BA Risk Management
Course overview
The BA Risk Management course at Glasgow Caledonian University teaches how to identify, assess, and lessen threats to an organisation's success. This course focuses on current risk practices, covering areas such as crisis management, cyber risk, insurance and risk transfer, business continuity management, and handling risk.
The course modules and learning strategy focus on building job-specific practical skills such as Business Continuity and Crisis Management, Project Risk Management and International Risk Management. The course also develops skills such as communication, analytical skills, problem-solving skills, and relationship building.
Alongside academic coursework, this course develops professional qualifications to prepare graduates to enter the workplace and make them desirable to employers. Learning is through lectures, tutorials, and case studies, while assessment includes projects, presentations, and examinations.
Entry requirements
Grade Requirements
- For Year 1 entry, candidates need 108 UCAS points.
- An International Baccalaureate score of 26 points alongside A-level grades BBC.
- For candidates interested in year 2 entry, they must have excellent results from a foundation degree or one year of university-level business or management studies.
- For year 3 entry, international students need an HND in Business, Administration and IT, or Legal Services with Graded Units of BB or BBB.
English Proficiency
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International students need an IELTS score of 6.0 overall, with no component below 5.5.
Scholarships
Early Payment Discount
This award entitles fee-paying students to a discount of 5% if fees are over £5,000 and the fees are paid in full prior to the first teaching date of the course.
New to GCU Undergraduate
Self funding International students who study a full-time course with Glasgow Caledonian University are eligible for up to £2,500 tuition fee discount per year off their course tuition fees.
Student Loyalty Discount
We are pleased to offer a Loyalty Discount of 30% to students who have previously graduated from GCU or one of our Founding institutions.
Up to 30% of fees
Career opportunities
Graduates with a BA in Risk Management at Glasgow Caledonian University can pursue their career in roles such as:
- Risk Analyst
- Risk Manager
- Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
- Compliance Analyst
- Financial Analyst
- Credit Analyst
Cost of study
International students starting the BA Risk Management at Glasgow Caledonian University in the 2025/26 academic year will pay a tuition fee of £15,200.
Admission
To apply for this course, you'll need to go through UCAS. You can contact our trained counsellors to learn about this process.
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