Program Overview

Study Programmes

The university offers a range of study programmes, including the Advanced Master in Financial Risk Management.

Advanced Master in Financial Risk Management

The Advanced Master in Financial Risk Management is a programme offered by the Faculty of Economics, Social and Political Sciences and Communication Saint-Louis (ESPO-SaintLouis). The programme is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of financial risk management.

Teaching Profile

The teaching profile for the programme includes:

• Learning outcomes
• Programme structure

Programme

The programme includes:

• Detailed programme by subject
• The programme's courses and learning outcomes

Benefits and Organisation

The benefits and organisation of the programme include:

• Pedagogy
• Course evaluation methods

Folder (PDF)

The programme also includes a folder with PDF documents, which can be downloaded in full or customized.

In Practice

The programme is managed by the Curriculum Management and contacts team. Students can register for the programme through the university's website.

Detailed Programme by Subject

The detailed programme by subject includes a range of courses, such as:

• Asset pricing
• Corporate finance and financial institutions
• Treasury Management Policy
• Statistics for Finance
• Credit Risk Management
• Risk Management and ALM
• Regulation and ethics

Courses

The courses are taught by experienced teachers, including:

• Anouk Claes
• Hairui Zhang
• Joey Soudant
• Thierry Seynave
• Laurence Broze
• Anh Nguyen
• Yves Mathieu
• Ruben Olieslagers
• Annemie Rombouts
• Bruno Colmant
• Jean-Yves Gnabo

Course Structure

The courses are structured into two quarters, with some courses offered in the first quarter and others in the second quarter. The courses include:

• BGERF2110: Asset pricing (30h, 6 credits)
• BGERF2118: Corporate finance and financial institutions (30h, 6 credits)
• BGERF2114: Treasury Management Policy (30h, 6 credits)
• BGERF2116: Statistics for Finance (15h, 3 credits)
• BGERF2111: Credit Risk Management (30h, 6 credits)
• BGERF2115: Risk Management and ALM (45h, 9 credits)
• BGERF2117: Regulation and ethics (15h, 3 credits)

Elective Courses

Students can choose one elective course from among:

• BGERF2121: Accounting (15h, 3 credits)
• BGERF2122: Non-financial risks (15h, 3 credits)
• BGERF2123: Empirical finance (15h, 3 credits)

Dissertation

The programme also includes a dissertation component, BGERF2120: Dissertation in Financial Risk Management (18 credits).

Editor

The editor responsible for the programme is the Université catholique de Louvain, Faculté ESPO-SAINLOUIS.