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Introduction to the Risk Management and Insurance BBA with Managing Human Capital Risk Concentration

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) with a concentration in Managing Human Capital Risk is offered by the Department of Risk, Actuarial Science, Healthcare Management, and Legal Studies. This program prepares students to identify and evaluate various sources of risk and select and implement solutions to control these risks through insurance and other mechanisms of risk transfer and distribution.

Overview of the Program

Graduates of this program often enter the risk management or employee benefit departments of large businesses and other organizations. They may also take challenging positions within insurance or benefit consulting firms, brokerage firms, agency operations, or insurance companies.

Concentrations

Students who wish to pursue the RMI major must select one of the following concentrations to align with their career interests:

• Healthcare Risk Management
• Managing Corporate Risk
• Managing Human Capital Risk

Managing Human Capital Risk Concentration

Students pursuing the Managing Human Capital Risk concentration will examine issues in the operation and design of health and welfare employee benefit plans. They will analyze the types of individual retirement and pension plans, as well as other employee benefit topics that organizations manage.

Campus Location and Program Code

• Campus Location: Main
• Program Code: BU-RMI-BBA

Student Professional Organization

Risk Management and Insurance majors are strongly encouraged to become active in the Sigma chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS), Temple's national award-winning professional student organization in Risk Management, Insurance, and Actuarial Science.

HRM Focus

The Department of Management offers Human Resource Management (HRM) courses that complement the Department of Risk, Actuarial Science, Healthcare Management, and Legal Studies' RMI courses for students interested in a career in employee benefits and/or human resource management.

Summary of Requirements

University Requirements

All students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum.

College Requirements

Students must meet College Graduation requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration, including the requirements of the major listed below.

Major Requirements

Students must follow the Major Requirements and College Requirements current at the time of declaration.

Requirements of Managing Human Capital Risk Concentration

The following courses are required for the Managing Human Capital Risk concentration:

• RMI 3501: Managing Human Capital Risk
• RMI 3502: Managing Property Liability Risk I
• RMI 3503: Retirement Plans
• RMI 4596: Advanced Topics in Managing Human Capital Risk (fall only)
• Select two of the following:
  • RMI 3504: Managing Property Liability Risk II
  • RMI 3505: Risk Financing
  • RMI 3506: Risk Analytics
  • RMI 3567: Managing International Risk
  • RMI 4597: Managing Risk Across the Enterprise

Suggested Academic Plan

The suggested academic plan for the Bachelor of Business Administration in Risk Management and Insurance with a Managing Human Capital Risk concentration is outlined below:

Year 1

• Fall:
  • STAT 1001: Quantitative Methods for Business I
  • ECON 1101: Macroeconomic Principles
  • HRM 1101: Leadership and Organizational Management
  • ENG 0802 or ENG 0812 or ENG 0902: Analytical Reading and Writing
  • GenEd Breadth Course
• Spring:
  • STAT 1102: Quantitative Methods for Business II
  • ECON 1102: Microeconomic Principles
  • BA 1103: Legal and Ethical Reasoning in Business
  • IH 0851 or IH 0951: Intellectual Heritage I
  • GenEd Breadth Course

Year 2

• Fall:
  • ACCT 2103: Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making
  • STAT 2103: Statistical Business Analytics
  • MIS 2101: Digital Systems
  • RMI 2101: Introduction to Risk Management
  • IH 0852 or IH 0952: Intellectual Heritage II
• Spring:
  • MKTG 2101: Marketing Management
  • BA 2101: Professional Development Strategies
  • BA 2196: Business Communications
  • BA 2501: Turning Numbers into Knowledge
  • GenEd Breadth Course
  • GenEd Breadth Course

Year 3

• Fall:
  • FIN 3101: Financial Management
  • MSOM 3101: Operations Management
  • RMI 3501: Managing Human Capital Risk
  • RMI 3502: Managing Property Liability Risk I
  • Business Elective
• Spring:
  • RMI 3503: Retirement Plans
  • Business Elective
  • GenEd Breadth Course
  • GenEd Breadth Course
  • Free Elective

Year 4

• Fall:
  • RMI 4596: Advanced Topics in Managing Human Capital Risk
  • Select one of the following: RMI 3504, RMI 3505, RMI 3506, RMI 3567, or RMI 4597
  • Business Elective
  • GenEd Breadth Course
  • Free Elective
• Spring:
  • BA 4102: Strategic Management
  • Select one of the following: RMI 3504, RMI 3505, RMI 3506, RMI 3567, or RMI 4597
  • Free Elective
  • Free Elective
  • Free Elective

Accelerated Programs

Students may opt to pursue an accelerated +1 program, enabling them to complete both a bachelor's degree and master's degree in less time than the traditional route. The following accelerated programs are available to students in the Risk Management and Insurance BBA:

• Actuarial Science MS
• Business Analytics MS
• Information Technology Auditing and Cyber Security MS
• Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship MS