Actuarial Science

Entry requirements

• A UK upper second class degree or above, or the equivalent from an overseas institution, in a highly quantitative programme such as mathematics or statistics is required to enter this course
• Work experience is not a requirement of this course.

Months of entry

September

Course content

If you have strong technical ability and an interest in solving business problems, becoming an actuary is one of the most rewarding career choices you can make. Changes in the world bring new risks, which mean new challenges for actuaries.

The MSc in Actuarial Science course will propel you into the actuarial profession. In addition, in September 2020, we were the first in the world to launch our MSc in Actuarial Science with Business Analytics pathway, which will also prepare you for the non-traditional actuarial field of business analytics.

You will gain a firm grounding in the fundamentals of actuarial science in insurance, finance and investment. You will also advance your knowledge in analytics methods for business, machine learning, data management systems and natural language processing, all of which are increasingly being adopted across actuarial practice areas.

It will offer you a firm grounding in the fundamentals of actuarial science in insurance, finance and investment, business analytical methods, machine learning, data management systems and natural language processing. You will undertake a detailed study of the mathematical and statistical techniques for measuring the probability and risk of future events and their financial impact on a business and/or their clients.

Fees and funding

Please visit: https://www.bayes.city.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/actuarial-science