Universidad Pontificia Comillas
Master's Degree in Financial Risk Management
Madrid, Spain
Master degree
DURATION
1 year
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
EUR 18,615 *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* 10% discount for former students
Key Summary
About: The Master's in Financial Risk Management at Comillas Pontifical University trains specialists through four modules: core theory, advanced techniques, a Final Master's Project and company internships. Partners include BME Institute, GARP, Alastria and the CFA Institute; ICADE supports the Spanish Risk Management Club. Comillas, a Jesuit Catholic university founded in 1890, promotes interdisciplinary learning and addresses digitization and ESG.
Career Outcomes: Graduates work as risk analysts, market risk managers, credit officers, compliance specialists and quantitative modelers for banks, asset managers, exchanges, fintech and consultancies and sustainability roles. Job placement close to 100% six months after finishing the master's degree.
What is the Master's Degree in Financial Risk Management?
The Master's Degree in Financial Risk Management is organized by the Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences of the Pontifical University of Comillas.
Its main objective is to provide professional and specialized training in financial risks, its development is structured in four modules. The first includes the common training necessary to gain in-depth knowledge of the precise theoretical concepts to carry out the professional activity of financial risk manager. The second, makes the specialized knowledge of the area available to the student. The third and fourth modules refer, respectively, to the Final Master's Project and internships in companies in the sector.
Job placement close to 100% 6 months after finishing the master's degree
The sector is currently undergoing a radical transformation due to factors such as digitization and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) criteria, which turn professionals in financial risks into assets coveted by companies, reaching an employability of almost 100% 6 months after completion of the master's degree.
What makes us different
Our partner companies
The Master's Degree in Financial Risk Management has the participation of the BME Institute, GARP, Alastria and the CFA Institute, in addition ICADE is a patron member of the Spanish Risk Management Club
Pontifical Comillas University invites you to participate in an exclusive face-to-face meeting in your city to accompany you in one of the most important moments: choosing your specialization and your professional future.