MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Financial Markets & Risk Management BUS5051
- Academic Session: 2026-27
- School: Adam Smith Business School
- Credits: 10
- Level: Level 5 (SCQF level 11)
- Typically Offered: Semester 2
- Available to Visiting Students: No
- Collaborative Online International Learning: No
- Curriculum For Life: No
Short Description
This course is designed to equip participants with a broad understanding of risk management techniques and financial instruments used in managing financial risks for financial and industrial firms. The course provides knowledge and analytical skills required in managing risks, trading financial assets and appreciating regulatory supervision of financial institutions. It focuses on market risk and introduces some aspects on credit and liquidity risk in banks. The tools introduced during the course will enhance some basic understanding of statistics.
Timetable
The course will be delivered 18 hours of blended sessions (8 hours of lecture, 6 hours of seminar and 4 hours of workshops) over three weeks where students are presented theory and applications; it includes asynchronous learning activities. Practitioners from the financial industry will be guest speakers during lectures.
Excluded Courses
None
Co-requisites
None
Assessment
1. Written assignment, including essay; Individual; 2000 words; 100%; ILOs 1-3.
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Course Aims
This course aims to equip participants with current knowledge to assess risk management techniques and financial instruments used in managing financial risks for financial and industrial firms.
Intended Learning Outcomes of Course
By the end of this course students will be able to:
1. Compare and recommend quantitative techniques to estimate and hedge market and credit risk in banking.
2. Assess the effects of the introduction of Basel regulation to the banking industry.
3. Describe the mechanisms related to Counterparty and Funding Risk in banking.