The request to revise FINN 3275, renumber to FINN 4275, and cross-list as FINN 5275

Date: December 9, 2015
To: Belk College of Business
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: November 17, 2015
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Summer 2016

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FINN 3275 4275. Advanced Corporate Risk Management. (3) Prerequisites: FINN 3271 (or permission of department chair). Cross-listed as FINN 5275. Provides an in-depth analysis of techniques that firms use to handle non-speculative pure risks. Risk handling devices and how they are applied to business problems are discussed. Some of the techniques examined include self-insurance, captives, financial instruments and retention. Included is an analysis of loss data and how it can be utilized to select a risk handling technique. This course provides an in-depth discussion of risk management in non-financial firms including analysis of techniques that firms use to manage risks. Risk handling devices and how they are applied to business problems are discussed. Some of the techniques examined include self-insurance, captives, financial instruments, and retentions.

FINN 5275. Corporate Risk Management. (3) Prerequisites: FINN 3271 (or permission of department chair). Cross-listed as FINN 4275. This course provides an in-depth discussion of risk management in non-financial firms including analysis of techniques that firms use to manage risks. Risk handling devices and how they are applied to business problems are discussed. Some of the techniques examined include self-insurance, captives, financial instruments, and retentions.