Department of Risk Management & Insurance, NCCU

Master’s program
 
I. Learning Goals
Understand the theory and practice of risk management in order to effectively manage enterprises and the risks of financial institutions.
 
II. Research and Development
Apply the fundamentals of risk management and insurance to related research topics; develop the planning, management, and problem-solving abilities in students; influence the policies and operational strategies of governments and financial institutions with the research outcomes; and constantly strengthen leadership in domestic risk management and insurance.
 
III. Teaching and Learning
Establish a complete professional training framework featuring risk-specific management and then financial risk management. Focus learning on three main aspects: law, actuarial finance, and financial management.
 
IV. Student Focus
In addition to professional knowledge, we offer market practice courses to achieve knowledge-action integration. Assist students in arranging enterprise internships to enhance their employability.
 
V. Enterprise [Collaboration] Development
Combine technology development and policy issues with the department’s rich resources in the industry, the government, and the academia to conduct research, development, and collaborative projects in all directions and become an important think tank of governments and enterprises.
List of Required Professional Courses for the Statistics and Actuarial Science (Master’s) Program (Apply to students enrolling as of academic years 2016-2018)

 

Course			Required Field	Requirements Credit	Freshman		Sophomore		Remarks (Description of pre-requisites or fields)
					Semester I	Semester II	Semester I	Semester II
Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics		Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics	Required	0					College Required
Risk Management		Risk Management	Required	3					General Required Course
Insurance Theory		Insurance Theory	Required	3
Insurance Law		Insurance Law	Required	4
Seminar on Insurance Policy		Seminar on Insurance Policy	Required	3					Law Required Course
Analysis of Insurance Case		Analysis of Insurance Case	Required	3
Seminar on Related Subjects of Insurance Law		Seminar on Related Subjects of Insurance Law	Required	3
International Perspective of Insurance Regulation		International Perspective of Insurance Regulation	Required	3
Anglo-American Insurance Law and Cases		Anglo-American Insurance Law and Cases	Required	3
Insurance Financial Management		Insurance Financial Management	Required	3					Management Required Course
Insurance Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis		Insurance Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis	Required	3
Research Method in Empirical Insurance Studies		Research Method in Empirical Insurance Studies	Required	3
Analysis of Investment		Analysis of Investment	Field	3					Management Required Course, two of any of the following
Longevity Risk and Pension Seminar		Longevity Risk and Pension Seminar	Field	3
Social Insurance		Social Insurance	Field	3
Financial Marketing		Financial Marketing	Field	3
Life Contingencies		Life Contingencies	Required	3					Actuarial Science Required Course
Continuous Time Stochastic Modeling and Practice		Continuous Time Stochastic Modeling and Practice	Required	3
Risk Theory		Risk Theory	Required	3
Actuarial Applications in Pension Funding and General Insurance		Actuarial Applications in Pension Funding and General Insurance	Required	3
	Total: 10 credits of general required courses for all three sections; 15 credits for required courses for the Law Section; 15 credits for required courses for the Management Section; 12 credits for required courses for the Actuarial Section.
	Minimum graduation credits: 42 credits
	Special course requirements 1. Maximum credits for each semester: 18 credits. 2.Maximum credits of courses offered by other departments:12 credits。 3. A thesis can be written in Traditional Chinese or English. 4. Students who have not taken courses relating to the Insurance Theory and Principles in their undergraduate study shall complete related courses in the master’s program during the program length. 5. Master’s students of this department must pass the required English proficiency test before submitting the degree examination transcript.   Please contact the office of the Department of Risk Management and Insurance for program details. Phone: (02) 2939-3091 ext. 89071