INTRA Programme BSc Actuarial Mathematics

Objective

The Objective of this four year, full-time degree is to produce graduates with the ability to apply mathematical methods to the problems of the financial and insurance sectors. The application of such techniques has revolutionised many areas of these industries over the last fifteen years. Students on this course can gain exemptions from all eight of the Core Technical examinations of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. The degree is fully accredited by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.

Programme Summary

The course is of four years¡¯ duration and falls naturally into two halves. In the first four semesters (i.e. Years 1 and 2), the aim of the programme is to provide the student with a broad introduction to the main branches of modern mathematics and its applications, enabling students to make informed choices regarding their choice of specialist topics in the latter half of the course. In the second half (Years 3 and 4), the course concentrates on those areas of mathematics that may be applied to problems in finance, insurance and banking, and in particular in the methods of actuarial mathematics. 

Work Areas

• Life Assurance, Insurance 
• Investment and Commercial Banking
• Financial Analysis
• Trading
• Business and Actuarial Consultancy 
• Pensions
• Software Development 
• Data Analytics

INTRA Internship

Students from the BSc Actuarial Mathematics are required to complete an eight-month INTRA placement at the end of third academic year.

Course Modules

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