Become a Master of Risk Analysis
Upgrade your Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Finance or Global Business at UT Dallas with a concentration in Risk Management & Cyber Security.
Our program is designed to equip students with strong problem-solving skills by utilizing a mixed-methods perspective in managing risks. Students of the Risk Management & Cyber Security Program will be able to:
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of risks analysis methodologies
- Implement established frameworks to meet stakeholder’s needs
- Communicate risk concerns to various levels of stakeholders
- Design an enterprise risk management program
A BSBA degree with a concentration in Risk Management & Cyber Security can lead to many exciting career opportunities as a highly sought-after RMI professional. Join our interdisciplinary program and launch into the workforce with in-demand skills and knowledge.
Steven Haynes
Director, Risk Management and Cybersecurity Program | Assistant Professor of Practice
Today’s corporations and the government face incredible challenges which include evolving operational, financial, and strategic risks. This leaves them vulnerable to shutdowns, disruptions, and bankruptcy. The Risk Management & Cyber Security program equips students with an acute understanding of how risk management and business intersect and can foster strong growth and financial performance when well executed.
Risks will always exist, and our program trains students how to handle them.
What types of jobs can I get with a Risk Management & Cyber Security Concentration?
Risk Management is an in-demand skillset and graduates with this concentration stand out in the job market.
Graduates from our program go on to obtain jobs as corporate risk analysts, underwriters, claims professionals, broker/producer roles, information security analysts, financial risk analysts, public entity risk analysts, safety professionals and so much more.
Our program has exceptionally strong hiring rates, according to the Jindal School senior exit surveys over 95% of our students have jobs before graduation. Join our Risk Management & Cyber Security Concentration at UT Dallas and get ready to find a fulfilling career centered on protecting others.
Find the Risk Management Community on Campus
Get involved with organizations and activities for Risk Management & Cyber Security students at UT Dallas.
Connect with like-minded students and RMI professionals through student organizations, conferences, workshops, networking events and career fairs designed to help you make friends, have fun, build an outstanding network and write a killer résumé.
Join Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS) at UT Dallas and dive into exciting activities designed especially for students with an interest in insurance, risk management, and actuarial sciences.
Curriculum for Risk Management & Cyber Security
21 semester credit hours
Students who choose this concentration will learn both the qualitative and quantitative tools necessary to enter one of the many different areas within the risk management and insurance industries. A student in this concentration is required to choose FIN 4333 as a capstone course.
Students must complete 21 semester credit hours from the following courses:
FIN 3370 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance
FIN 4331 Business Liability Risk Management and Insurance
or FIN 4332 Commercial Property Risk Management and Insurance
or FIN 4334 Insurance Law and Contracts
FIN 4351 Operational Risk Management
or FIN 4352 Financial Risk Management
FIN 4336 Risk Systems and Theories
or FIN 4338 Foundations of Risk Analytics and Applications
or FIN 4353 Principles of Information Security
FIN 4354 Cybersecurity Risk Management
Any 2 FIN upper-division courses not used elsewhere on the student’s degree plan. Students may substitute one of the two courses with BPS 4396.
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