MA MSc Risk Analysis

Bachelor’s degree with 2:1 honours (or overseas equivalent) e.g. GPA of 3.3 from a US University. Candidates who do not achieve a 2:1 but have professional or voluntary experience will also be considered. Mature candidates will be considered favourably.

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The programme enables students to undertake further doctoral research or enter into careers as risk specialists in this rapidly developing field. Graduates are able to work in industry, consultancies, governmental and non-governmental agencies. Employment destinations of past students include the European Commission, HM Government, UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, Environment Agency, US Department of Homeland Security, Medical Research Council, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, KPMG, SwissRe, Ernst and Young, Marsh Risk Consulting, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Total, L’Oreal, Network Rail, Sainsburys and ING.

Required Modules

Core module (MA & MSc pathway: 60 credits):

• Dissertation in Risk Analysis (60 credits) (must Take and Pass)

Compulsory modules (MA & MSc pathway: 80 credits):

• Practising Social Research (20 credits, T1)
• Risk Governance (20 credits, T1)
• Risk Management (20 credits,T1)
• Risk Communication (20 credits, T2)

Compulsory module (MSc pathway: 20 credits):

• Risk Assessment (20 credits,T2) †
• Practising Social Research
• Risk Communication
• Risk Governance
• Risk Management

Optional Modules

Optional modules (MA pathway: 40 credits; MSc pathway: 20 credits):

• Any Level 7 (Masters) modules offered in the Geography Department
• Up to 20 credits of Level 7 modules from any KCL Departments or Institutes outside of Geography. ‡
• Risk Internship (20 credits, T1&2)
• Responding to Terrorism (20 credits, T1), subject to availability in the War Studies Department and permission of the module leader.
• Responding to Terrorism
• Risk Dissertation
• Risk Internship

Required modules – MSc only

• Risk Assessment