BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT (BIRM)

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BACHELOR 3 Year(s) Dar es salaam , Mwanza
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This qualification is designed for a person who will be able analyse, apply skills and knowledge in a wider range of activities in insurance market, so as to provide services at managerial level. The programme is designed to produce responsible, creative, comprehensive and innovative graduates to deal with all types of insurance business and associated risks which could cause both unfavourable outcomes in business and in well−being of human life.

Programme Objectives

The graduates of this programme will be competent and be able to;

  1. Underwrite insurance risks
  2. Analyse, evaluate and assess risks in insurance context
  3. Undertake professional risk assessment, evaluation, and control
  4. Design insurance covers
  5. Serve insurance companies as senior managers and play supervisory roles in the insurance industry, work as personal financial planners or as an employee benefits managers, insurance agents, brokers, risk managers, or safety or loss−control expert
  6. Provide insurance and risk management advisory services.

 

PROGRAMME FEE(S)

Local Students (Tshs) International Students (US$)
Item Amount Amount Payment Type
Tution fees 1,700,000.00 2,000.00 Per Year
IFMSO 10,000.00 5.00 Per Year
Caution 50,000.00 25.00 Once
Registration 50,000.00 25.00 Per Year
NACTVET Quarity Assuarance 20,000.00 10.00 Per Year
ID CARD 20,000.00 10.00 Per Year
Field Work 100,000.00 50.00 Per Year
NHIF Year Coverage (Optional) 50,400.00 25.00 Per Year
Total Fee(s) 2,000,400 2,150

WHAT YOU WILL STUDY

SEMESTER 1
IRU07106
Business Mathematics
IRU07102
Business Communication
IRU07103
Business Law
IRU07101
General Insurance
IRU07104
Principles Of Economics
IRU07105
Principles Of Accounting
SEMESTER 2
IRU07211
Insurance Law
IRU07209
Business Statistics
IRU07210
Theory Of Risk And Insurance
IRU07212
Principles Of Risk Management
IRU07208
Introduction To Computers
IRU07207
Development Studies
SEMESTER 1
IRU07314
Principles Of Marketing
IRU07315
Field Work Report
IRU07317
Life And Health Assurance
IRU07316
Enterprise Risk Management
IRU07320
Research Methodology
IRU07319
Engineering Insurance
IRU07318
Insurance Broking
IRU07313
Principles Of Management
SEMESTER 2
IRU07422
Claim Management
IRU07421
Underwriting Management
IRU07423
Fundamentals Of Actuarial Science
IRU07427
Fundamentals Of Loss Assessment And Adjustment
IRU07424
Motor Insurance
IRU07426
Economics Of Insurance
IRU07425
Alternative Risk Transfer
SEMESTER 1
IRU08505**
Field And Project Work Practice
IRU08502
Operational Risk Management
IRU08501
Liability Insurance
IRU08503
Principles Of Marine Insurance
IRU08504
Property And Pecuniary Insurance
IRU08509
Human Resource Management
IRU08506**
Strategic Management
IRU08507
Bancassurance Principles And Practice
IRU08508
Financial Institutions Risk Management
SEMESTER 2
IRU08610
Entrepreneurship
IRU08611
Health Insurance Financing
IRU08612
Life Insurance Underwriting
IRU08613
Marine Insurance Practice
IRU08614
Reinsurance Practice
IRU08615
Retirement Planning And Administration
IRU08616
Project Risk Management
IRU08617
Micro-insurance
SPU 08212
Social Protection Financing
SPU 08213
Retirement Planning And Administration
SPU 08215
Labour Economics
SPU 08216
Risk And Uncertainty
IRU 08217
Micro-insurance

Direct Entry: TMust have two principal passes in the following subjects: History, Geography, Kiswahili, English Language, French, Arabic, Fine Art, Economics, Commerce, Accountancy, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Advanced Mathematics, Agriculture, Computer Science or Nutrition or Foundation Programme of the OUT with a minimum GPA of 3.0.

Equivalent qualification: Must have Diploma in Insurance and Risk Management, Social Protection, Tax Management Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Administration or Economics with an average of “B’’ or a minimum GPA of 3.0.

 

The programme is designed to produce responsible, creative, comprehensive and innovative graduates to deal with all types of insurance business and associated risks which could cause both unfavourable outcomes in business and in well−being of human life.


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