BSc Actuarial Science (with a year in industry)
Entry requirements
A level: AAA including Mathematics IB: 36 points including Higher Level 6 in Maths BTEC: DDD plus A in A Level Mathematics
About this course
BSc (Hons) Actuarial Science (with a year in industry), a degree spanning mathematics, accounting and finance. Core topics include Statistics, Mathematical Modelling, Financial Analysis, and Accounting. The course is professionally accredited by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and incorporates a paid professional placement year in industry. The first year covers the foundations through Foundations and Calculus, Introduction to Probability and Statistics, Introduction to Accounting, and Business Economics. The second year builds expertise with Probability and Markov Chains, Actuarial Mathematics, Corporate Finance, and Financial Modelling with R. The final year involves advanced study via Decision Theory and Bayesian Statistics, Contingencies, and Mathematical Finance in Discrete Time, alongside optional modules covering topics such as Auditing, Company Law, and Operations Research.
Modules
- Foundations and Calculus
- Introduction to Probability and Statistics
- Introduction to Accounting
- Multivariable Calculus and Matrices
- Business Economics
- Finance Fundamentals
- Probability and Markov Chains
- Actuarial Mathematics
- Corporate Finance
- Statistical Inference and Linear Models
- Actuarial Modelling
- Financial Modelling with R
- Decision Theory and Bayesian Statistics
- Further Statistics for Actuarial Science
- Contingencies
- Mathematical Finance in Discrete Time
- Mathematical Finance in Continuous Time
- Sustainability and Business
- Auditing
- Company Law
- Real Options Valuation
- Managing Diversity
- Time Series
- Operations Research
- Behavioural Finance