Insurance & Risk Management, BBA

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Priscilla Oehlert, MBA, Director, Insurance and Risk Management Center
B452, 713-226-5552

Insurance & Risk Management faculty: Hurley, Oehlert

Students are taught risk management processes for handling business and personal risk exposures including property and liability risks, financial planning, employee benefits and international loss exposures. Courses include content developed by and in collaboration with The Institutes, The American College and the National Alliance for Insurance Education and Research for industry professional designations. These designations are recognized throughout the world and sought by industry professionals and hiring managers, giving UHD graduates a differentiator from other business graduates. Students that earn this degree will have opportunities to interact with industry professionals to evaluate different career paths, apply for internships and secure career positions in this dynamic profession.

Insurance and risk management is one of the fastest-growing international business opportunities with a rapidly expanding number of new and replacement positions opening in the next two decades. Within the first five years in the industry, insurance and risk management careers rank third highest in earnings for college graduates. Students can choose from careers with mega-large international companies to entrepreneurial operations and find a lifetime of new and interesting educational and skill development experiences in a diverse and upwardly mobile profession.

Program Outcomes

Students will apply the steps of the risk management process (correlation, risk management analysis, agency problems, traditional and enterprise risk management, and be able to price risk).
Students will apply appropriate techniques for risk mitigation (including loss control, insurance or other transfer, hedging, diversification etc.).
Students will apply insurance applications for commercial and personal lines (regulations, operations, types of insurance entities, and functional areas).

Bachelor of Business Administration Programs

All majors within the Bachelor of Business Administration degree program administered by the Marilyn Davies College of Business share a common core of general education requirements and a common core of business course requirements. These two core areas must be completed in addition to the major discipline requirements.

Students must complete all general education core requirements prior to enrolling in upper-division courses. Upon completion of the Common Core requirements and earning the requisite GPA, students should file for admission to the Marilyn Davies College of Business.

Degree Requirements

Preparatory Requirements

All students seeking a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Houston-Downtown must complete the common core requirements.

Common Core Requirements (42 hours)

Common core requirements may be filled by taking any of the courses listed as options under the heading of Common Core Requirements detailed in the Undergraduate Academic Programs section. To fulfill the Mathematics requirement, MATH 1324, or equivalent, is required. Transfer students who have not completed the institutional requirement are recommended to take UHD 2301 - University Seminar-Communication specifically “Going Virtual: Communication in Cyberspace.” Transfer students whose transfer credits, plus UHD credits, enable them to fulfill the common core and business core requirement in fewer than 90 hours may use free electives to complete the hours needed.

Business Core Requirements (45-48 hours)

Degree Requirements

Preparatory Requirements (42 hours)

Students must complete all common core requirements listed under the heading of Common Core Requirements detailed in the Undergraduate Academic Programs section prior to enrolling in upper-level courses.

Business Core Requirements (48 hours)

See the list of Business Core requirements under the section titled Bachelor of Business Administration Programs.

IRM Major Requirements (15 hours)

IRM Electives (15 hours)

(15 hours of upper division business courses, of which 6 hours must come from the courses listed below):

Insurance & Risk Management, BBA

Program Outcomes

Bachelor of Business Administration Programs

Degree Requirements

Preparatory Requirements

Common Core Requirements (42 hours)

Business Core Requirements (45-48 hours)

Lower Level

Upper Level

Degree Requirements

Preparatory Requirements (42 hours)

Business Core Requirements (48 hours)

IRM Major Requirements (15 hours)

IRM Electives (15 hours)

Total: (120 hours)