Hello,
Sorry for not monitoring this post i completely forgot it. Well i will be honest, i am not sure 100% if this is the right choice however there a few reasons that i am thinking about Risk Management. First reason is that most companies that are located in Cyprus are mainly offering financial services that is why i am doing a completely different degree than my first one (Management Information Systems).
Secondly, after the bail-in that we had here in Cyprus, many companies are seeking and hiring Risk Management degrees and with the recession going on here there would be a very big need for someone to manage the risk.
You are right, Risk Management it is indeed a very specific aspect of Finance but i would say it depends from which university you will apply. Most companies here (Cyprus) do not want a "general" degree in terms of finance but they want you to know something specific.
So this is up to anyone point of view, it is better to do something specific or something general? For me Management Information Systems was something general therefore i am going for something specific now.
I would like to hear your comments guys :)

Great, thanks for the reply.
Well i am from cyprus and we are mostly a financial service country even after the bail-in. The unemployment rate will keep increasing until 2015 for sure so i cant see any future with MIS here. I am considering as i said to go for a master degree in UK and i would like something with financial and far as i asked Risk Management is a great choice.
I havent even thinking of this one month ago thats why i wanted an advice.

Hello All,
I am a senior student in Management Information Systems at a university in Cyprus. My current GPA is 3.17 with three courses remaining. At the moment i am in the process of choosing a master degree most probably in UK and i really want to do something different than MIS. One of my main option is Financial Risk Management but i have some concerns regarding it and this is why i am creating this thread. Can i make this big turn from MIS to Risk Management? What is the difference between a master in Finance and a master in Financial Risk management in terms of academics and in job careers.
I am here to hear your advises!