MSc in Finance and Risk

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Programme Code: TMFIRI

Department: Finance

For students starting this programme of study in 2026/27

Classification scheme for the award of a taught master's degree (four units)
Exam sub-board local rules

Full-year programme. Student must take courses to the value of four full units (of which one paper includes a dissertation) as shown below.

Please note that places are limited on some optional courses. Admission onto any particular course is not guaranteed and may be subject to timetabling constraints and/or students meeting specific prerequisite requirements.
	Course code, title (unit value)

Paper 1	A FM403 Management and Regulation of Risk (1.0)

Paper 2	FM439 Asset Markets for MSc Finance and Risk (0.5)

	And course(s) to the value of 0.5 unit(s) from the following: FM431A Corporate Finance A (0.5) #
	FM442 Quantitative Methods for Finance and Risk Analysis (0.5) #

Papers 3 & 4	Courses to the value of 2.0 unit(s) from the following:
	FM412 Quantitative Security Analysis (0.5) #
	FM413 Fixed Income Markets (0.5) #
	FM421 Finance for Mergers, Buyouts and Corporate Restructurings (0.5) #
	FM441 Derivatives (0.5) #
	FM445 Portfolio Management (0.5)
	FM471 Sustainable Finance and Impact Investing (0.5) #
	FM476 Entrepreneurial Finance (0.5) #
	FM477 International Finance A (0.5)
	FM484 Big Data and Finance (0.5)
	Or any other paper with the approval of the Programme Director.

# means there may be prerequisites for this course. Please view the course guide for more information.

A: Paper 1, FM403: Includes dissertation.

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