Risk Management

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 wpcareyug@asu.edu 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.