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Investment and Financial Risk Management Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Investment and Financial Risk Management Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
BSc Investment and Financial Risk Management is ideal if you're fascinated by how investment decisions are made, and the risks behind them. Whether you're aiming to become a portfolio manager, investment analyst, corporate treasurer or trader, this course gives you the tools to understand financial markets, assess and manage risk, and make confident, data-driven decisions.
At Bayes, you'll learn from industry experts, gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools, and graduate ready to make your mark in finance.
Our three degrees in finance (Finance, Banking and...
BSc Investment and Financial Risk Management is ideal if you're fascinated by how investment decisions are made, and the risks behind them. Whether you're aiming to become a portfolio manager, investment analyst, corporate treasurer or trader, this course gives you the tools to understand financial markets, assess and manage risk, and make confident, data-driven decisions.
At Bayes, you'll learn from industry experts, gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools, and graduate ready to make your mark in finance.
Our three degrees in finance (Finance, Banking and International Finance, and Investment and Financial Risk Management) provide detailed knowledge of how financial markets work, how companies make investment, financing and acquisition decisions and how modern banks operate.
If your goal is a career in the international investment and risk management world, consider this course your jumping off point. You’ll gain an in-depth knowledge of how modern investment analysts and risk managers operate. As you move through the degree you’ll prepare for your career in investment management, trading or analysis in any area of finance.
You’ll study every aspect of the discipline, from managing global investment portfolios to asset trading. All within a broad sweep of rigorous academic learning encompassing equity markets, bond trading, risk management, derivatives, hedging, investment banking and many other broad areas of risk and investments. As a result, you will gain a good understanding of financial markets, its activities and its products.
The jobs in this field are both exciting and well paid. They demand intellectual rigour and commercial acumen, and by selecting this course, you too can prepare yourself with the skills and competencies these jobs require.
* Appreciate the usefulness of quantitative finance in today’s financial markets
* Formulate, examine and test hypotheses using all scientific risk management/investment tool
* Learn how to apply academic and vocational skills to investment and risk management problems
* Comprehend the role and functions of modern financial intermediaries and investment markets
* Understand the practice of applied investment and risk analysis
* Fully grasp the risk management process and the associated tools
* Appreciate the importance of hedging and the role of derivatives/spot trading.
Course Information
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
2027-09-01
Campus
Clerkenwell Campus
Application Details
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
A13-I14
Institution Code
C60
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
A level
We accept all foreign language A Level subjects, and such subjects are considered for entry even if it is the applicant’s native language. Excludes General Studies, Critical Thinking and native language subjects. Please note GCSE Maths grade 7/grade A is also required if not taking A Level Maths. Additionally GCSE English Language grade 4/grade C or other English language proficiency qualification required (For more information on English qualifications please refer to http://www.city.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/applying-to-city/tier-4-english-language-requirements).
T Level
Please note GCSE Maths grade 7/grade A is also required. Additionally GCSE English Language grade 4/grade C or other English language proficiency qualification required (For more information on English qualifications please refer to http://www.city.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/applying-to-city/tier-4-english-language-requirements).
UCAS Tariff
Not accepted
Scottish Higher
Please note this should include a minimum three subjects at Advanced Higher (grades AAA) and a minimum two other subjects at Higher (grades AA). This must include Maths at either level. Additionally English at either level or other English language proficiency qualification required (For more information on English qualifications please refer to http://www.city.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/applying-to-city/tier-4-english-language-requirements).
Access to HE Diploma
offer-distinction: 30.0, offer-merit: 15.0
Please note GCSE Maths grade 7/grade A is also required. Additionally GCSE English Language grade 4/grade C or other English language proficiency qualification required (For more information on English qualifications please refer to http://www.city.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/applying-to-city/tier-4-english-language-requirements).
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Must include either grade 4 in Higher Level or grade 5 in Standard Level English and Mathematics, or other English language proficiency qualification required (For more information on English qualifications please refer to http://www.city.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/applying-to-city/tier-4-english-language-requirements).
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Please note GCSE Maths grade 7/grade A is also required. Additionally GCSE English Language grade 4/grade C or other English language proficiency qualification required (For more information on English qualifications please refer to http://www.city.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/applying-to-city/tier-4-english-language-requirements).
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
Please note GCSE Maths grade 7/grade A is also required if not taking Pre-U Maths. Additionally GCSE English Language grade 4/grade C or other English language proficiency qualification required (For more information on English qualifications please refer to http://www.city.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/applying-to-city/tier-4-english-language-requirements).
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Fees and funding
| Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| International | £0 | 2026/27 | Year 1 | |
| England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales | £10,050 | 2026/27 | Year 1 |
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