BA (Hons) Risk Management

Program Overview

The BA (Hons) Risk Management program at Glasgow Caledonian University equips students with the knowledge and skills to excel in risk management careers. It blends business management with risk specialization, offering professional qualifications and industry-led opportunities. Graduates are highly sought after, with high starting salaries and career advancement potential in various sectors, including project risk management and international corporations.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Program Description: This program equips students with the knowledge and practical skills to excel in a career as a risk manager.
• Objectives:
• Analyze and make impactful decisions using specialist skills.
• Identify, assess, and reduce threats to an organization's success.
• Develop core business skills.
• Unique Features:
• Blends business management with specialization in risk.
• Includes professional qualifications attractive to employers.
• Focuses on building job-specific practical skills.
• Covers techniques like Business Continuity, Crisis Management, Project Risk Management, and International Risk Management.
• Provides exciting industry-led opportunities.
• Offers high starting salaries and quick career advancement.

Outline:

• Structure: Full-time, 4-year program.
• Year 1:
• Risk in Society and Business
• International Economic Issues and Challenges
• Law in Business
• Fundamentals of Financial Management
• Enterprising Behaviours for the Business Professional
• Fundamentals of Risk Management
• Year 2:
• Risk Analysis and Control Techniques
• Principles and Practice of Insurance and Risk Transfer
• Project Management and Risk
• Ethics and Responsible Leadership
• Organisational Risk and Resilience
• Option module
• Year 3:
• Work placement
• Business Research Methods: Theory and Practice of Entrepreneurship for Business, Society and the Professions
• Business Continuity Management and Planning
• Risk and Society
• Managing Health, Safety and Hygiene
• Business Research Methods: Theory and Practice
• Option module
• Year 4:
• Honours Dissertation
• Risk Strategy, Culture and Leadership
• The Risk Governance of Emerging Risks
• International Management of Risk
• Option module

Assessment:

• Various assessment methods are used to ensure acquisition of professional, practical, and personal development skills.
• Assessments may include exams, essays, presentations, group projects, and case studies.

Teaching:

• Industry-standard facilities including Bloomberg Finance Lab.
• Direct industry awareness and experience through guest lectures and presentations.
• Dedicated careers tutor assists with employability skills and graduate job search.
• Emphasis on building job-specific practical skills.

Careers:

• High demand for risk management graduates.
• Average starting salary of £25 - £30,000.
• Potential career paths include:
• Project Risk Management
• International corporations like GSK, Morgan Stanley, Lloyd's of London, Aviva, Turner & Townsend, Mott MacDonald, Faithful + Gould, Stantec, and PwC.

Other:

• Program is accredited by the Chartered Insurance Institute and the Institute of Risk Management.
• The program provides a generous scholarship package.
• Students have opportunities to undertake paid summer placements in diverse organizations.

Annual full-time tuition fees 24/25 Home: £1,820

RUK: £9,250

International: £15,200

• Scottish student tuition fees are subject to confirmation by the Scottish Government and may change once confirmed.

Additional costs View additional costs Scholarships View undergraduate scholarships at GCU. Risk scholarship The London Insurance Market Charitable Trust generously support scholarships for talented students joining GCU’s undergraduate risk courses. Apply to receive £1500 per annum throughout your studies.