Study Corporate and Financial Risk Management MSc at University of Sussex in the UK, Accounting, Banking and Finance

About this course

About this course
- Overview
- Department
Study options
Entry requirements
- International

What will I learn?

On this course, you will:

gain an understanding of the main aspects of risk management in business
apply mathematics to financial risk description, analysis, and quantification
experience Sussex鈥檚 strong foundation of interdisciplinary research

The MSc draws on expertise from industry professionals, so you鈥檒l gain the knowledge and skills to succeed in the fast-paced corporate world. Topics covered include quantitative analysis, regulation, implementation, and management structure. You鈥檒l have a choice between practice- and research-oriented study and can explore further topics including programming or statistics.

You will learn from established specialists in both the Department of Mathematics and the University of Sussex Business School.

Career

Our graduates are well prepared for versatile careers in:

banking
investment and hedge funds
financial software development
risk management

Which department am I in?

Accounting, Banking and Finance

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees

拢25,000.00 (US$ 32,286) per year

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Application deadline

Expected August 2025

Start date

Expected September 2025

Venue

University of Sussex

Sussex House,

Brighton,

Brighton & Hove,

BN1 9RH, SOUTHERN ENGLAND, England

Entry requirements

For international students

Degree requirements: You should normally have a lower second-class (2.2) undergraduate honours degree or above. Subject-specific requirements: Your qualification should have a reasonably high mathematics content, demonstrating knowledge in calculus, probability, and statistics, and ideally some programming. You are suited to this course if your qualification is in mathematics, finance, economics, business, science, engineering, or computing. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing. IELTS (Academic) Standard level (6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component); TOEFL (iBT) Standard 鈥� 80 overall, including at least 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking, 17 in Writing.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.