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Insurance Analytics and Management, MPS

2022-2023 Edition

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The Master of Professional Studies in Insurance Analytics and Management addresses the mounting need for talent in the insurance industry with focus on disruptive trends and the inherent challenges that this industry sector faces. This program will build on five distinct pillars that are designed to serve the market and to offer graduates a clear pathway into the industry. Those pillars are application orientation, domain knowledge, digital leadership and human-centered design, decision support, and digital transformation. The goal of the MPS program is to produce graduates who are thinkers and designers and developers who merge applications, humanics, data, and technology in the age of digital transformation to benefit their industry.

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Core Courses

Course List
Code Title Hours
INS 6010Insurance Finance3
INS 6020Claims Management3
INS 6030Insurance Underwriting3
INS 6040Introduction to Insurance Data Analytics3
INS 6050Intermediate Insurance Analytics3

Experiential Project

Course List
Code Title Hours
INS 6080Integrated Experiential Learning3

Capstone

Course List
Code Title Hours
INS 6980Capstone3

Concentrations

The remaining required quarter hours for the program may be completed by a combination of completing a concentration and additional electives or selecting any courses listed in the electives list.

  • Advanced Insurance Management
  • Customer Engagement
  • Decision Support

Electives

Course List
Code Title Hours
ALY 6020
Predictive Analytics
ALY 6030
Data Warehousing and SQL
ALY 6040
Data Mining Applications
ALY 6110
Data Management and Big Data
CED 6230
Quantitative Methods
CED 6250
Derivatives and Alternative Investments
EAI 6000
Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence
EAI 6020
AI System Technologies
EAI 6080
Advanced Analytical Utilization
EAI 6120
AI Communication and Visualization
GIS 5103
Foundations of Geographic Information Science
GIS 6370
Internet-Based GIS
INS 6983
Special Topics
LDR 6110
Leading Teams Strategically in a Global Environment
PJM 5900
Foundations of Project Management
PJM 6210
Communication Skills for Project Managers

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

45 total quarter hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required


Advanced Insurance Management Concentration 

Course List
Code Title Hours
ALY 6983Topics3
INS 6110Insurance Regulation and Law3
INS 6120Macro Challenges in Insurance3
INS 6130Advanced Reinsurance3
LDR 6135Ethical Leadership3

Customer Engagement Concentration

Course List
Code Title Hours
ALY 6060Decision Support and Business Intelligence3
ALY 6070Communication and Visualization for Data Analytics3
INS 6140Distribution and Sales3
PJM 6185Managing Innovation Projects3
SMT 6020Managing the Customer Experience3

Decision Support Concentration 

Course List
Code Title Hours
EAI 6000 is for students who score 85% or more on the Python placement exam upon declaring this concentration. Students who score less than 85% on the placement exam complete a noncredit Python workshop before completing EAI 6000.
ALY 6060Decision Support and Business Intelligence3
ALY 6070Communication and Visualization for Data Analytics3
EAI 6000Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence3
EAI 6020AI System Technologies3
LDR 6100Developing Your Leadership Capability3
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