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Insurance

General

Program Title

Insurance

Degree Designation

BS

Award Type

Baccalaureate

Program Level

Undergraduate

Instruction Mode

On Campus

Program Description

Students who seek the Insurance Major prepare for work in the insurance industry and insurance-related areas such as human resources, risk management, and financial planning. You'll learn the theories and practices involved in property and liability insurance, social insurance, life and health insurance, risk management and employee benefits and group insurance. You'll acquire skills that are in growing demand in the accounting, information and medical fields.

Department/Unit(s)

A00203

College/School

Herberger Business School

Status

Active

Admission Requirements

What previous degree and/or experience is required prior to admission to this program?

High School / GED

Required GPA for graduation

2

Number of credits in program

88

Requirements

Free Form Requisites

Credits: 88

Program Requirements

Business Core (22 credits): course, course, course, course, course, course, course, course or course or course. Insurance Major Required Courses (21 credits): course, course, course, course, course, course, course.

Electives

Select at least four electives (12 credits). Two electives from course, course, course, course, course, course and two electives from course, course, course, course, course.

Admissions Requirements

Notes

Only business majors with HBS Upper Division Status or admitted business minors may enroll in 300 and 400 level Business School courses. Department permission required for all other students. Some of the required courses will count in the Liberal Education Program.

See program website for additional information.

Program Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Herberger Business School Core Objectives:

Outcome

1: Students will be effective written and oral communicators.

Outcome

1.1: Students will communicate effectively in writing using appropriate content, organization, expression, and mechanics.

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1.2: Students will make an effective business presentation.

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2: Students will be competent problem solvers.

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2.1: Students will prepare and defend an effective solution to a business case or problem.

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3: Students will be effective collaborators.

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3.1: Students will effectively contribute to the completion of group tasks.

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4: Students will be competent in the business core.

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4.1: Students will demonstrate understanding of and apply core disciplinary concepts in business.

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4.2: Students will recognize ethical problems and present defensible ethical solutions.

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4.3: Students will apply global perspectives to business situations.

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Insurance Major Objectives:

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1. Insurance majors will be able to conduct effective research in insurance related areas.

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2. Insurance majors will be able to apply the basic steps of risk management to pure risk exposures and choose a suitable risk management tool.

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3. Insurance majors will be able to differentiate between types of insurance policies and types of insurers and their places of distribution in the market.

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4. Insurance majors will be able to understand and interpret the mechanics of pooling, law of large numbers, limits of insurable risks, adverse selection and premium loads.

Degree Maps or Program Completion Plans

Major Code

1080

Program Code

624