BSc Financial Risk Management (with a Year in Industry)
About this course
BSc in Financial Risk Management (with a Year in Industry), a finance degree focused on evaluating market, credit and enterprise risk through quantitative methods. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Policy Analysis, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The course includes a compulsory industry placement year. The first year covers core quantitative and financial principles through Statistical Methods, Mathematics for Finance, Financial Reporting and Analysis, and Actuarial Mathematics 1. The second year expands into investment and risk evaluation via Investment Analysis, Introduction to Financial Econometrics, Excel Analysis, and Enterprise Risk Management. The final year involves advanced applications with Equity Research, Corporate Finance, Financial Engineering, and Python for Finance.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAA including Mathematics IB: 36 points overall including 6,6,6 at Higher Level including 6 in Mathematics.
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What students say
Based on about 107 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 90%
- Learning opportunities: 89%
- Assessment and feedback: 86%
- Academic support: 95%
- Organisation and management: 94%
- Learning resources: 94%
- Student voice: 79%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 185 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 97%
- Left higher education: 3%
What graduates do next
Based on about 33 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Working: 71%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Further study: 3%
- Unemployed: 2%
Most common jobs
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals: 40%
- Finance Professionals: 23%
- Business and public service associate professionals: 14%
- Administrative occupations: 7%
- Sales occupations: 6%
- Find their work meaningful: 70%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 90%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 80%
Who gets in
Based on about 230 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 81%
- Baccalaureate: 1%
- Access course: 1%
- Other HE qualification: 18%
Modules
- Statistical Methods
- Mathematics for Finance
- Financial Reporting and Analysis
- Actuarial Mathematics 1
- Instruments, Markets and Institutions
- Employability Preparation Module
- Foundations of Economics 1
- Employability Module
- Investment Analysis
- Monetary Theory
- Actuarial Mathematics 2
- Introduction to Financial Econometrics
- Excel Analysis
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Employability Module
- Equity Research
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Engineering
- Fixed Income Instruments
- Actuarial Econometrics and Data Science
- Python for Finance
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Financial Risk Management (with a Year in Industry) at Queen's University Belfast earn?
The median salary is £29,500 after 15 months. After fifteen months the middle half of graduates earn between £27,000 and £33,000. The £29,500 median after fifteen months is £500 less than the UK median for Finance.
What do graduates of BSc Financial Risk Management (with a Year in Industry) at Queen's University Belfast do next?
94% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Financial Risk Management (with a Year in Industry) at Queen's University Belfast?
90% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Financial Risk Management (with a Year in Industry) at Queen's University Belfast?
The typical offer is AAA at A level, or 36 points in the IB. The average entrant had 165 UCAS points.
Does BSc Financial Risk Management (with a Year in Industry) at Queen's University Belfast include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory placement year.
How many students continue on BSc Financial Risk Management (with a Year in Industry) at Queen's University Belfast?
97% of students continued into their second year, and 3% left higher education.