Insurance and Risk Management - MSc
Key information
Enhance your career prospects in the insurance, risk management and related industries with UL’s one-year, full-time Master of Science (MSc) in Insurance and Risk Management, the only specialist MSc in Ireland that provides in-depth training in insurance, risk management, and finance.
The streamlined 3-semester course, designed and led by expert faculty and industry practitioners, is primarily face-to-face with hybrid elements blended into the schedule.
The programme also caters for later-career professionals in the wider business domain looking to gain a deeper understanding of different streams of risk management, insurance and data analytics.
This programme has achieved special recognition from the Global Association of Risk Professional (GARP), the world-leading professional association for financial risk managers, offering professional qualification scholarships to enrolled learners..
It has also received special recognition from the Insurance Institute of Ireland (III) and the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII), giving students partial exemption from the pursuit of post-Masters professional qualifications provided by both associations.
During this programme, you will
- Gain a deep understanding of ongoing issues, themes, and innovations within risk management and insurance research and practice.
- Master a variety of specialist subjects relating to finance, data science, and risk management.
- Appreciate the specific considerations and risk capture techniques used to assess and manage life and non-life risks, sustainability and climate resilience risks, and non-conventional and complex specialty risks.
- Specialise in a capstone pathway aligned with your desired career path by following a ‘research’ pathway’ or a ‘business analytics’ pathway.
