MRKT 490-001: Special Topics: Ameritas

MRKT 490-001: Special Topics: Ameritas
MRKT 490-001: Special Topics: Ameritas

Disrupt the Insurance Industry | Gain Experience Innovating for Ameritas

MRKT 490 Special Topics: Ameritas allows you to challenge yourself with innovative projects for a large Lincoln-based insurance and financial company that aims to disrupt the marketplace. Help Ameritas become more innovative in working with its customers while building real-life experiences. The class will work with an entrepreneurial hub at Ameritas on innovative business projects as the company explores new ways to connect with millennials and small businesses.

This is an opportunity to build your resume and experience working with a large company on real-life projects. The class is comparable to an intense internship, in which you are working with top management at Ameritas for over 15 weeks.

This 3 credit-hour applied business projects class will be held Wednesdays from 8-10:50 am, HLH 227. The class is divided into teams who will work on each project and present their findings to Ameritas management. Ameritas will choose the team with the best analysis and recommendations as the “winner” of each project.

Acceptance is based on academic background, GPA of 3.0 or higher, work experience, and other pertinent information. The course prerequisite for MRKT 490 is MRKT 341.

To apply, email Rob Simon at rsimon2@unl.edu