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MSc Project Management, Finance and Risk - Master's degree

MSc Project Management, Finance and Risk - Master's degree

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Full time | City St George's, University of London | 1 year | SEP-26

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

SEP-26

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Project Management (Business / Industry) Business Consultancy Practice

Course Summary

This academically-rigorous and practical programme will give you a strong foundation in quantitative risk assessment and decision making under uncertain conditions, linked with classical engineering economics and financial engineering. Building on your undergraduate degree your MSc will give you many career opportunities. The benefits of this masters in project management course are wide and varied and will help progress your future career. From analysing indecision within games theory to rebuilding a country’s infrastructure, you’ll explore the drivers in which businesses operate, and the challenges and opportunities that project manager’s face. Your learning will be complemented by invited lectures from experts across the industry who bring a diverse set of skills and the ability to solve complex problems. Who is this course for?It’s likely you’ll have a scientific or financial engineering background as the course covers quantitative risk assessment in depth, which requires an aptitude for measuring and analysing data.This MSc is for those planning a career in managing the introduction of capital goods or applying the latest project management techniques to complex projects.Career:Graduates with this degree are in high demand across a wide range of careers involving project management, risk management and financial planning.If you want to work in infrastructure management and development, which involves management of supply chain and/or financial risks, this programme will be particularly relevant. Additionally, the course is ideal if you are planning a career in any of the following areas:capital goodsmanagement consultancyrisk analysis in the pharmaceutical industryproject management in the construction industryinvestment bankingbanking analysisfinancial risk analysisreal estate managementmarketing managementaircraft engineeringentrepreneurship.Duration:Full-time: 12 monthsPart-time: 24 months (up to 28 months)

Modules

This module extends engineering economics to include the use of modern approaches such as real options pricing based on Black- Scholes models and the use of costing and decision making using financial instruments as an alternative to discounting methods.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£12,400

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£24,050

Entry requirements

Applicants should hold a minimum of a lower second class honours degree or the equivalent from an international institution in a subject with suitable scientific content. Applicants with other qualifications are also considered.

If you do not qualify for direct entry, you may wish to follow a Graduate Diploma pathway to the programme through one of our partners.

University information

City St George's, University of London is a leading institution, ranked 38th in the UK (Complete University Guide 2025). City St George's offers an innovative programme of undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses which uphold the university’s commitment to enhancing people’s lives through education. City St George’s, University of London educates more than 27,000 students from over 170 countries across three campuses in Clerkenwell,...more