MS Financial Risk Management – UMT

Course Name:    MS Financial Risk Management

Overview:   

The financial services sector is highly competitive and rewarding however the intake requirements are changing and high-caliber, ambitious and technically-minded professionals are seek. The goal of this specialized program in Financial Risk Management is to form experts who are able to perform their analysis of financial problems and developments within a sound theoretical and quantitative framework.

Number of Semesters:    4

Requirements

• The candidate must have 1st Division (where division criteria is applicable) or Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.5 out of 4 in MBA / M.Com / MSc Economics or equivalent degree in relevant discipline after 16 year education from an institution/university recognized by HEC.
  
• NTS is preferable but not compulsory.
  
• University Entrance Test will be taken and 50% marks must be scored. (Those who have cleared NTS scoring 50% marks are exempted from the University test).
  
• Appear and clear the interview with selection committee.
  

Course Duration:     2 years

How to apply:

• Applicant
  
  • Issuance of Admission form
    
• Fill in Application form
  
• Submit to Admission Office
  
  • Completely filled Application form
    
  • 4 – Photographs
    
  • Photocopies of all Academic Doc’s
    
• Checked by Admission officer
  
  • Approved to the Admission Test
    
  • Admit card
    
• Test & Interview
  
  • NTS/UMT Entry test
    
  • Interview
    
• Merit list
  
  • Accepted candidates
    
• Fee Submission
  
  • Submit Admission & Library Charges
    
  • First Installment of Tuition Fee
    
• Orientation
  

Curriculum:

Core Courses

       1.  Inferential Statistics for Finance

       2.  Research Methods in Finance

Elective Courses

       1.  Financial Econometrics

       2.  Financial Derivatives

       3.  Islamic Banking and Risk Management

       4.  Financial Services Regulation

       5.  International Banking and Foreign Exchange Regulation

       6.  Bank Asset and Liability Management

       7.  Marketing of Financial Services

       8.  Stochastic Modeling for Banking and Risk

       9.  Credit Risk: Modeling, Management and Practices

      10. Financial Engineering for Risk Management

      11. Risk Management: Theory and Practices

      12. Management of Banking and Non-Banking Financial Institutions

      13. Strategic, Sovereign, Environmental and Reputational risk

      14. Project and Enterprise Risk Management

      15. Business Continuity and Crisis Management

      16. Risk Analysis using Matlab

Software to be taught: STATA, MATLAB, EXCEL, EViews

NOTE:

The list of courses (core & electives) is not exhaustive and any revision / deletion / addition is the sole authority of the Department of Finance, as and when required.