MSc Actuarial Science – 2024-25 Archive

Programme Directors: Ian Sharpe
Programme Code: F727-ACS

For further information about course choices consult:

Programme Structure

Semester 1 (Optional)	Semester 2 (Optional)
F71AA Actuarial Applications	F71AK Financial Economics for Actuarial Science
F71AB Financial Mathematics	F71DA Data Analytics and Time Series Analysis
F71AC Financial Models of Life Contingencies	F71MM Markov Processes and Survival Modelling
F71SM Statistical Methods	F71GF Climate Change and Sustainability
C21AO Economics	F71TT Risk Management: Techniques and Tools
	F78DS Data Science Life Cycle
	F70LP Life Office Practice (not running 24/25)
	F71SP Stochastic Networks (not running 24/25)
	C31FF Finance and Financial Reporting

Semester 3: F71AD MSc Dissertation (15 Credits)

Students may choose any courses on the programme in semester 1 and semester 2 leading to a minimum of 120 credits (8 courses) of which at least 90 credits (6 courses) must be Level 11. Students may take no more than 75 credits each semester (5 courses each semester). For most students, it is recommended that they register for the nine courses C21AO, F71SM, F71AA, F71AB, F71AC, C31FF, F71MM, F71DA, and F71AK to be eligible for all six Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA) Core Principles exemptions, plus one additional course in semester 2 to broaden their actuarial education. Subject to meeting the requirements, students may proceed to the Dissertation/ Case Studies stage of the programme.