Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: MSc/PGDip 9 months-1 year full-time
Problem solver. Business analyst. Risk assessor. An actuary wears many hats, but that’s what makes a career in the field so rewarding. With a qualification in actuarial science and data analysis, you’ll have the skills to make your mark in a range of industries.
This programme is for you if you want to kick-start your actuarial career and gain the skills to apply data analytics to solve real business problems.
Whether you have yet to start the actuarial professional exams, or you have already passed some of the Core Principles subjects you will be able to choose a route that maximises your potential exemptions from the IFoA exams. In some cases you will be able to finish with all the exams needed to become a fully-qualified actuary as an Associate member of the IFoA (Qualification as an Associate requires two years' work experience qualifying for PPD, successfully completing the online Professional Skills Course, and successfully completing the online CB3 course and assessment.)
At least a 2:1 in a relevant subject (Mathematics, Statistics, Sciences, Economics). We will consider graduates from other subjects on an individual basis - students will need to demonstrate their ability in mathematics is at an appropriate level if do not have at least a B at A-level.
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There are a number of possible sources of funding: loans and grants, bursaries and scholarships.
You will be well-placed to work in the worlds of insurance, pensions, healthcare, banking, business management and risk assessment. You will be equipped with mathematical and statistical knowledge and problem-solving skills to help businesses and institutions evaluate the long-term financial implications of the decisions they make.
We aim to develop graduates who:
MSc
Core module
Option modules
Choose three option modules from:
* must be chosen if wishing to select Geospatial Data Analytics from the list below
Plus four option modules from:
* must have chosen Fundamentals of GIS from the earlier list
** Actuarial Practice Workshop is a prerequisite for Actuarial Practice
Summer modules
Core modules
Option modules
Choose one option module from:
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