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MSc Financial Risk Management

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    MSc 9 or 12 months full-time

Course Description

One of our flagship Masters programme with a leading global reputation for over 10 years and the first one in the UK to be accredited by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP).

This Masters course is tailored to the needs of the rapidly evolving financial markets, providing you with an insight into new innovations in the area of risk management. The financial system has undergone major restructuring in preparation for the new regulatory frameworks, affecting existing roles and creating different skillset requirements within risk management divisions of financial institutions.

Through our long-term academic partnerships and accreditations by leading professional bodies, the MSc Financial Risk Management offers a relevant learning experience, combining a practice focused approach and current market intelligence. You will also benefit from exemptions to professional certifications from leading professional bodies worldwide.

Entry Requirements

  • Undergraduate Degree – Minimum 2:1 or the equivalent from an overseas institution*
  • Degree Discipline – Any degree discipline, but must have a satisfactory level of numeracy
  • GMAT – We may ask you to submit a GMAT score if we think it appropriate in your individual case. For example, if you have been out of education for more than a few years or have little evidence of any numerical ability.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

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Student Destinations

After completion of this programme, students are well-prepared to follow a career in the challenging fields of risk management, or risk analysis with banks, regulators, portfolio managers, corporate treasuries, risk management software houses, specialist financial boutiques and hedge funds. Regulators, governments, advisors and commentators are unanimously endorsing the call for more and better qualified risk managers and analysts to join the financial industry.

Module Details

Part 1 Modules

Compulsory modules

  • Financial Markets (ICM106)
  • Fixed Income and Equity Investments (ICM108)
  • Quantitative Methods for Finance (ICM103)
  • Securities, Futures and Options (ICM107)

Part 2 Modules

Compulsory modules

  • Credit Risk (ICM239)
  • Financial Instruments (ICM231)
  • Market Risk (ICM207)

Optional modules

  • Behavioural Finance (ICM302)
  • Financial Econometrics (ICM204)
  • Fixed Income Cash and Derivative Markets (ICM306)
  • Portfolio Management (ICM201)
  • Programming for Finance (ICM142)
  • Research Project (ICM218)
  • Topics in Financial Regulation (ICM295)
  • Big Data in Finance (ICM323)

Part 3 Modules (12-month only)

Optional modules

  • Advanced Finance Theory with Empirical Applications (ICM289)
  • Energy Finance (ICM301)
  • Stock Index Futures (ICM308)
  • Work Placement and Project (ICM309)

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