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RISK MANAGEMENT

Governance, Risk and Compliance Management - RSK4802
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: This module will be useful to students who work in the Government departments, NGO's e.g., Corporate, financial and non-financial institutions and have an interest in governance and compliance as it relates to risk management. Students accredited with this module will be able to understand and analyze the Risk Management process and the role of risk management in the organisation, the Compliance management process within the organisation as it is required by specific legislation and supervisory bodies and the Corporate Governance process within the organisation as it is required by the specific supervisory bodies.
Risk Financing - RSK4803
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: This module will be useful to students who are following or planning to follow a career in risk management. Students credited with this module will be able to interpret risk management regulations, analyse risk exposures in financial terms, determine the cost of risk control and advise management on a realistic risk appetite.
Credit Risk Management - RSK4804
Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: Students who complete this module will be able to apply the principles and process of credit risk management, formulate lending objectives and apply the credit risk analysis framework, monitor, review and manage the credit risk, and formulate funding strategies in order to finance their current operations and support future growth.
Market Risk Management - RSK4805
Honours,Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to enable students to demonstrate knowledge of and engagement in financial risks and sources of market risk affecting organisations by explaining the risks and risk factors. Students should also be enabled to understand the complexities and uncertainties of applying management of market risk by identifying and evaluating the risks of instruments in a portfolio. Furthermore, students will understand how to apply the management of market risk by identifying and evaluating the risks of instruments in a portfolio. Students should be able to interrogate various market risk management methods in order to formulate market risk management solutions for the organisation and be able to present and communicate market risk management strategies.
Risk Management for Bankers - RSK1501
Diploma,Higher Certificate Semester module NQF level: 5 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to develop a sound understanding of the concepts of risks within a banking environment and how to best manage these risks.
Enterprise Risk Management - RSK2601
Under Graduate Degree,Diploma Semester module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: MNB1601
Purpose: This module will equip students to define and classify risks, define and implement corporate governance and propose and implement Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) in their organisations. The purpose of this module is to explain risk management as an enterprise-wide concept and propose a framework for the implementation of ERM in an enterprise. The module will also provide a foundation for later courses and modules in risk management.
Fundamentals of Operational & Financial Risk - RSK2602
Under Graduate Degree,Diploma Semester module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to develop the student's knowledge of risk management concepts, to distinguish between operational and financial risks, to analyse the principles of risk management and to be capable to interpret the allocation of capital to risks.
Operational Risk Management - RSK4801
Honours,Post Graduate Diploma Year module NQF level: 8 Credits: 24
Module presented in English Module presented online
Purpose: Students credited with this module will be able to demonstrate knowledge of, and the ability to engage with the components of an operational risk management framework. Students will also be able to interrogate multiple sources of knowledge in an area of operational risk and to evaluate knowledge and processes of knowledge production. Furthermore, students will demonstrate an understanding of the complexities and uncertainties of selecting and applying, in a self-critical manner, the risk management methodologies in practice. Finally, students will be able to present and communicate operational risk control measures ideas and texts effectively to a range of audiences, offering creative insights, rigorous interpretations and solutions to problems and issues appropriate to the context.