INSURANCE & RISK MANAGEMENT MAJOR
As Amended October 5, 2005
 
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS - 58 CREDITS (all courses 3 credits each unless noted)
Must maintain 3.0 or higher grade point average overall to enroll in 300 & 400 level IRM classes, and graduate with the IRM major

 

Core (all IRM majors must take these courses)

IRM 221 Principles of Insurance & Risk Management (INS 21+)

IRM 322 Personal Insurance (INS 22)

IRM 323 Commercial Insurance (INS 23)

IRM 350 Negotiation & Persuasive Presentations

IRM 454 Risk Management (ARM 54)

BUS 201 Principles of Accounting I

BUS 202 Principles of Accounting II

BUS 212 Business Law

BUS 309 Principles of Marketing

BUS 316 Financial Management I

BUS 317 Financial Management II

BUS 490 Business Policy & Strategic Management (Senior Experience Requirement)

ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics

ECO 202 Principles of Macroeconomics

CS 210 Spreadsheet & Database Systems (CS 110 prerequisite)

MTH 232 Statistics (4 cr) (Math Proficiency)

IDS 390 Co-operative Education (internship) (3 credit minimum) (application must be approved in advance of internship

 

IRM Major Elective Requirements - Special Interest Tracks (select two courses below)

Agency:

IRM 324 PC Insurance Statutes & Service

IRM 483 Agency Operations (AAI 83)

Insurer:

IRM 490 Strategic Management of Insurance Enterprise (CPCU 520)

IRM 482 Studies in Insurance & Risk Management: Variable Topics (Commercial Underwriting, Claims Adjusting, Surplus Lines, Reinsurance, Risk Financing, Risk Control)

General:

Select any two 300/400 level IRM courses from this Special Interest list

 

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 38 CREDITS (all students must meet these requirements)

As Amended May, 2009

 

IDS 111 & 112 Writing & Rhetoric I & II

IDS 151 Self & Community

IDS 211 Civilization Studies

 

Creative Experience Requirement (3 credits):

CS 116 Web Design & Development OR

ENG 145 Intro to Creative Writing OR 

THR 111 Acting (any one class recommended)

 

Mathematics Proficiency (3 credits):

MTH 232 Statistics (part of major core above)

 

Global Diversity Requirement (6 credits/2 classes):

JMC 101 Introduction to Mass Communication OR

THR 105 Intro to Oral Communication OR

BUS 340 Marketing Perspectives OR

BUS 484 International Marketing (any two classes recommended)

 

Service Learning Requirement (3 credits):

IRM 330 Ethics & Presentations (recommended)

 

The Natural World (Science) Requirement (3 credits):

SCI 107 Environmental Science (recommended)

 

Department Seminar (1 credit/semester; 8 semesters for four-year students):

IDS 499 Gamma Iota Sigma Seminar (strongly recommended)

 

ELECTIVES - 24 CREDITS – Recommended Electives

BUS 215 Personal Finance

BUS 295 Financial Statement Analysis

BUS 300 Management

BUS 312 Sales and Marketing Distribution

BUS 315 Financial Markets and Institutions

BUS 408 Organizational Behavior

BUS 451 Investment Principles

COM 201 Group Processes

COM 302 Interpersonal Communication

ENG 240 Argumentative Writing

IRM 418 Independent Study

IRM 482 Studies in Risk Management & Insurance: Variable Topics

JMC 200 Basic Reporting

MTH 150 Precalculus

PSY 201 General Psychology

PSY 304 Motivation and Emotion

SCI 302 Environmental Law

THR 111 Acting

THR 203 Public Speaking