Management (MR): Risk and Analytics Concentration

Degree Requirements
Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
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Core Courses | 24 | ||
Risk Management Courses | |||
Enterprise Risk Management | |||
Strategic Risk Analysis Using Excel | |||
Forecasting and Scenario Planning Using Monte Carlo Simulation | |||
Communicating Risk Information Using Tableau | |||
Data Analytics in Accounting | |||
Data Analytics Courses | |||
Root Cause Analysis: Interpreting Data for Decision-Making | |||
Data-Driven Managerial Decisions 1 | |||
Data-Driven Managerial Decisions 2 | |||
Decision Making under Uncertainty | |||
Predictive Analytics for Business and Big Data | |||
Data Engineering, Management and Warehousing | |||
Capstone Course | |||
Enterprise Risk Management Practicum | |||
or MBA 559 | Business Analytics Practicum | ||
Elective Courses | 6 | ||
"Elective Courses" are determined in conjunction with the academic committee to meet the 30 total credit hours | |||
Total Hours | 30 |
Elective Courses
Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
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Select six credit hours of the following: | |||
Business and Finance | |||
B Corp Clinic Sustainability Practicum | |||
Financial Accounting for Decision Makers | |||
Managerial Accounting for Decision Makers | |||
Financial Management of Corporations | |||
Sustainability in Business | |||
Leadership and Communications | |||
Communications, Privacy, and Ethics in Data Science | |||
Critical Thinking for Managers | |||
Ethical Thinking for Managers | |||
Negotiation and Conflict Management | |||
Women as Leaders | |||
Technology and Analytics | |||
Data Security and Privacy | |||
Artificial Intelligence in Management | |||
Special Topics In Business Management (Monte Carlo Decision Analysis) |
Faculty
Professors
- Mark S. Beasley, Director, Enterprise Risk Management Initiative
- Jonathan Bohlmann, Marketing and Innovation
- Bruce C. Branson, Accounting, Associate Director of Enterprise Risk Management Initiative
- Donald Pagach, Accounting, Director of Research for Enterprise Risk Management Initiative
- Mike Stanko, Marketing
- Stacy Wood, Marketing
Professor of Practice
- Ericka Kranitz, Director, Master of Management, Risk, and Analytics
- Leigh Shamblin, Director of Leadership
Associate Professors
- Bill Rand, Marketing, Executive Director of Business Analytics Initiative
- Rishika Rishika, Marketing Analytics, Director of Master of Management Program
- Stefanie Robinson, Marketing
- Jeffrey Stonebraker, Operations and Supply Chain Management
Assistant Professor
- Fangfei Gao, Marketing Analytics
Teaching Assistant Professor
- Basiru Usman, Marketing
Lecturers
- Thomas C. Dow, Accounting
- Donnie Hale, Business Analytics
Individuals will be better positioned for leadership positions across multiple functions of an organization, given risk management is becoming an expected core competency.
Professionals with a risk and analytics mindset position themselves strategically for opportunities in a number of fields including: business planning and strategic analysis, innovation and development, logistics and supply chain, compliance oversight, financial analysis and forecasting, enterprise-wide risk management, internal audit, business continuity planning, sustainability and a variety of risk advisory services.