Quantitative Financial Risk Management

M.Sc.

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Heriot-Watt University

Course Overview

The MSc in Quantitative Financial Risk Management (QFRM) is an excellent choice for graduates with good quantitative skills who are seeking a rewarding career as a risk manager in financial services. QFRM is an interdisciplinary subject that drawn on both finance and statistics and is aligned to the emerging professional syllabus in risk management. We aim to provide a rounded view if the subject, combining an appreciation of the practical application of risk management procedures in financial institutions with a rigorous grounding in the kind of mathematical models that underpin risk management, and a thorough coverage of risk regulation and the methodologies that are used in industry to measure and manage financial rules. Graduates with such skills are highly desirable to employers who, typically, have developed their "rocket-science" based pricing systems and now want to focus on managing the risks of using them.

Program Outline

Course Overview

  • Teaching method: Face to Face
  • Starting in: September
  • Full Time Duration: 12 months
  • Part Time Duration: 24 months
  • This Program is taught in: English

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Fees:

  • Domestic Students: 19,100 GBP (25,160 USD) per 1
  • International Students: 19,100 GBP (25,160 USD) per 1

Address

Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom

Course Overview

The MSc in Quantitative Financial Risk Management (QFRM) is an excellent choice for graduates with good quantitative skills who are seeking a rewarding career as a risk manager in financial services. QFRM is an interdisciplinary subject that drawn on both finance and statistics and is aligned to the emerging professional syllabus in risk management. We aim to provide a rounded view if the subject, combining an appreciation of the practical application of risk management procedures in financial institutions with a rigorous grounding in the kind of mathematical models that underpin risk management, and a thorough coverage of risk regulation and the methodologies that are used in industry to measure and manage financial rules. Graduates with such skills are highly desirable to employers who, typically, have developed their "rocket-science" based pricing systems and now want to focus on managing the risks of using them.

Program Outlines

Course Overview

  • Teaching method: Face to Face
  • Starting in: September
  • Full Time Duration: 12 months
  • Part Time Duration: 24 months
  • This Program is taught in: English

Ratings:

  • Course rating:
  • University rating:
  • Value for money:

Fees:

  • Domestic Students: 19,100 GBP (25,160 USD) per year
  • International Students: 19,100 GBP (25,160 USD) per year

Address

Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom

What career paths do people with a Masters in Finance take?

  • Finance 23.2
  • Business Development 22.2
  • Entrepreneuership 8.2
  • Sales 6.9
  • Education & Academics 6.3
  • Operations 5.1
  • Consulting 4.9
  • IT 3.6
  • Research 3.3
  • Project Management 3.1

Source: MastersAvenue’s Global Degree and Career Survey (2018)

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