MSc in Finance and Risk (Work Placement Pathway)

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Programme Code: TMFIRIW

Department: Finance

For students starting this programme of study in 2026/27

Guidelines for interpreting programme regulations

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.

Students who choose to transfer to the Work Placement Pathway must undertake a work placement and assessment in addition to the courses listed above. Students have the option to transfer to the Work Placement Pathway upon receipt of an offer to undertake an internship placement, which must be approved by the Department. Students on this pathway are required to undertake a full-time internship or work placement during the summer and to submit an essay of 2000 words following the placement (see FM411 for details). The essay will be assessed on a pass/fail basis and students must pass the essay to graduate from the programme.

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.
Paper 5	B FM411 Finance Work Placement and Assessment (0.0) #

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

A: Paper 1, FM403: Includes dissertation.

B: Paper 5, FM411: This element is not for credit, but is a requirement for students on the Work Placement Pathway and must be taken in addition to Papers 1 to 4. Successful completion of FM411 is a requirement for students to be eligible for the award of the degree.

Note for prospective students:
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MSc in Finance and Risk (Work Placement Pathway)

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