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Finance and Risk Management (Taught)

MS · 12 Months · Full-time · 09/2026 · PostgraduateMain Site

Course summary

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.

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.

Practical experience in financial risk
Develop practical investment skills and understand portfolio management.
Our award-winning global financial trading bootcamp with AmplifyMe lets you trade in real-time.
Develop practical skills in investment portfolio management through the Student Managed Investment Fund.
Access professional financial databases including Bloomberg and Capital IQ.
Learn about international financial markets using real-time data.
Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) and AACSB accredited
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.

The accreditation offers you insight into the latest professional practice in risk management and will give you a competitive advantage in your career.

The University of Stirling is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). AACSB International is the world's 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.

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Build your network
Network at guest lectures with experts from the finance industry. Previous guest lectures have included:

Aberdeen Asset Management
UBS
Lego
CFA Society
Walter Scott Global Investment Management
SVM Asset Management
Electronic Research Interchange

Open days

Entry requirements

A minimum of a second class honours degree or equivalent. Applicants without these formal qualifications but with significant appropriate/relevant work/life experience are encouraged to apply.

English language requirements

For further information on English Language requirements, please see the university website: https://www.stir.ac.uk/international/international-students/english-language-requirements/

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

For further information on course costs, please refer to the University website:
https://www.stir.ac.uk/courses/?filter__level=Postgraduate&filter__method=&filter__faculty=&filter__startdate=

Sponsorship information

For information on funding and scholarships, please see here:
https://www.stir.ac.uk/study/fees-funding/postgraduate-loans-and-funding/

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