Msc. in Financial Risk Management

The MSc Financial Risk Management at Henley Business School's ICMA Centre trains students for careers in risk management and risk analysis with banks, regulators, portfolio managers, corporate treasuries, risk management software houses, financial boutiques, and hedge funds. Accredited by the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) and mapped to the GARP FRM Part I qualification, with additional exam exemptions from PRMIA, the programme combines rigorous academic training in market risk, credit risk, econometrics and financial instruments with hands-on experience in the ICMA Centre's dealing rooms and industry-standard trading technology. Distinctive features include the option to undertake a summer work placement, pre-study courses in Python coding and quantitative foundations, and close links to professional bodies including the CFA Institute, CISI and GARP. It is designed for graduates of any degree discipline who have a satisfactory level of numeracy and want to build a career in financial risk management.