POLIMI Graduate School of Management

International Master in Financial Risk Management

Programme structure

Our International Master in Financial Risk Management is a 12-month Master programme offered by POLIMI Graduate School of Management.

At POLIMI GSoM your learning journey goes beyond lectures and textbooks, as we have designed a transformational path that will allow you to embark on a journey towards professional and personal fulfilment.

Your Courses

• Financial Strategies, Technology and Risk Management
• Mastering Financial Risk

Your Purpose

• Management with Purpose
• Inspiration from Purpose Pioneers
• Leadership with Purpose

Your Practice

• Meet the Corporate World

Your Career

• Career Training Sessions
• Purpose in Your Career

Project Work / Internship
Graduation Ceremony

Start and End of courses may vary

At the end of your Master, if eligible, you will be granted a:

• Master’s Diploma from POLIMI Graduate School of Management
• 1st level University Specialising in Master degree from Politecnico di Milano

Your Career Path

The Career Development Centre provides students with a self-assessment of their skills and an analysis of the job market; candidates will be supported in designing a customised career strategy and an effective action plan, to turn their career aspirations into achievable goals. The Career Development Programme will assist students to develop professional skills and to become successful “Career Leaders”.

Career Impact & Top Employers

Our International Master in Financial Risk Management gets you ready for a variety of roles, including:

• Risk Analyst
• Chief Risk Officer
• Financial Analyst
• Portfolio Market Risk Manager
• Junior Credit Risk Analyst
• Staff Risk Manager
• Risk Consultant
• Junior Broker

For the 2022 cohort, 100% of our students had been offered employment opportunities by the end of the programme, covering positions in a wide range of company sectors such as banking, consulting, luxury, fashion & lifestyle and many others. 

The Last Year’s Top 3 Employers

• Fideuram – Intesa Sanpaolo
• KPMG
• Unicredit

Is it right for me?

You are an ideal candidate for the International Master in Financial Risk Management if you:

• have a background in management, business, engineering, or any scientific field, and you’re itching to kick-start your career in financial risk management;
• are looking forward to learning from specialised faculty and seasoned managers while diving deep into the intricate world of financial risk management. You’ll not only master tools like MathLab and Asset and Liability Management techniques but also explore how digital transformation shapes risk strategies in today’s uncertain market;
• have strong motivation to undertake or accelerate a career in Financial Risk Management or in the field of Internal Control.  You are committed to exploring how to recognise operational risk issues and understanding how digital strategies play out in the financial sector.
• are looking for a transformative educational journey in financial risk management with a perfect blend between theory and practice. Motived by your curiosity, you will be able to thrive in real-world scenarios while collaborating with industry leaders from consulting to banking.

Please note that we’ve designed this programme for recent graduates with ideally no more than 3 years of work experience. If you have more experience, you might also like to take a look at our International MBA programmes.

The Risk Management function is central to ensuring the success of an organisation and becoming a Risk Manager today means having a key role in the company. Our International Master in Financial Risk Management trains you to have specialised and complementary skills and to face modern-day challenges that you’ll find in your future career.

Professionals and companies

You will be able to meet, through guest lectures, seminars, and dedicated workshops, experienced managers from financial risk consulting, banks, insurance companies, financial companies, industrial and service companies, and experts from the Fintech and Insurtech sectors.

Mandatory internship

The International Master in Financial Risk Management is designed to give you both a theoretical and a practical basis. In the year that you spend at our School, up to 6 months will be dedicated to the Internship and Project Work.

Quality

Be part of a Master that, in 2023, ranked #67 in the QS World University Rankings in the Master in Finance Ranking.

Moreover, by becoming part of our School you will:

• Be in direct contact with innovation and digital transformation due to our network that includes over 370 research centers, PoliHub – the Politecnico di Milano incubator – and over 40 observatories
• Participate in networking moments with alumni, headhunters, and companies that will give you insight into the market needs to be required to become a future leader
• Be able to develop your professional career with the assistance of our Career Development Centre. In the academic year 2021-2022, an 83% rate of Employability within all the Specialising Masters had been accomplished three months after the end of teaching activities.