BA/BS in Risk Management is a bachelor's degree in Risk Management programme taught at University of Calgary in Calgary, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus.
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Risk Management
Delivery: On Campus
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Last checked September 2026 · Source: ucalgary.ca ·
Program details
Overview
This undergraduate program leads to a Bachelor of Commerce (BComm) with a concentration in risk management through the Haskayne School of Business. The program covers the process and practices of risk management, including how organizations identify risk, strategies for preventing and reducing losses, and options for financing losses such as insurance, contracts, and hedging. Core courses include Introduction to Risk Management, Introduction to Business Analytics, Principles of Macroeconomics, and Principles of Microeconomics. The program allows flexibility in customization and includes a Group Study Program in which students travel to Bermuda and London to learn about international insurance markets, alongside a co-operative work placement that alternates paid full-time work experience with academic study and mentorship connections with established professionals. Graduates are prepared for opportunities across sectors including insurance, consulting, energy, banking, and transportation, working as brokers, underwriters, risk analysts, claim specialists, risk managers, or cyber risk consultants. The program suits students interested in identifying and managing organizational risk. Instruction is delivered on campus at the Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry to the Haskayne School of Business's Bachelor of Commerce; the Risk Management concentration is declared after first year. Required courses (Alberta high school): English Language Arts 30-1, Mathematics 30-1, two of Aboriginal Studies 30 (5 credits), Biology 30, Chemistry 30, CTS Computing Science 30 (5 credits), a 30-level language/language-and-culture course, Mathematics 31, Physics 30, Science 30 or Social Studies 30-1, plus one further approved course or option. Equivalent IB, AP or other international curricula are accepted via the university's requirements tool. Estimated competitive admission average for this cycle: High 80s.
Application Details
Application Deadline:For Fall 2027 entry, the University of Calgary opens undergraduate applications for domestic applicants on 1 October 2026 and for international applicants on 15 August 2026, both closing on the same firm application deadline of 1 March 2027, with supporting documents due by 15 March 2027 and offers accepted by 1 May 2027. International applicants follow the identical March 1 deadline; the university publishes no separate, later international closing date. Applications are not accepted on a rolling basis after the deadline for most direct-entry programmes, though a small number of programmes (e.g. Nursing) run further selection rounds into the summer while space remains. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
