasp of insurance-related risk-management skills are in greater demand. Those with knowledge of the technologies that are transforming the field of risk management can have an even greater competitive advantage.

Colorado Technical University's MBA with a concentration in Insurance Risk Management is designed to help students acquire these skills as they prepare to pursue management positions in the insurance industry. This program is available to students who have earned the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation of the American Institute for CPCU (AICPCU) and Insurance Institute of America (IIA).

Upon receipt of proof that an applicant has been awarded the CPCU designation, Colorado Technical University will credit the applicant 16 quarter hours toward the MBA-IRM degree program. After a student has completed the MBA-IRM core courses (and the award of the CPCU has been validated), he/she will be enrolled in a two-course capstone project.

  • Insurance Risk Management Capstone I. Students will learn to resolve issues or take advantage of opportunities faced by business leaders. Specifically, the course focuses on how to create and sustain strategies that create value to businesses, consumers and society as a whole. The primary focus of the student in this course is on the formulation of an effective strategic policy plan.
  • Insurance Risk Management Capstone II. Students use the functional skills acquired from previous core and CPCU concentration courses to resolve issues or take advantage of opportunities faced by business leaders. The course provides students with the opportunity to assess situations and develop courses of actions to address those situations. The primary focus of the student in this course is on the implementation of the strategic policy plan formulated in IRM Capstone I.

    Real-World Career Opportunities
    This career-relevant MBA program is designed to prepare students with the knowledge, skills and credentials to pursue such interesting and in-demand positions as:

  • Risk Managers
  • Compliance Directors
  • Claims Managers
  • Actuaries
  • Loss Control Consultants
  • And many other related occupations

    Applicable Knowledge and Skills
    Courses in this MBA degree program are taught by experienced instructors with relevant knowledge in the insurance industry, making this an appropriate course of study for students committed to earning the industry-current credentials necessary to make critical property casualty underwriting decisions for businesses and organizations. Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:

  • Demonstrate proficiency in industry-validated insurance risk management skills by the successful completion of the CPCU designation.
  • Integrate insurance risk management skills with sound business principles and practices.
  • Apply research skills to solve insurance risk management problems.
  • Demonstrate change-agent skills using critical and creative thinking.

    Industry-Current Coursework
  • Information Technology in Business Management
  • Applied Managerial Decision-Making
  • Applied Accounting for Decision-Making
  • Applied Finance for Decision-Making
  • Economics for Decision-Making
  • Insurance Risk Management Capstone I
  • Insurance Risk Management Capstone II
  • CPCU transfer credit (Registrar's validation is required)


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