BA (Hons) Risk Management at Glasgow Caledonian University

The only undergraduate degree in the UK dedicated to risk management, accredited by the Institute of Risk Management and the Chartered Insurance Institute. Students build core business skills to identify, assess and reduce risk and develop strategies that respond to uncertainty, with focus on business continuity, crisis management, project risk management and international risk management, applied in the student-led Risk Clinic simulated business environment.

Duration: 4 years full time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 modules are Global Challenges for Business and Society, Fundamentals of Risk Management, Fundamentals of Economics, Organisational Risk and Resilience, Law in Business and Introduction to Quantitative Data Analysis. Students also gain professional qualifications while studying.

Career pathways

Graduates have taken roles at organisations including Turner & Townsend, Mott MacDonald, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, Lloyd's of London, Aviva Insurance, Marsh Insurance, Faithful+Gould, Stantec and PwC. The degree has connections with financial institutions and consultancy firms.

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