Risk Management

Overview

This is sort of what your mother used to do when she wouldn鈥檛 let you swing upside down over a pile of rocks, or when she refused to let you go on a date with that guy who had the pierced lip and a tattoo that read 鈥淗eartbreaker.鈥� Though she was ruining your social life, she was, in her own way, also managing your risk.

Unfortunately, unlike a sixth sense, you鈥檙e not born with Risk Management expertise. Risk Management is a science that helps businesses and individuals determine the potential outcomes of their actions. Should you invest in that undeveloped real estate in central Florida? Or what about that new dot-com? In these situations, and similar ones, Risk Management specialists help people understand the consequences of their endeavors. They are the personal trainers of the business world, helping their clients map out strategies that take into account their aspirations and liabilities.

Risk management majors are in demand in just about every industry. From Fortune 500 corporations to a three-man skydiving company, a major in Risk Management will make you a valuable asset to almost any business.

Selected Schools

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

$51,444 Tuition
1290 Avg SAT
2,702 Enrolled

Gannon University

Erie, PA

1140 Avg SAT
3,432 Enrolled

Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, IL

$57,500 Tuition
1240 Avg SAT
1,576 Enrolled

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

$16,598 Tuition
1180 Avg SAT
52,823 Enrolled

Miami University

Oxford, OH

1300 Avg SAT
16,478 Enrolled

Missouri State University

Springfield, MO

$9,840 Tuition
16,157 Enrolled

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SAMPLE CURRICULUM

Business Skills and Environment
College Algebra
Decision Theory
Elements of Statistics
Finite Math and Calculus
Insurance and Risk
Introduction to International Business
Legal Environment of Business
Life and Health Risk Management
Operations Management
Principles of Accounting
Principles of Economics
Principles of Finance
Principles of Marketing
Property and Liability Risk Management

HIGH SCHOOl PREPARATION

The best preparation for a major in Risk Management is to not do anything of which your parents wouldn鈥檛 approve. In addition to this, become a lover of statistics. You鈥檒l be studying a lot of them in college and even generating them yourself. Solid understanding of calculus helps in predicting trends as well. To turn numbers into argument, take writing-intensive courses, like AP English.

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