BSc Actuarial Science and Diploma in Industrial Training 1

Programme Directors: Dr Alistair Wallis (Edinburgh),

Programme Code: F712-ACD

For further information about course choices consult:

Official 2024/25 Programme Structure on Curriculum Explorer

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Year 1

Semester 1 (Mandatory)	Semester 2 (Mandatory)
F17CA Calculus A	F17CB Calculus B
F77SA Topics in Statistical Practice	F77SB Elements of Probability
Semester 1 (Optional)	C17PS Becoming a Professional
F17LP Logic and Proof	Semester 2 (Optional)
F17CC Introduction to University Mathematics	F17SC Discrete Mathematics
F17GC Mathematics in Context	F17GA Problem Solving

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Year 2

Semester 1 (Mandatory)	Semester 2 (Mandatory)
F18CD Real Analysis	F18CE Multivariable Calculus
F18CF Linear Algebra	F78AB Actuarial and Financial Mathematics
F78AP Algorithmic and Scientific Programming	F78PB Probability and Statistics B
F78PA Probability and Statistics A	F78DS Data Science Life Cycle

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Year 3

Semester 1 (Mandatory)	Semester 2 (Mandatory)
F79MA Statistical Models A	F79MB Statistical Models B
F79SP Stochastic Processes	F79SU Survival Models
F70LA Life Insurance Mathematics A	F70LB Life Insurance Mathematics B
Semester 1 (Optional)	Semester 2 (Optional)
F19MV Vector Analysis	F19MO Ordinary Differential Equations
F79PS Further Statistical Methods	F28DM Database Management Systems
C29PE Economics for Professionals	C39FF Financial Reporting and Finance
	F78DS Data Science Life Cycle

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Year 4

60-credit courses for the Diploma in Industrial Training.

Semester 1 (Mandatory)	Semester 2 (Mandatory)
F78IA Industrial Training Placement A	F78IB Industrial Training Placement B

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Year 5

Semester 1 (Mandatory)	Semester 2 (Mandatory)
F70TS Time Series and Machine Learning	F70RT Risk Theory
Semester 1 (Optional – Choose 3)	Semester 2 (Optional – Choose 3)
F70PE Pensions	F79BI Bayesian Inference & Computational Methods
F10MM Optimisation	F90AM Advanced Machine Learning
F70CF Continuous Time Finance	C39TA Taxation (Tax Law)
C30IB International Bond and Currency Markets	F70CC Climate Change and Sustainability
F79PS Further Statistical Methods	F28DM Database Management Systems
C29PE Economics for Professionals	F19MO Ordinary Differential Equations
	F78AB Actuarial and Financial Mathematics B
	C39FF Financial Reporting and Finance