Finance is driven by technology. Becoming an expert in both will enable you to thrive in risk management roles in the financial sector. The Financial Risk Management MSc brings together traditional theories in finance, data analytics, quantitative and computational modelling techniques – designed to produce talented practitioners in this field. A distinctive finance programme taught from a computer science perspective, the Financial Risk Management MSc enables you to become an expert in computing, mathematics, and technology to manage and predict financial risk.You will experience an innovative programme that blends core financial concepts with opportunities to place yourself at the cutting edge of computational techniques and technology, through topics such as machine learning, algorithmic trading and blockchain technologies. Throughout this programme, you will learn from renowned lecturers who also undertake research or are practitioners in the finance industry. You will gain a core understanding of market risk, credit risk, operational risk, systemic risk, and financial engineering, complemented by topics that range from market microstructure to probability, stochastic processes, and data-driven modelling. As well as this, you will combine knowledge about how the financial system works with computational techniques.