Risk Management
Requirements
Description
Learn how to manage risks often encountered in the modern and increasingly risky business environment that can negatively impact a firm's financial performance.
The risk management concentration is designed to give students a solid foundation in the theory and practice of modern risk management. The concept of enterprise risk management is highlighted at the onset of the concentration curriculum, emphasizing that risks and risk management strategies must be considered holistically at the firm level, not in isolation. Upon completion of the concentration, students will be able to identify and measure a variety of business and financial risks, and be able to design and articulate strategies for managing and communicating risks.
Requirements
- Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours including 12 of upper division hours for this concentration.
- A minimum of 12 upper division hours must be taken from the W. P. Carey School of Business.
- A grade of "C" or better is required for all upper-division coursework.
- No more than six credit hours may be shared between the concentration and other degree programs, minors, and/or other certificates.
- If a student has taken one of the approved courses below and it is not showing in the DARS audit, please email [email protected] for assistance.
Required Courses -- 9 credit hours
BUS 434: Business Risk Management (3)
BUS 436: Frontiers in Risk Management (3)
FIN 300: Fundamentals of Finance or FIN 302: Managerial Finance or FIN 303: Honors Finance (3)
Elective (select three) -- 9 credit hours
AGB 435: Commodity Futures and Options Markets (3)
BUS 384: Business Operations and Planning or SCM 432: Planning and Control Systems for Supply Chain Management (3)
COM 414: Crisis Communication (3)
FIN 421: Security Analysis and Portfolio Management (3)
FIN 427: Derivative Financial Securities (3)
IEE 454: Risk Management (3)
PMG 421: Project Risk Management (3)
SCM 314: Analytics for Logistics or SCM 315: Business Decision Models (3)
TGM 460: Global Risk Assessment and Management (3)
Concentration Notes:
Depending on a student's undergraduate program of study, prerequisite courses may be needed in order to complete the requirements of this concentration.
IDS Core Course Information
All Interdisciplinary Studies students are required to complete a 9 credit-hour core and 9 credit hours of context/application courses.
Required Courses (9 credit hours):
- IDS 201 Intellectual Fusion (recommended for freshman/sophomore students)
- Prerequisites: None
OR
- IDS 301 Becoming Interdisciplinary (3) (recommended for transfer students and/or students declaring IDS in their junior or senior year)
- Prerequisites: Interdisciplinary Studies major
- Prerequisites: Interdisciplinary Studies major
- IDS 302 Integration Skills (3)
- Prerequisite(s): Interdisciplinary Studies major; IDS 201 or 301 with C or better
- IDS 401 Integration: Experiential Learning (3) (requires application)
- Prerequisites: IDS 201 or 301 with C or better; IDS 302 with C or better; minimum 2.00 GPA; minimum of two courses completed in each concentration area
- Prerequisites: IDS 201 or 301 with C or better; IDS 302 with C or better; minimum 2.00 GPA; minimum of two courses completed in each concentration area
Context courses (6 credit hours)
Choose two Integrative Context courses from the following (3 credit hours each):
- IDS 310: Integration: Cultural Contexts, C
- IDS 311: Integration: Global Contexts, G, SB
- IDS 312: Integrative Perspectives on Change
- IDS 313: Integrative Perspectives on a Changing World
- IDS 314: Integrative Perspectives on Cultural Dynamics, SB
- IDS 315: Integration: Social Contexts, SB
- IDS 316: Integration: Humanities Contexts, HU
Application courses (3 credit hours)
Choose any IDS Application course from the following (3 credit hours each):
- IDS 140: The Nature of Knowledge Systems
- IDS 302: Integration Skills
- IDS 310: Integration: Cultural Contexts, C
- IDS 311: Integration: Global Contexts, G, SB
- IDS 312: Integrative Perspectives on Change
- IDS 313: Integrative Perspectives on a Changing World
- IDS 314: Integrative Perspectives on Cultural Dynamics, SB
- IDS 315: Integration: Social Contexts, SB
- IDS 316: Integration: Humanities Contexts, HU
- IDS 484: Elective Internship
Transfer to ASU transfer.asu.edu
- How credits transfer to ASU transfer.asu.edu/credits
- How to transfer to ASU from a Two-Year school transfer.asu.edu/ CommunityColleges
Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) transfer students transfer.asu.edu/maricopa
- Courses may fulfill Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) or Associate’s degree requirements, consult with your community college academic advisor for details.
- MCCCD course transfer equivalencies are listed here; they may be applied toward this concentration (maximum of six credits or two courses).
- Information listed was current for this catalog year at the time of printing, consult transfer.asu.edu/maricopa for verification.
YEAR
2023-24
CAMPUS
Polytechnic
ADVISING
Interdisciplinary Studies Advising
cisa.asu.edu/advising
All appointments:
480-965-4464
Downtown Phoenix
Arizona Center, Suite 380
Polytechnic
Santa Catalina Hall
Tempe
Urban Systems Engineering
Online
480-965-4464
DARS CODE
BARMGEMPH
COLLEGE/SCHOOL
W. P. Carey School of Business
CONCENTRATION CONTACT
Morrison School of Agribusiness
SANTN 230F
[email protected]
480-727-1586