Finance and Risk Management MSc

Financial risk management is crucial for businesses to thrive in a dynamic world economy. Knowing what the risks are and employing risk management can help businesses mitigate losses.<br/><br/>Our MSc Finance and Risk Management course will teach you to analyse and manage financial risk. You’ll gain a broad knowledge of finance and how to analyse financial data. Your expertise will be in high demand by organisations threatened by risk.<br/><br/>Practical experience in financial risk<br/>Develop practical investment skills and understand portfolio management.<br/>Our award-winning global financial trading bootcamp with AmplifyMe lets you trade in real-time.<br/>Develop practical skills in investment portfolio management through the Student Managed Investment Fund.<br/>Access professional financial databases including Bloomberg and Capital IQ.<br/>Learn about international financial markets using real-time data. <br/>Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) and AACSB accredited<br/>The MSc Finance and Risk Management is a Financial Risk Manager partner of GARP. It covers at least 70% of GARP’s requirements for the FRM Part I examination or FRM Part II examination.<br/><br/>The accreditation offers you insight into the latest professional practice in risk management and will give you a competitive advantage in your career.<br/><br/>The University of Stirling is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). AACSB International is the worlds largest global standard-setting body for business education. Only 6% of the world’s leading business schools achieve this accreditation. This recognises our excellence in business education and societal impact.<br/><br/>AACSB Accredited logo<br/><br/>Build your network<br/>Network at guest lectures with experts from the finance industry. Previous guest lectures have included:<br/><br/>Aberdeen Asset Management<br/>UBS<br/>Lego<br/>CFA Society<br/>Walter Scott Global Investment Management<br/>SVM Asset Management<br/>Electronic Research Interchange