BSc Actuarial Science
Swansea, United Kingdom
BSc
DURATION
3 years
LANGUAGES
PACE
Full time
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EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: Swansea University’s Mathematics Department and School of Management launched BSc Actuarial Science. The programme covers mathematics, accounting, finance and economics for the actuarial profession and includes modules mapped to the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) Core Principles so graduates with good degrees can gain exemptions. Swansea hosts a Stochastic Analysis Group and the Hawkes Centre for Empirical Finance.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can enter the actuarial profession, or work in auditing, financial analysis, insurance, investment banking, risk analysis, pricing, pensions, quantitative analysis. They’ll suit roles as actuarial analysts, pricing analysts, risk analysts, quantitative modelers across insurers, banks and consultancies.
The Mathematics Department and the School of Management have launched a new degree programme in Actuarial Science.
The new BSc Actuarial Science programme will provide students with a thorough grounding in the areas of Mathematics, Accounting, Finance and Economics relevant to careers in the actuarial profession. This will include a selection of new actuarial modules designed to cover the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Core Principles syllabuses so that graduates with good degrees can obtain a number of exemptions from professional examinations.
Swansea University has a strong research base in areas related to Actuarial Science with Mathematics hosting an internationally recognised ‘Stochastic Analysis Group’ and Management hosting the ‘Hawkes Centre for Empirical Finance’. Graduates will be highly qualified to enter the Actuarial profession, or follow careers in; auditing, financial analysis, insurance, investment banking and management.
International Excellence Scholarships are available to both Undergraduate and Postgraduate students. Other scholarships are available, please see our website for more information including eligibility criteria and closing dates.
