MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3172
Effective Term: 2020 Fall

Award: AAS
Total Credits: 61-67
CIP Code: 52.1701

Instructional Council: Business/Management (03)
GPA: 2.00

SOC Code: Upon completion of this associate degree, students may pursue a career as:
13-1031- Claims Adjuster, Examiners, and Investigators
13-1032- Insurance Appraisers, Auto damage
13-2053- Insurance Underwriters
41-3021- Insurance Sales Agents
43-9041- Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks
11-9199.08- Loss Prevention Manager
13-2099.02- Risk management Specialists
17-21111.01- Industrial Safety and Health Engineers

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Risk Management and Insurance program is designed to provide students with foundational skills in insurance and risk management. This program encourages development of critical thinking, leadership, and communication skills as well as techniques for planning and organizing personal and business insurance strategies. Courses offer a framework of knowledge including an introduction to the insurance industry, risk management, principles of property and liability insurance, health, life, personal, and commercial insurance. A Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Risk Management and Insurance is also available and is fully embedded in this program.

Required Courses

INS100 Insurance Industry Profession 3
INS200 Principles of Property and Liability Insurance 3
+INS205 Personal Insurance 3
+INS210 Commercial Insurance 3

CIS105 Survey of Computer Information Systems (3) OR
BPC110 Computer Usage and Applications (3) 3

Credits: 15

Restricted Electives
Students must choose twenty-four (24) industry/job related credits from the list of Restricted Electives below. Students must choose 6-9 credits from: Any INS Insurance Studies course except courses used to satisfy the Required Courses area. 6-9 AND Students must choose a total of 15-18 credits from other Business courses listed up to the maximum number of credits allowed for each prefix. ACC+++++ Any ACC Accounting course(s) 0-9 CIS113DE Microsoft Word: Word Processing (3) OR CIS114DE Excel Spreadsheet (3) OR CIS117DM Microsoft Access: Database Management (3) 0-3 COM+++++ Any COM Communication course(s) 0-3 EPS+++++ Any EPS Entrepreneurial Studies course(s) 0-6 FIN+++++ Any FIN Financial Planning course(s) 0-6 GBS+++++ Any additional GBS General Business course(s) 0-6 (Recommend GBS120 or GBS233 as one of the course options) IBS+++++ Any IBS International Business course(s) 0-3 MGT+++++ Any MGT Management course(s) 0-6 MKT+++++ Any MKT Marketing course(s) 0-6 REA+++++ Any REA Real Estate course(s) 0-6 SBS+++++ Any SBS Small Business Management course(s) 0-6 TQM+++++ Any TQM Total Quality Management course(s) 0-6	Credits: 24

General Electives
	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 22-28

General Education Core	Credits: 12-18

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
+ ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) AND + ENG102 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG108 First-Year Composition for ESL (3)

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
COM100 Introduction to Human Communication (3) OR COM110 Interpersonal Communication (3) OR + COM225 Public Speaking (3) OR COM230 Small Group Communication (3) 3

Critical Reading	Credits: 0-3
+ CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking (3) OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment.

Mathematics	Credits: 3-6
Any approved general education course from the Mathematics area. MAT1++ recommended.

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Humanities, Arts and Design area.

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course in the Social-Behavioral Sciences area.

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
Any approved general education course in the Natural Sciences area.

Learning Outcomes
1. Apply effective oral, written, and visual business communication skills. (INS100, COM+++, GBS+++, MKT+++, [FYC], (COM), (CRE)) 2. Analyze risk-based scenarios using basic financial principles. (INS200, INS205, INS210, ACC+++, FIN+++, INS+++, SBS+++, [MA]) 3. Apply current technology to specific business tasks. (CIS105, BPC110, CIS113DE, CIS114DE, CIS117DM, INS+++, MKT+++) 4. Demonstrate critical thinking through written and oral formats. (INS200, INS205, INS210, GBS+++, TQM+++, [FYC], [HU], [MA], [SG/SQ], (CRE)) 5. Analyze legal, regulatory, ethical and social implications of insurance decisions and their impact on various individuals, groups, and companies. (INS100, INS200, INS205, INS210, IBS+++, INS+++, MGT+++, REA+++, [HU], [SB]) 6. Assess the insurance needs of individuals and businesses. (INS100, INS200, INS205, INS210, INS+++) 7. Evaluate underwriting and claims functions in terms of their impact on profitability. (INS100, INS200, INS205, INS210, INS+++) 8. Create a risk management plan to meet the needs of individuals and businesses. (INS205, INS210, EPS+++, INS+++) 9. Propose the appropriate insurance coverage to various risk-based scenarios. (INS100, INS200, INS205, INS210, INS+++)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: November 26, 2019

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.