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Risk Management & Insurance Certificate


Explore Risk Management

Develop expertise in identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks across industries and emerge well equipped to navigate today’s complex risk landscape.

Learning Outcomes

Integrate a holistic risk management framework across all dimensions of an organization.

Apply fundamental insurance principles that support economic development through insurance markets.

Identify decision‐making challenges and use statistical techniques and data analysis to support risk management decisions.

Demonstrate strong critical thinking skills by debating various positions, asking questions, and probing underlying assumptions.

Program Overview

Who is the certificate for?

Open to undergraduate students earning any nonbusiness degree at UW–Madison

Certificate completion

“Awarded Certificate in Risk Management and Insurance” will be notated on your official transcripts

12 total credits

  • RMI 300 | Principles of Risk Management (3 credits)
  • Choose from one of the following courses (3 credits):
    • RMI 640 | Management of Insurance Enterprise
    • RMI 645 | Commercial Insurance
    • RMI 655 | Risk Financing Techniques
    • RMI 660 | Risk Analytics and Behavioral Science
  • 6 additional credits of RMI coursework numbered 600-699

Contact Us

Academic Advising

If you have questions about undergraduate certificates, email the Wisconsin School of Business advising team: prebusadvising@wsb.wisc.edu

Department Contact

Carl Barlett
Director of the Risk Management and Insurance Program
barlett@wisc.edu