Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Financial Risk Management
The Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Financial Risk Management provides advanced training in financial risk analysis, quantitative finance, and portfolio management. The programme is designed to develop advanced analytical, statistical, and modelling skills relevant to the financial services and risk management industries.
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Please note that selection for postgraduate programmes is highly competitive. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission to the programme.
Minimum admission requirements
Admission requirements
A BCom degree with Financial Risk Management, Financial Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics as third-year subjects.
An average mark of at least 60% for Financial Risk Management 314 and 344.
Selection
The number of students selected will be influenced by, among other things, staff capacity and the availability of resources within the Department, as well as academic merit and University transformation objectives. As staff capacity and resources may fluctuate from year to year, the number of students selected can also differ from year to year.
If the Financial Risk Management or Mathematical Statistics background of the applicant is deemed insufficient after a case-by-case determination by the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, the Department may require an additional departmental assessment on third year level Financial Risk Management and Mathematical Statistics topics. Students may also be required to complete additional undergraduate Stellenbosch University Financial Risk Management and Mathematical Statistics modules along with their honours studies.
Programme structure
Programme content
You must earn a total of at least 120 credits for this programme.
Compulsory modules (108 credits)
Code | Module | Credits | Module Name | Semester
10459 731 12 Financial Risk Management A 1
10460 761 12 Financial Risk Management B 2
10660 733 12 Portfolio Management Theory A 2
10661 763 12 Portfolio Management Theory B 1
11166 734 6 Practical Financial Modelling 1
11218 793 30 Research Assignment: Financial Risk Management Both
65250 718 12 Stochastic Simulation 1
10751 747 12 Time Series Analysis 1
Elective modules (at least 12 credits)
Code | Module | Credits | Module Name | Semester
11164 732 12 Financial Mathematical Statistics A 2
11165 762 12 Financial Mathematical Statistics B 2