MSc Financial Analytics and Risk Management at Newcastle University

Develop your career in the financial services, or as an analyst in investment banking and risk management fields. The financial services sector has grown worldwide. This has fuelled the demand for suitably qualified graduates.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences  |  Department: Newcastle University Business School  |  Duration: Full time: 1 year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Of particular note is the Programming for Finance module. This practical module provides you with a detailed understanding of how programming can be used for effective empirical modelling. Compulsory modules include: Quantitative Finance and Risk Management Programme Community, Dissertation, Programming for Finance, Financial Risk Management, Applied Econometrics, Research Methods in Economics and Finance, Introductory Econometrics, Financial Theory, Financial Derivatives, Critical Skills for Finance.

Career pathways

Graduate roles and employers include: financial trader; financial analyst; risk analyst; engineer on economic modelling; investor relations adviser; economist; auditor; HSBC Bank; Industrial and Commercial Bank of China; Normura.

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