Financial Risk Management MSc

A distinctive finance programme taught from a computer science perspective, the Financial Risk Management MSc enables you to become an expert in computing, mathematics, and technology to manage and predict financial risk.

You will experience an innovative programme that blends core financial concepts with opportunities to place yourself at the cutting edge of computational techniques and technology, through topics such as machine learning, algorithmic trading and blockchain technologies.

Throughout this programme, you will learn from renowned lecturers who also undertake research or are practitioners in the finance industry. You will gain a core understanding of market risk, credit risk, operational risk, systemic risk, and financial engineering, complemented by topics that range from market microstructure to probability, stochastic processes, and data-driven modelling. As well as this, you will combine knowledge about how the financial system works with computational techniques.

You will undertake a substantial project as the culmination of your programme, bringing opportunities to work with an industry partner on a real-world problem, or to embark on an academic project supervised by one of our leading academics.

This programme gives you key skills to become a professional in financial markets and related technical aspects, while you immerse yourself in London life and the benefits of living in a global financial centre.