Financial Risk Management (M.Sc.)
Trinity College Dublin · Dublin, Ireland
About this programme
Course Details Fees Admissions Requirements Register your Interest Apply Overview Course Overview This programme is designed for students with a quantitative background who want to explore how financial tools can be used to mitigate risk for corporations and society. Industry professionals, practitioners and consultants from around the world will teach you how to forecast, react to and minimise risk. We deliver a comprehensive understanding of the core pillars of risk management; credit risk, market risk and operations risk to ensure you have the theoretical foundation for success. You will learn how to explore the key financial tools that are used to mitigate risk, how to interpret and assess the risk of individual financial instruments and assets and how to develop the critical skills to assess the results. This programme is partnered with PRMIA & GARP maximising your
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Field
- Business
- Duration
- 1 year
- Tuition
- €25,500 / year
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Intake
- September
Entry requirements
Applicants are required to posses a minimum 2.1 Honours degree or international equivalent. They should also have two academic referees (applicants with work experience can instead provide one academic and one professional referee). English Language Requirements All applicants to Trinity are required to provide official evidence of proficiency in the English language. Applicants to this course are required to meet Band B (Standard Entry) English language requirements. For more details of qualifications that meet Band B, see the English Language Requirements page here. Course
Visa
- Visa required
- Student Visa (Stamp 2)
- Application fee
- EUR 60
- Processing time
- 8 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (4)
- Government of Ireland International Education ScholarshipsFully funded · Deadline March each year
- Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship ProgrammeFully funded · Annual: October
- Trinity College Dublin ScholarshipsPartial funding · Varies by programme and faculty
- Trinity Global Excellence Postgraduate ScholarshipsPartial funding · Deadline 2026-06-15