{"id":2341,"date":"2021-08-01T08:03:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T07:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/?page_id=2341"},"modified":"2021-08-01T08:03:44","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T07:03:44","slug":"bsc-actuarial-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2024-25\/ams\/ug-programmes\/bsc-actuarial-science\/","title":{"rendered":"BSc Actuarial Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.hw.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/adrian-nathai\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Nathai.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13386\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:135px;height:180px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.hw.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/alistair-wallis\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Wallis_Alistair_MaCS_.jpg\" alt=\"Dr Alistair Wallis\" class=\"wp-image-14877\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:135px;height:180px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Programme Directors:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.hw.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/alistair-wallis\">Dr Alistair Wallis <\/a>(Edinburgh), <a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.hw.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/adrian-nathai\">Adrian Nathai<\/a> (Malaysia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Programme Code: <\/strong>F723-ACS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further information about course choices consult:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/curriculum.hw.ac.uk\/programmedetails\/F723-ACS?termcode=202425\">Official 2024\/25 Programme Structure on Curriculum Explorer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 1<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure 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Only)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 4<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Semester 1 (Mandatory)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Semester 2 (Mandatory)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2024-25\/ams\/courses\/f70ts-time-series\/\">F70TS Time Series and Machine Learning<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2024-25\/ams\/courses\/f70rt-risk-theory\/\">F70RT Risk Theory<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th><strong>Semester 1 (Optional)<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Semester 2 (Optional)<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2024-25\/maths\/courses\/f10mm-optimisation\/\">F10MM Optimisation<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/curriculum.hw.ac.uk\/coursedetails\/C39TA?termcode=202425\">C39TA Taxation (Tax 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