MSc/PGDiploma Actuarial Science

MSc/PGDip Actuarial Science

Summary

Topics covered correspond to the CT1- CT8 series of the examinations of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. Students who perform well can obtain exemption from some or all of these professional exams. Our graduates go on to practice in many sectors including finance, investment, risk management, insurance and pensions.

World-Wide Reputation

Heriot-Watt boasts a leading international research group in actuarial and financial mathematics. Over its many years of operation, this programme has become firmly established and achieved a world-wide reputation for high quality education. Our campus is set in pleasant grounds in Edinburgh, Scotland's capital city.

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MSc/PGDiploma

Actuarial Science

This is one of only a small number of postgraduate programmes accredited by the UK Actuarial Profession. It is designed for graduates who have strong mathematical skills and who would like to work as actuaries.