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Future Students> Postgraduate Coursework> Risk Management> MSc Technology

Master of Science and Technology in Risk Management
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Objectives At the end of the Masters program students should have achieved the objectives of the Graduate Diploma Course and in addition studied more in depth electives and a risk management project. Elective subjects may be from a financial or technical area or a mixture of the two. Candidates are required to complete 72 Units for the degree. Students may receive advanced standing in the preliminary courses on the basis of prior studies providing they can demonstrate the prerequisite knowledge for the core courses. Exemption, but not advanced standing, may be given for core and elective courses.
 
Fundamental Knowledge Courses
ECON5203Data Model and Decisions (on campus)6 UoC
 or
QBM117Statistics for Business (off campus)6 UoC
 and either
COMM5003Managing for Value Creation 2 (on-campus)6 UoC
 or
GBAT9120Accounting: A User Perspective (off campus)6 UoC
NOTE:
QBM117 is a cross-institutional course being offered OFF CAMPUS at Charles Sturt University. PDF FORM
 
Core Courses
SESC9211Risk Management6 UoC
SESC9231Risk Based Decision Making6 UoC
SESC9291Risk Treatment6 UoC
SESC9906 Special Report (6 UOC)6 UoC
 
Elective Courses
Students may select elective courses from any Faculty providing they can demonstrate to the program authority the relevance of the course to risk management. A list of possible electives is shown below. Note: Some courses may have prerequisites or assumed knowledge. This may be ascertained by reference to the online handbook at http://www.handbook.unsw.edu.au/2008. Course descriptions are also listed in the online handbook. Not all electives are offered every year. Students may undertake electives from other universities, with the approval of the program authority and the course coordinator.
 
Financial Risk Electives
ACCT5908Auditing and Insurance Services6 UoC
ACCT5996Business Processes: Analysis and Improvement6 UoC
FINS5512Financial Markets and Institutions 6 UoC
FINS5513Investments and Portfolio Selection6 UoC
FINS5517Applied Portfolio and Management Modeling6 UoC
FINS5535Derivatives and Risk Management Techniques6 UoC
FINS5551International Insurance Management6 UoC
FINS5574Foundations of Financial Decision Making6 UoC
ECON5106 Financial Economics6 UoC
 
OHS Risk Electives
SESC9060Principles of Safety, Health and Environmental Auditing3 UoC
 and
SESC9340 OHS Management Systems3 UoC
SESC9121Fire and Explosion6 UoC
SESC9201Safety Risk Management6 UoC
SESC9221 Major Hazards Management6 UoC
SESC9281 Issues and Trends in Emergency Management6 UoC
SESC9411Principles of Ergonomics6 UoC
SESC9810 Toxicology3 UoC
SESC9820Chemical Safety and Toxicology3 UoC
SESC9850 Management of Dangerous Materials3 UoC
AVIA5017Human Factors in Transportation Safety6 UoC
 
Environmental Risk Management Electives
CVEN9888Environmental Management6 UoC
MATH5285Fluids, Oceans and Climate6 UoC
MATH5295Special Topics in Applied Mathematics D6 UoC
SESC9261 Introduction to Environmental Risk Assessment6 UoC
SESC9721 Environment and Medicine6 UoC
SESC9741 Environmental Management Systems6 UoC
SESC9751Introduction to Environmental Science6 UoC
SESC9761 Environmental Auditing6 UoC
 
Technical Risk Electives
CVEN9701Engineering Economics and Financial Management6 UoC
CVEN9702Project Planning and Control6 UoC
CVEN9703Quality and Quality Systems6 UoC
CVEN9707Contracts Management6 UoC
CVEN9881Hazardous Waste Management6 UoC
INFS5984Information Systems Security6 UoC
 
MBT Risk Electives
GBAT9101Project Management6 UoC
GBAT9120Accounting: A User Perspective6 UoC
GBAT9130Enterprise Risk Management6 UoC
Study of MBT Electives requires the approval of the program authority and completion of the MBT cross-program enrolment form. PDF FORM
 
 


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