Risk and Finance (MSc)

Award
Master of Science
Typical Offer
2:1 degree View full entry requirements
Duration
1 year
Course Type
Full-time
Campus
City Centre
Next course starts
September 2025

About this course

Develop your knowledge of finance, risk and decision-making in this specialist UK master's course. 

MSc Risk and Finance allows you to select the modules you want to study to follow your career goals. This accredited course lets you apply for credits towards professional qualifications, setting you above your competitors. 

As part of Southampton Business School you'll get many opportunities to advance your career prospects. 

You’ll combine finance, risk and decision-making modules with specialist topics on insurance and credit scoring in our master’s degree in risk and finance. This flexible risk management master's is suited to students who want to pursue a career in risk and finance.

You’ll use credit scoring data and industry-standard software as part of your studies and can explore different topics, including: 

  • stock market analysis 
  • simulation modelling 
  • credit risk
  • enterprise risk management 

Become a master of financial risk management by specialising in finance or insurance subject modules, or you can continue to learn about both areas. This will keep your career options broad or encourage you to focus in one area.

Southampton Business School is a leader in research for banking, finance and risk management. The school provides career-enhancing opportunities like IBM’s Academic Initiative. Risk managers and industry leaders from companies such as Goldman Sachs and PwC, will visit to discuss careers one a one-to-one basis. 

We regularly review our courses to ensure and improve quality. This course may be revised as a result of this. Any revision will be balanced against the requirement that the student should receive the educational service expected. Find out why, when, and how we might make changes.

Our courses are regulated in England by the Office for Students (OfS).

Course lead

Your course leader is Dr Gabriele Lepori, Lecturer in Finance within Southampton Business School. Gabriele is affiliated to the Department of Banking and Finance and is a member of the Centre for Digital Finance (CDF) and the Centre for Empirical Research in Finance and Banking (CERFIB).

Visit Dr Lepori’s staff profile to find out more about his work.

MSc Risk and Finance Taster Lecture

Experience MSc Risk and Finance with a taster lecture from Dr Chung-Ching Tai.

Course location

This course is based at City Centre.

Awarding body

This qualification is awarded by the University of Southampton.

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