University Catalog 2026-2027

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Management (MR): Risk and Analytics Concentration

Degree Requirements

Core Courses24
Risk Management Courses
ACC 570
Enterprise Risk Management
ACC 580
Data Analytics in Accounting
ACC 581
Strategic Risk Analysis Using Excel
ACC 582
Forecasting and Scenario Planning Using Monte Carlo Simulation
ACC 583
Communicating Risk Information Using Tableau
Data Analytics Courses
ACC 584
Root Cause Analysis: Interpreting Data for Decision-Making
ITAO 550
Data-Driven Managerial Decisions 1
ITAO 551
Data-Driven Managerial Decisions 2
ITAO 545
Decision Making under Uncertainty
ITAO 552
Predictive Analytics for Business and Big Data
ITAO 553
Data Engineering, Management and Warehousing 1
Capstone Course
ACC 571
Executive Presence and Effective Communication
or ITAO 559
 Business Analytics Practicum
Elective Courses6
"Elective Courses" are determined in conjunction with the academic committee to meet the 30 total credit hours
Total Hours30

Elective Courses

Select six credit hours of the following:
Business and Finance
ACC 501
Financial Accounting for Decision Makers
ACC 502
Managerial Accounting for Decision Makers
FIN 520
Principles of Finance
Leadership and Communications
ITAO 556
Communications, Privacy, and Ethics in Data Science
MIE 512
Managerial Ethics
MIE 533
Negotiation and Conflict Management
MIE 535
Leading Teams in Dynamic Environments
MIE 536
Technology Leadership
MIE 574
Family and Small Business
MIE 581
Driving Strategic Change
MIE 590
Special Topics in Management Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Technology and Analytics
ACC 541
Enterprise Resource Planning Systems
ITAO 512
Business Analysis with SQL
ITAO 541
Supply Management
ITAO 590
Special Topics In Information Technology, Analytics, and Operations
ITAO 511
Data Security and Privacy
ITAO 558
Artificial Intelligence in Management
ITAO 553
Data Engineering, Management and Warehousing
MKT 542
Digital Transformation
ITAO 542
Monte Carlo Decision Analysis
1

Students may take ITAO 553 Data Engineering, Management and Warehousing OR MKT 542 Digital Transformation as a Core Data Analytics Course. The other may be used as an elective

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.