Quantitative Risk Management (Actuarial Science and Mathematical Finance)
The Quantitative Risk Management track provides an excellent grounding for your career as a risk manager. It is all about identifying, assessing and controlling threats to an organisation's capital and earnings. Since especially digital developments are moving increasingly fast, the field of risk management keeps bringing you interesting challenges to sink your teeth into. This is one of the tracks you can opt for in our Master’s in Actuarial Science and Mathematical Finance.
Language of instruction
English
Mode
Full-time
Location
Why study Quantitative Risk Management at the UvA?
Specialise in your field of interest
How?
Choose from 2 specialisation tracks and challenging electives. With our electives, you can tailor the programme to your interests and ambitions.
Lecturers leading in their field
Who?
You will be lectured by professors and professionals from the industry. You will learn about today's techniques and theories in the risk management field.
Challenging Honours programme
What?
Highly motivated students can participate in the Honours programme. This is a great chance to stand out for future employers.
Top-ranked university
What?
The Amsterdam School of Economics is internationally ranked within the top-50 putting your Master’s degree on a worldwide map with interested employers.
Is Quantitative Risk Management for you?
- You are interested in how financial institution deal with financial uncertainty, liabilities, IT security threats and data-related risks
- You want to help financial institutions deal with risks.
- You will gain insight in all up-to-date techniques and practices. The curriculum incorporates the latest big data developments, such as advanced quantitative risk modelling.
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Facts & Figures
- Degree programme
- MSc Actuarial Science and Mathematical Finance
- Mode
- Full-time
- Credits
- 60 ECTS, 12 months
- Language of instruction
- English
- Starts in
- September
- CROHO code
- 66411
- Location
- Roeterseiland campus
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