入学要求 Requirement:
学术要求:First or upper second-class honours degree or equivalent, in a quantitative subject (mathematics, statistics, economics, etc)
英语要求:IELTS 6.5
学费 Tuition Fee:2011/2012 £15,820
课程特征 Course Features:
This programme provides an intensive, professional-level, specialist education in actuarial science. By performing sufficiently well in the instructional component (PG Dip), students can gain exemptions from subjects CT1–CT8 of the professional examinations of the Faculty and Institute of Actuaries. Graduates with a number of exemptions may enter employment as actuarial analysts with advanced professional standing.
Students who satisfactorily complete the PG Dip may elect to continue to take the MSc by undertaking a three-month supervised programme of actuarial science research and submitting a corresponding dissertation.
课程内容 Course Content :
Accounting and finance for actuarial science; Actuarial communication and research; Actuarial mathematics; Actuarial risk management; Economics; Financial mathematics; Mathematical finance; Probability and mathematical statistics; Statistical models in insurance; Stochastic processes; Survival models
Plus: Dissertation
教学与评估 Teaching and Assessment:
Examination, coursework, dissertation
职业机会 Career Opportunities:
Life, general and health insurance companies, actuarial consulting firms, investment banking and fund management, academia