MSc Finance and Risk Management
University of Stirling
Key Information
Campus location
Stirling, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
12 months
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2024
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Introduction
The MSc Finance and Risk Management is a Financial Risk Manager partner of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) and the course covers at least 70% of the GARP body of knowledge and professional conduct learning objectives required for the FRM Part I examination or FRM Part II examination.
By aligning the course with the FRM curriculum, rigorous academic learning is coupled with practitioner-driven insight and certification. Through this combination, students are better prepared to succeed in the challenging field of risk management.
As you study you’ll acquire a broad knowledge of finance, financial theory and the practical methods used to analyse financial data. Further specialist knowledge and analytical skills are developed in financial risk management, including how to identify, measure and manage a broad range of financial risk types.
You’ll have access to professional financial databases including Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters Eikon, Datastream and S&P Capital IQ. There’s also an opportunity to attend our series of guest lectures by professionals from the industry. All these features help to enhance employability, increase participation, improve learning, and play a part in a world-leading student experience.
Top reasons to study with us
#1 The course covers at least 70% of the Global Association of Risk Professionals syllabus, preparing you for their Financial Risk Manager Certification exams
#2 You'll be specialised in financial risk and equipped to become a professional Financial Risk Manager, in accordance with relevant professional bodies
#3 96% of our graduates were in employment or further study 15 months after graduation (Graduate Outcomes 2020/21, HESA)
Curriculum
Course objectives
This course gives you a broad knowledge of finance and financial risk management. The importance of finance in a both businesses and the wider national and international economy has been heightened following the financial and Covid crises, with an increased need for well qualified risk managers.
You will cover fundamental knowledge related to finance theories, investments, banking and relevant regulations, and you’ll gain an understanding of the different types of risks faced by corporations and markets. You’ll also learn to analyse, model, manage and develop strategies to hedge against risk. There is an increased and urgent need for a better understanding of corporate risk management, including operational risk, foreign exchange risk, liquidity risk, market risk, interest rate risk, portfolio risk and enterprise risk.
A key part of the course is the opportunity to be creative and gain valuable training experience via real-world experiences such as the Amplify Trading Boot Camp, Student Managed Investment Fund and our guest speaker series.
Research
Stirling Management School’s mission is to be an exceptional place of research and learning. It combines an established research area of excellence with a high-quality component of the faculty’s course portfolio to include not only Master courses in Finance, Investment Analysis, Banking, Economics and Accounting, but also add the related area of Financial Risk Management.
In REF 2021, 80% of our research impact in Business and Management Studies was classed as world leading or internationally excellent.
Program details
The MSc Finance and Risk Management is a one-year, full-time course. The course is designed to equip you with coherent finance and financial risk knowledge, enabling you to:
- identify and evaluate types of financial risk;
- apply modelling techniques relevant to financial risk and;
- provide critical relevant analysis.
You will undertake four taught modules over the autumn semester, and five modules over the spring semester, followed by a supervised dissertation over the summer. The dissertation gives you the opportunity to apply your knowledge by undertaking research on an area that matches your interests and career objectives.
Teaching
Teaching is carried out through lectures, seminars, problem-solving lectures, computer workshops and practical case study sessions.