Risk Management – MSc

This course develops a distinctive blend of technical and business skills enabling you to become a risk practitioner operating effectively in the public and private sectors.

The course enables you to gain the skills and knowledge required by practitioners who cover business strategy, managing change, operations, quantitative modelling and information systems to maximise business benefits. It also develops your understanding of the theoretical concepts that underpin the approaches and their application in the real world.

You chose to specialise as either an operational risk specialist or as an information systems risk manager. The content of the course gives you a solid understanding of the different specialist routes.

You use specialist risk software to model risk scenarios. Modelling risks using computer based applications are vital in today's corporate environment. The modules are designed to include real case studies and industry examples, the modelling work will focus on past risk scenarios, all these experiences will enhance your employability.

This course is for

• recent graduates in business, management, accounting, law, economics, finance, IT and computing and the natural sciences, wishing to increase their knowledge and skills before starting a career as a risk practitioner, operational risk specialist or information systems risk manager.

• those already employed in the field who wish to strengthen their career prospects

It is also suitable for international students as English is the international language of risk management of systems and financial risk management

You study • enterprise systems risk management • total risk management • financial risk management • electronic crime • corporate governance and ethics • consultancy project • international management competencies.

We give you a broad foundation for more specialised career advancement in insurance, and risk management in banks and other corporates.

Opportunities for PhD research are available for those interested in a career in academia.