Universities / University of Cape Town
MCom in Risk Management of Financial Markets (AIFMRM) (MCom RMFM)
A technical one-year professional master's whose core is quantitative risk management: financial instruments, market and credit risk, plus maths, statistics, econometrics, computing, regulation and governance.
What you’ll study
The programme doesn’t publish a unit list. Check the programme website for the current structure.
Before you apply
- Background
- Engineering degree in any discipline, or an NQF level 8 qualification with at least 18 credits each of UCT Mathematics (MAM1010F) and Statistics (STA1000S) at HEQSF level 5
- Maths
- first-year university mathematics; first-year statistics
- Other
- Merit-based, limited places; deadline 30 September
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After graduation
- Typical first roles
- Banking, insurance, asset management, consulting, regulation, trading
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Checked 6 November 2026 against the sources linked on this page. Fees, units and requirements change each year, so confirm them on the programme’s website before applying.
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