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