Bayes Business School, City St George's, University of London
MSc in Corporate Risk Management
London, United Kingdom
MSc
DURATION
24 months
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2027
TUITION FEES
GBP 26,500 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for full-time international students | full-time UK/Home students: GBP 16,000 per year | part-time international students: GBP 13,250 per year | part-time UK/Home students: GBP 8,000 per year
Key Summary
About: This MSc in Corporate Risk Management at Bayes Business School trains graduates to start or advance careers in enterprise, operational and financial risk across banking, insurance, aviation, supply chain and consultancy. It attracts career changers and professionals seeking expertise, practical skills and exemptions from professional exams. The programme uses casework, sector overviews and alumni insight to address regulatory, underwriting, compliance and strategic risk.
Career Outcomes: You’ll enter financial services, manufacturing, aviation, retail, government and consultancy, taking roles such as risk analyst, underwriter, consultant, director of projects, key account manager and executive director while networking at careers fairs and events.
This MSc is designed for ambitious graduates who want to launch or advance careers in corporate risk management across financial and non-financial industries. Ideal for curious, ambitious graduates eager to tackle real-world challenges in banking, insurance, aviation, supply chain, and consultancy. The programme attracts career changers and professionals aiming to broaden their expertise in risk, as well as those keen to gain exemptions from professional exams.
Term 1
- Theory of Risk and Insurance Markets
- International Business and Economics
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Global Banking
Term 2
- Supply Chain Finance and Risk Management
- Corporate Risk Management
- Financial Risk
- Risk Analysis and Modelling
Term 3
In term 3, you are required to choose one of the following options:
- Five electives plus Career Management Skills and Research Methods
- Three electives plus a General Research Project.
- General Research Project
- Career Management Skills and Research Methods
Electives offered in 2024
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies and Decentralized Finance
- Claims Management
- Cyber Risk
- Digital Finance
- Ethics, Society and the Finance Sector
- Financial Crime
- Liability Insurance
- Marine, Aviation and Transport Insurance
- Operational Risk Management
- Reinsurance
- Sustainable Finance with ESG
- Country and Geopolitical Risk Management
- Driving Supply Chain Innovation through Technology
- Shipping Risk Management
Please note that electives are subject to change and availability.
- Bayes Business School is among the global elite of business schools that hold the gold standard of 'triple crown' accreditation from AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS
- 5th in the UK for business and management research. A total of 92 per cent of our research was rated as world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*) (The Research Excellence Framework 2021)
- 2nd best in London, 6th in the UK, 34th in Europe (Financial Times European Business School ranking 2025)
- 5th in the UK for Finance Research, 8th in the UK for Management (ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024)
- 1st in Europe for Actuarial Science research (UNL Business School Actuarial Science Rankings 2024)
Upon graduation you will have gained the following knowledge and skills:
- The ability to analyse and model risk using real qualitative and quantitative data
- Expertise in enterprise-wide corporate risk management beyond core financial exposures
- A global perspective on systemic shocks, business model globalisation, and organisational resilience
- Specialist knowledge in electives such as Financial Crime, Operational Risk Management, Shipping Risk, and Digital Finance
- Skills to evaluate and respond to emerging risks including ESG, cyber threats, and geopolitical uncertainty
MSc Corporate Risk Management will provide you with the opportunity to launch a risk management career in a multitude of industries including manufacturing, supply chain, aviation, financial services, retail, government agencies, and consultancy. It also allows those already within their preferred industry to accelerate their career development, whilst ensuring flexibility of learning outcomes.
Graduates have secured roles as Consultant, Director of Special Projects, Executive Director, Key Account Manager and Underwriter in companies such as Alpha Bank Greece, Unipart, Netrika and Windsor Brokers.
Over the past 12 months, students on our Corporate Risk Management course have attended sessions including Financial and Consulting Sector Overviews, as well as alumni panels highlighting the diverse careers in risk management. Students also have numerous opportunities to engage with industry professionals through our annual careers fair and corporate events.