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
Capstone Course
ACC 571
Executive Presence and Effective Communication
or MBA 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
MBA 582
MBA 501
Financial Accounting for Decision Makers
MBA 502
Managerial Accounting for Decision Makers
MBA 520
Principles of Finance
MBA 587
Leadership and Communications
BUS 558
Communications, Privacy, and Ethics in Data Science
MBA 510
MBA 512
Managerial Ethics
MBA 533
Negotiation and Conflict Management
MBA 538
Technology and Analytics
MBA 511
Data Security and Privacy
MBA 558
Artificial Intelligence in Management
MBA 552
Data Engineering, Management and Warehousing 1
or MBA 553
 Digital Transformation
MBA 590
 (Monte Carlo Decision Analysis)
1

Students may use MBA 552 or MBA 553 that is not counting towards the core requirement to satisfy elective credit.

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.