Actuarial Science

Entry requirements

Academic requirements

Minimum second-class honours degree or international equivalent in:

• engineering
• science subjects (eg physics, chemistry or computing science)
• business subjects (eg business studies, accounting or economics)

Prospective students with relevant experience or appropriate professional qualifications are also welcome to apply.

For Australia and Canada, normal degrees in relevant disciplines are accepted.

Mathematical knowledge

Some prior mathematical knowledge is required, for example:

A level or equivalent or undergraduate classes in:

• Calculus
• Linear Algebra
• Differential equations
• Probability
• Statistics

If possible, please provide evidence of this in your application (eg transcript, certificate, etc)

Any queries, please email our faculty directly on science-masters@strath.ac.uk

English language requirements

• For postgraduate studies, the University of Strathclyde requires a minimum overall score of IELTS 6.0 (with no score below 5.5) or equivalent. Tests are valid for two years. Pre-sessional courses in English are available.
• As a university, we now accept many more English language tests other than IELTS for overseas applicants, for example, TOEFL and PTE Cambridge. View the full list of accepted English language tests here.
• Potential students should note that this is an interdisciplinary course and the business classes, particularly Economics, do require a commitment to doing a lot of reading and working at understanding the concepts covered. For success in these classes, students therefore need to be comfortable reading in English.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The MSc in Actuarial Science at Strathclyde has been developed to give students wishing to move into the actuarial profession a strong foundation in the statistical concepts, models and techniques used in actuarial calculations, their computer implementations, and the financial and economic contexts of these calculations.

The programme is an innovative cross-faculty alliance between the Strathclyde Business School and the Faculty of Science.

The course is designed so that students with a strong aptitude for mathematics and statistics, but who have not studied these topics in detail in their undergraduate degree, can gain the necessary skills to move into the financial industry. It's intended as a conversion course, teaching material in statistics, economics and finance. It does not currently include specialist actuarial mathematics content (which will be studied in the actuarial professional examinations).

Our Actuarial Science Masters produces graduates well equipped to apply for trainee actuary positions. Students reaching a sufficiently high level in core classes will be eligible for exemption from two of the professional examinations of the IFoA, namely CS1 and CB2.

Information for international students

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Fees and funding

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