Financial Risk Management

 7.5 ECTS credits
The course focuses on methods to measure and control financial risks in corporations, banks and insurance companies. The deregulation of capital markets has resulted in increased need for such organisations to develop their internal risk management. At the same time, periods of financial crises have pointed to the need for a new type of state regulation in the form of risk management control methods such as those introduced in the course, for instance, Duration Gap Analysis, Value at Risk and Stress Testing.

Progressive specialisation: G2F (has at least 60 credits in first鈥恈ycle course/s as entry requirements)
Education level: Undergraduate level
Admission requirements
Economics 60 ECTS cr including NEGC18 Portfolio Analysis 7.5 ECTS cr and the module Econometry 6 ECTS cr (of NEGB01 alt. NEGB22 Econometry 7.5 ECTS cr) and Statistics 15 ECTS cr., or equivalent. Upper Secondary English 6, English B, or equivalent.
Selection:

Selection is usually based on your grade point average from upper secondary school or the number of credit points from previous university studies, or both.

This course is included in the following programme

More information

  • Start Spring 2025
  • Mode of study Campus
  • Language English, if required by international students
  • Course code NEGC49
  • Application code KAU-46028
  • Study pace 100% (Day)
  • Study period week 19鈥23
  • Schedule
  • Introductory Information
  • Reading list