Risk Management and Insurance

R. B. Drennan, Program Director
Ritter Annex 403
215-204-8894
Rob.drennan@temple.edu
http://sbm.temple.edu/dept/rihm

Temple University's program in Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) is nationally recognized. Located in the Department of Risk, Insurance, and Healthcare Management, the program prepares students to identify and evaluate various sources of risk, then select and implement solutions to control these risks through insurance and other mechanisms of risk transfer and distribution.

Graduates of this program often enter the risk management or employee benefit departments of large businesses and other organizations. They may also take challenging positions within insurance or benefit consulting firms, brokerage firms, agency operations, or insurance companies.

Risk management and insurance majors are strongly encouraged to become active in the Sigma chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma, Temple's national award-winning professional student organization in Risk Management, Insurance, and Actuarial Science. The organization hosts numerous guest speakers from the industry, sponsors a variety of career development seminars, and maintains a widely-distributed résumé book. For more information, please contact the GIS President, at 215-204-9368 or visit the website at www.sigmachapter.org/mainpage.php. 

Major Tracks within Risk Management and Insurance

Students in the RMI major may select from one of three tracks depending on their interests. These include:

• Employee Benefit Management
• Healthcare Risk Management
• Property-Liability/Corporate Risk Management

Summary of Requirements

Students must meet College Graduation requirements, including the requirements of the major listed below. Students pursuing any of the Risk Management and Insurance major/tracks must attain a 2.0 cumulative GPA and 2.0 in the major/track to graduate with the Risk Management major. Use the major GPA calculator at www.fox.temple.edu/advising to calculate the GPA in the major.

Requirements of Employee Benefit Management Major

Requirements of Healthcare Risk Management Major

Requirements of Property-Liability/Corporate Risk Management Major

Joint Program for RMI and HRM Majors

The Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) Department and the Human Resource Management (HRM) Department now offer several joint programs for students interested in a career in employee benefits and/or human resource management. These programs allow students to broaden their career options by taking advantage of the cross-training offered by these departments.

• HRM major with a RMI concentration: Students take RSK MGT 3501 (Life and Health Insurance and Employee Benefits) and RSK MGT 3503 (Retirement Plans).
• RMI major with a HRM concentration: Students take HR MGMT 2501 (Introduction to Human Resource Management) and HR MGMT 3511 (Compensation Management).
• Dual HRM/RMI major: Students fulfill all requirements for both majors.

For more information on joint HRM/RMI courses, contact Rob Drennan 215-204-8894.