COURSE: BCOM IN RISK MANAGEMENT

This qualification is suitable for students who do not wish to become actuaries but would like to enter the field of risk management. This option is for students seeking to pursue the dynamic financial environment where risk management is an essential component. Risk managers are mostly sought after in banks, insurance companies and merchant banks.

Type: undergraduate degree

Duration: 3 years full time

Compulsory Subjects

First year subjects:

• Economics


• Business management


• Computer science and informatics


• Accounting management accounting


• Statistics


• Actuarial science


• Computer literacy

Second year subjects:

• Economics


• Financial economics


• Computer science and informatics


• Accounting management accounting


• Statistics


• Actuarial science


• Afrikaans for the profession


• Business English

Third year subjects:

• Financial economics


• Actuarial science


• Statistics

Careers: risk manager, risk analyst.

Source: www.ufs.ac.za

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