MSc Banking Innovation and Risk Analytics

These entry requirements are for the 2026/27 academic year and requirements for future academic years may differ. Entry requirements for the 2027/28 academic year will be published on 01 July 2026.

Entrance to our MSc programmes is strongly competitive. You can increase your chances of a successful application by exceeding the minimum programme requirements.

Important points to note when applying for this programme

Academic requirements

You will need a UK first-class or 2:1 honours degree in one of the subjects below, or an equivalent overseas qualification.

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Compulsory courses
Statistics for Analytics
Programming for Risk Analytics
Corporate Reporting Analysis
Introduction to Risk Management in Banks
Semester 2
January–May
Compulsory courses
Credit Risk Management
Topics in Banking Innovation
Option courses*
Choose 2, 3 or 4

Investment Management
Data-Driven Business Insights
Statistical Learning in Banking
Econometrics for Risk Analytics
Economic Principles of Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
Summer
May–August
Dissertation
Details of the Dissertation