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Academic Partnerships
GARP's academic partnerships play a critical role in educating the next generation of qualified risk managers. By working with colleges and universities to combine rigorous academic instruction with practitioner-driven insight and certification, students can be better prepared to succeed in the challenging field of risk management.
GARP's Academic Outreach team stands ready to partner with colleges and universities to:
  • Develop and enhance undergraduate and graduate-level risk curricula
  • Incorporate professional certification into academic programs
  • Increase recognition and visibility of approved risk programs
  • Provide opportunities to participate as a GARP Continuing Professional Education provider
  • Promote risk management as a profession and an academic discipline
  • If you are interested in exploring these opportunities, please contact Bill May at bill.may@garp.com

Programs in the Spotlight

AcademicPartnerships_UConn UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
The Master of Science in Financial Risk Management is designed for business professionals who want to enhance their careers by fully understanding how to identify and manage various types of financial risk.
The 15-month program emphasizes both rigorous theoretical and quantitative analysis, as well as practical and hands-on experience addressing real world risk-management problems (i.e. credit, interest rate, currency and market risk in asset and wealth management, arbitrage strategies, restructuring and combinations, and alternative investments).
AcademicPrograms_SanFrancisco.jpg UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
The three-semester MS in Risk Management program at the University of San Francisco is uniquely structured to integrate the skills and knowledge required in financial risk management as well as financial analysis and investment management. The program equips students to prepare for the FRM exam offered by GARP.
AcademicPrograms_UniversityofWashington.jpg UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
The Master of Science in Computational Finance and Risk Management (MS-CompFin) is a professional MS degree program designed to address the demand in the financial-services industry for advanced quantitative computational finance skills and next generation risk-management skills. Individuals who understand how to manage assets to enhance investment returns while controlling risk are required throughout the world of financial services, as are individuals who understand modern risk-management methods. The emerging profession of financial risk management underscores the growing importance of the latter skill set. For students with strong mathematical and quantitative skills, Computational Finance and Risk Management represents exciting new career paths to consider.
AcademicPrograms_LaTrobe LA TROBE UNIVERSITY
La Trobe University was established in 1964 and has since grown to be one of Australia's leading universities. La Trobe University's Master of Financial Analysis (Financial Risk Management) is an 18-month, 12-subject program designed to offer students, who intend to sit the exams for the FRM accreditation offered by GARP, a course of study which covers in excess of 70% of the FRM curriculum at both levels 1 and 2. In so doing it aims to assist students gain a globally recognized professional accreditation in financial risk management and enhance their career prospects within the investment, banking and finance industry. The program is organized into three, four-subject modules, taken over three full time semesters.
AcademicPartnerships_Tulane TULANE UNIVERSITY
Master of Risk Management (MRISK) graduates are prepared to meet the demand of today's financial arena. They have mastered the analytical and practical tools necessary to manage financial risk in a modern, global environment. An important aspect of the program is that every graduate will have the opportunity to sit for Level 1 of the FRM Exam offered by GARP.
The Master of Management in Energy is an intensive, full-time program that focuses on energy finance and trading. Students complete 34 credit-hours, and graduates earn a Master of Management degree. Tulane's Masters in Energy program is designed for those who are ready to focus and advance in the fast paced energy industry. The program is intended for those students with exceptional quantitative skills and who aspire to a career in the energy industry.  The program assists students in preparing for the Series 3 (National Commodity Futures Exam), Series 7 (General Securities Representative Exam (Stockbroker), Series 63 (Uniform Securities Agent State Law Exam), and Energy Risk Professional examinations.
Continuing Professional Education
Our CPE program offers Certified FRMs and ERPs the support and opportunity to continue their professional development.
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