Program Overview

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If you have a love of mathematics and want to use your ability to help businesses solve complex financial problems, then actuarial science is the subject for you. Graduates from our degrees are highly sought after and the BSc can lead you into careers such as becoming an actuary, an investment analyst, an underwriter, a risk manager, or a data scientist.

By adding a year abroad to your programme, you’ll have the opportunity to broaden your skillset further by taking additional modules at a partner university. A year abroad will also develop your personal skills and make you stand out to potential employers in the competitive graduate recruitment marketplace.

All our actuarial science courses are fully accredited by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA). Performing well in your studies can lead to being granted up to six exemptions from the IFoA professional examinations. The subject-specific exemptions are CM1, CM2, CS1, CS2, CB1, and CB2. This is very important for those who wish to qualify as an actuary. Many of our graduates use the knowledge and skills they learn to support their careers through study with other professional bodies such as the Chartered Insurance Institute or the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute.

We combine the learning of actuarial skills, techniques, and models along with the building of your professional skills. On top of the subject-specific training, the BSc gives you the unique opportunity to conduct an industrially focused project, attend guest lectures from industry professionals, and develop the key skills to ultimately secure a graduate position. A particular highlight are the two modules focused on employability that involve significant input from Aviva, the global insurer.

The BSc has been designed to allow to you to develop your skills and demonstrate your ability in the multi-disciplinary fields of actuarial science with the aim of you securing the career of your choice.

The year abroad will provide you with an opportunity to enhance and expand both your academic and interpersonal skills. It will allow you to create a truly bespoke programme based on your own interests.