• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

Course description

The MSc in Actuarial Science provides a strong grounding in the mathematics of actuarial science and addresses both the current and future needs of the industry. The programme was recently established and incorporates all mathematical techniques, in particular from the fields of probability and statistics, a modern actuary could not do without. Our programme offers the following exemptions under the IFoA's new Curriculum 2019: CS1, CS2 (Actuarial Statistics) and CM2 (Actuarial Mathematics). If you are interested in developing a career as an actuary, this programme of study will provide the ideal entry platform into a broad range of employment sectors, such as Insurance, Finance and Risk Management.

Special features

Our MSc Actuarial Science programme

Our MSc Actuarial Science programme was established in 2011 with the aim of providing a thorough training in the mathematical tools and skills an actuary needs. This includes topics such as

• Markovian models and pricing techniques relevant to life insurance
• Risk models, ruin theory, risk measures, premium principles and further techniques relevant to general insuranceModern theory of market consistent pricing (mathematical finance), such as the Black and Scholes asset pricing model, the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), interest rate models, credit risk models, option pricing etc.
• Risk management techniques
• Relevant topics from Statistics such as Time Series and their applications, Generalised Linear Models, Survival Analysis etc.
• Relevant software suites such as R and Excel.

Coursework and assessment

There are two teaching semesters of 12 weeks each and approximately 15 weeks of project work. Assessment for the taught part is by exams and coursework.

Career opportunities

If you are interested in developing a career as an actuary, this programme of study will provide the ideal entry platform into a broad range of employment sectors, such as Insurance, Financial and Risk Management.

所属院系

中国学生入学要求

课程信息

学制：全日制(12 个月)

学费：£22,500.00 (¥ 203,173) /年

开学时间：2022九月27日

申请截止日期：

留学地点：The University of ManchesterOxford Road,Manchester,M13 9PL, England