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Risk Management – (M.Sc.)
Nottingham University Business School
Nottingham University Business School
| Application Deadline: | the last working day of July each year | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 9,711 - ≈ € 16,566 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Nottingham / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Credits (ECTS): | 180 | ||
| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Nottingham University Business School
The MSc in Risk Management focuses on the problems that risk poses for businesses, and how risks can be managed. It is particularly appropriate for anyone interested in a career in risk management, insurance, or general management.
As the holder of an MSc in Risk Management degree, you would be entitled to join the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) as a specialist member. If you decide to join the Chartered Insurance Institute, you will be entitled to certain exemptions from their examinations. You are also entitled to free Affiliate Membership of IRM while studying for your degree.
Career Progression
Previous graduates have entered a variety of careers such as Compliance, Corporate Tax, Customer Relationship Management, Economics, Financial Risk, Market Analysis, Operations Analysis, Risk Consultant, Statistics, and Underwriting. Some graduates have also gone into self employment.
The importance of risk management has been increasingly recognised as a result of the global financial crisis. Many firms, especially in the financial sector, are increasing the resources they devote to managing risk, and risk managers have been much in demand, with reports of high rates of salary increase.
Contents
Students must select 180 credits in total.
Semester 1
Core Modules
- Corporate Financial Strategy
- Introduction to Research Methods
- Managerial Economics
- Further Quantitative Research Methods
Semester 2
Core Modules
- Corporate Risk
- Theory of Risk and Insurance
Choose a minimum of one module and a maximum of two modules from this group subject to meeting any pre-requisites*:
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Strategy
- Financial Econometrics
- Financial Reporting
- Industrial Economics
- International Finance
- International Strategy
- Management Information Systems
- Options and Financial Derivatives
- Quantitative Risk Management
- Risk Management in Financial Institutions
- Venture Capital, Corporate Restructuring and Entrepreneurship
Choose no more than one further module from the list of Business School MSc optional modules, subject to meeting any pre-requisites and timetabling constraints.
Risk Management dissertation (60 credits).
* Not all optional modules will necessarily run each session.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
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Language Requirements
If your first language is not English, we may require evidence of your competence in English.
An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of at least 7.0, with a minimum score of at least 6.0 in each element. Please note that you should apply to do the 'Academic' version of the test.
A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of at least 600 with a TWE of 4.5.
An Internet based TOEFL of at least 100, with a minimum score in the indvidual elements of the test : 21 in writing, 21 in listening, 22 in reading and 23 in speaking.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 600 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
Accreditation
Business School accreditation: AMBA, EQUIS.
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Funding details
Scholarships is avaiable, more information see website: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/business/ma/scholarships.html
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