伦敦经济学院（the London School of Economics and Political Science），创立于1895年，为伦敦大学联盟成员，是英国久负盛名的世界顶尖公立研究型大学。与牛津大学、剑桥大学、伦敦大学学院、帝国理工学院并称“G5超级精英大学”，也是英国金三角名校和罗素大学集团成员。


LSE在社科学术界、金融界和政商界享有口碑。截止2016年，LSE的校友及教员之中包括18名诺贝尔奖得奖者、34名政府或国家元首。在最新由英国官方每7年发布一次的大学科研水平排名（REF）中，LSE拥有英国最高比例的世界顶尖研究。根据2014年的全球调查，在所有的欧洲大学中，LSE培养了最多的亿万富翁。其毕业生平均起薪亦为全英最高。


LSE在泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名为第27。至2016年为止，27%的诺贝尔经济学奖被授予伦敦政经教授或校友（单独或共同获得），囊括了所有诺贝尔经济学奖得主的17%。


The MSc Risk and Finance is an interdisciplinary master's programme designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the various facets of risk, including risk perception, management, control and regulation as encountered in a wide variety of contexts.


The design of the programme will enable you to acquire a broad knowledge of risk management and regulation, and to deepen your competency in a chosen area of specialisation.


The programme is supported by Deutsche Bank, which contributes a high level of involvement via a series of practitioner seminars which run throughout the programme. 


课程设置
You will take courses to the total value of four full units. These will be made up of compulsory and optional courses. You can select two and a half units worth of options from a wide range of courses offered by the Departments of Accounting, Finance, Geography and Environment, Management, Statistics and Law. These elective courses offer you significant flexibility to tailor your degree to your academic and professional interests. 


就业情况
毕业生相较于同龄人而言具有更好的职业前景，该项目的课程为学生未来在投行、咨询行业和其他金融领域的就业做好了职业准备。该项目的毕业生多就职于咨询、金融、银行、保险、管理监管以及公共行政等领域。