Business Administration and Management

RPC-SE-19-No.151-2020

Master’s Degree in Financial and Risk Management

The program aims to develop graduate students’ competencies to assess and reduce the impact of financial and nonfinancial risks on organizations through planning and resource optimization, adopting an entrepreneurial, innovative, strategic, and sustainable perspective to support decision-making.

Modality
100% Online

Classes Start
June

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Why Pursue a Master’s Degree in Financial and Risk Management?

ECOTEC Online has established itself as a leading university in Ecuador, internationally recognized for its academic quality, innovation, and focus on global employability. Its presence in rankings such as QS, Innovatec, and Top 3 Member Experience reflects its commitment to comprehensive, high-impact education.

Enrollment Requirements

  • Recent digital passport-style photograph.
  • Updated color copy of both sides of the national ID card or, for international students, a passport, in PDF format.
  • High school diploma certificate downloaded from the Ministry of Education website.
  • Undergraduate Degree Record downloaded as a PDF from the SENESCYT platform or its equivalent.
  • National ID card and photograph.
  • Physical copy of the undergraduate degree issued by the University.
  • Undergraduate degree registered with SENESCYT.
  • CONADIS card (optional, only if the applicant declares a disability).

  • Recent digital passport-style photograph.

  • Updated color copy of both sides of the national ID card or, for international students, a passport, in PDF format.

  • High school diploma certificate downloaded from the Ministry of Education website.

  • Undergraduate Degree Record downloaded as a PDF from the SENESCYT platform or its equivalent.

Proven Educational Technology

At ECOTEC ONLINE, you study through Blackboard, where your classes, course materials, assessments, and conversations with instructors are all available in one place. Join live sessions or catch up by watching the recordings, submit assignments from your phone, and get answers whenever questions arise. No switching between apps and no wasted time.

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Graduate Profile

Assess specific situations and collect, analyze, and process information to reduce risk levels.
Apply new information analysis and processing tools to achieve more efficient risk management.
Analyze information from a financial perspective to optimize the use of financial, human, and technological resources.
Develop financially viable plans aligned with the organization’s circumstances.
Analyze financing alternatives and the mechanisms required for their implementation.
Apply advanced knowledge to identify the influence of financial risks on business management.
Use appropriate technological resources to conduct research in financial risk management.
Apply financial indicators as decision-support tools.
Apply value analysis tools in workplace and professional settings.
Develop financial models that contribute to the country’s socioeconomic analysis and promote well-being while incorporating measures to reduce investment risks.
Substantiate corporate financial management processes from an epistemological perspective and a risk management approach.
Analyze the critical aspects of a company’s financial risk–return relationship.
Understand the importance of the microeconomic and macroeconomic environments in which national and international capital markets operate.
Identify market opportunities for the company in response to change and analyze the behavior of national and international financial markets in order to conduct sound financial planning that incorporates risk analysis.