Program Overview

Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science

The Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science is a program designed for individuals who are passionate about mathematics and curious about financial matters. Actuarial science graduates learn how to analyze risk using mathematics and statistics, and apply their findings to solve management problems in insurance and other businesses. The two main applications of actuarial science are life insurance and pension plans. However, actuarial science is also applied in the study of financial organizations to analyze their liabilities and improve financial decision-making.

Program Courses

Students in the Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science program undertake a range of courses, including:

• Multivariate Distributions
• Life Contingencies
• Differential Equations
• Probability Distributions
• Operations Research
• Investment Fundamentals
• Discrete Mathematics
• Financial Accounting
• Business Finance

Career Opportunities

The program provides relevant career internship opportunities for all students during the course of their studies, preparing them for a career in actuarial science and related fields.

Colleges

The University of Ghana has several colleges, including:

• Basic and Applied Sciences
• Education
• Health Sciences
• Humanities