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Risk Management - 8728
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Program Description
Program Objectives
Program Structure
Academic Rules
Fees
Area(s) of Specialisation

This Program is no longer accepting new enrolments

Program Summary

 
Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
Contact: http://www.science.unsw.edu.au
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 1.5 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 27
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 72
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Master of Science And Technology (Specialisation)
 
 

Program Description

The Master of Science and Technology in Risk Management is a program in integrated risk management which provides a general introduction to risk management principles as they are applied across all disciplines, then allows students to specialise in one or more risk areas. Courses for the program are offered by the Faculties of Science, Engineering and Commerce. Students may select either a financial or a technical focus.

NOTE:This program is not open for new enrolments from 2011. Students interested in commencing a postgraduate program in Risk Management should refer to program 8418 in this handbook and contact the Australian School of Business for further information. Students who commenced this program previous to 2011 with concerns regarding completion of the degree due to variations in course offerings should contact John Evans (john.evans@unsw.edu.au) for the latest information on course availability and program requirements.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Program Structure

The program requires 72 units of credit and is normally completed in one and a half years of full-time (or equivalent part-time) study.


Fundamental Knowledge Courses - 12 UOC

Internal (on campus):
or
  • OBM117 Statistics for Buisness
This is an off campus course run by Charles Sturt University.
For more information on this course please refer to School of Safety Science.

or
and
or any other 6 UOC Statistics course approved by the program authority,

and either (on campus)
or (off campus)

Core Courses - 24 UOC
Exemption but nor necessarily Advanced Standing may be awarded to students who can establish that they have equivalent knowledge in core courses.
Elective Courses - 36 UOC

Students may select courses from any faculty providing they can demonstrate to the program authority the relevance of the course to risk management. A list of possible electives is shown below.

Financial Risk Courses

OH&S Courses

Environmental Risk Courses

Technical Risk Management Courses
Courses from the AGSM may also be taken by agreement.

Academic Rules

Please refer to the Program Structure above and contact the school office for more information.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html


Area(s) of Specialisation

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