Program Overview

MSc Financial Risk Management Project (COMP0076)

Key Information

The MSc Financial Risk Management Project is offered by the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, with the Computer Science department serving as the teaching department. This module has a credit value of 60.

Restrictions

Module delivery for PGT (FHEQ Level 7) is available on MSc Financial Risk Management.

Alternative Credit Options

There are no alternative credit options available for this module.

Description

Aims

The primary aim of this module is to provide students with the experience of undertaking and completing a substantial piece of individual work. This involves applying knowledge learned from terms 1 and 2 of the programme, plus the skills of research, analysis, design, implementation, testing, and evaluation. Additionally, students are expected to document the results to a good academic standard.

Intended Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of the module, a student will be able to:

• Work individually undertaking a major project.
• Plan and coordinate project activities to meet deadlines.
• Make realistic work commitments.
• Write a substantial report to document the project results.

Indicative Content

After a project has been agreed upon, each student is allocated an academic supervisor, plus an industrial supervisor if the project is within a placement. The supervisors provide support and guidance. The project starts immediately after the main examination period, typically in early June. Students are responsible for organizing themselves and their work, with advice from their supervisors. Regular meetings with supervisors are expected. A typical project will comprise approximately 4 weeks of background reading, analysis, and design, followed by 8 weeks of implementation, and finally 2 weeks to complete the writing of an in-depth dissertation of about 50,000 words or 50 pages, which documents the results of the project. The deadline for submission is usually in early September.

Requisites

To be eligible to select this module, a student must be registered on a programme and year of study for which it is formally available.

Module Deliveries for 2026/27 Academic Year

The intended teaching term for this module is Terms 2 and 3, and it is classified as a Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7) module.

Teaching and Assessment

Mode of Study

The mode of study for this module is in-person.

Methods of Assessment

100% of the assessment is based on Dissertations, extended projects, and reports.

Mark Scheme

The mark scheme used is Numeric Marks.

Other Information

• The number of students on the module in the previous year was 40.
• The module leader is Dr. Carolyn Phelan.

Last Updated

This module description was last updated on 10th March 2026.