BS BA with Risk Management and Cyber Security Concentration

Upgrade your bachelor of science in business administration, finance or global business at ut dallas with a concentration in risk management & cyber security. Help businesses succeed in the management and mitigation of risk in this ever-evolving digital era. 

Our concentration prepares students with strong problem-solving skills, enabling them to enter a business capable of understanding risk analysis methodologies and establishing frameworks for the identification and treatment of potential risks.

Our curriculum includes classes on cyber security, insurance law and contracts risk analytics as well as enterprise risk management so our students can work managing risk in corporations, government agencies and non-profits.

A BS BA degree with a concentration in Risk Management & Cyber Security can lead to many exciting career opportunities as a highly sought-after risk management or cybersecurity professional. 

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.

Get Involved with the Risk Management Community on Campus
Find 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 résumé that stands out.
• 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.