{"id":312,"date":"2021-08-01T08:01:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T07:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/?page_id=312"},"modified":"2021-08-01T08:01:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-01T07:01:42","slug":"msc-actuarial-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2024-25\/ams\/pg-programmes\/msc-actuarial-science\/","title":{"rendered":"MSc Actuarial Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.hw.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/ian-sharpe\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sharpe-Ian-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Ian Sharpe\" class=\"wp-image-8893\" style=\"width:135px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Programme Directors<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.hw.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/ian-sharpe\">Ian Sharpe<\/a> <br>Programme Code: F727-ACS<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/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\/F727-ACS?termcode=202425\">Official 2024\/25 Programme Structure on Curriculum Explorer<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/MScActSciProgHandbook_202425.pdf\">MSc Actuarial Science Programme Handbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Programme Structure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Semester 1 (Optional)<\/th><th>Semester 2 (Optional)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2024-25\/ams\/courses\/f71aa-actuarial-applications\/\">F71AA &nbsp;Actuarial Applications<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2024-25\/ams\/courses\/f71ak-financial-economics-for-actuarial-science\/\">F71AK Financial Economics for Actuarial Science<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2024-25\/ams\/courses\/f71ab-financial-mathematics\/\">F71AB Financial Mathematics<\/a> <\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2024-25\/ams\/courses\/f71da-data-analytics-and-time-series-analysis\">F71DA Data Analytics and Time Series Analysis<\/a> <\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2024-25\/ams\/courses\/f71ac-financial-mathematics-of-life-contingencies\/\">F71AC Financial Models of Life Contingencies<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2024-25\/ams\/courses\/f71mm-markov-processes-and-survival-modelling\/\">F71MM Markov Processes and Survival Modelling<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2024-25\/ams\/courses\/f71sm-statistical-methods\/\">F71SM Statistical Methods<\/a> <\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2024-25\/ams\/courses\/f71gf-climate-change-and-sustainability\/\">F71GF Climate Change and Sustainability<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/curriculum.hw.ac.uk\/coursedetails\/C21AO?termcode=202425\">C21AO Economics<\/a> <\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2024-25\/ams\/courses\/f71tt-risk-management-techniques-and-tools\/\">F71TT Risk Management: Techniques and Tools<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2024-25\/ams\/courses\/f78ds-data-science-life-cycle\/\">F78DS Data Science Life Cycle<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2024-25\/ams\/courses\/f70lp-life-office-practice\/\">F70LP Life Office Practice<\/a> (not running 24\/25)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2024-25\/ams\/courses\/f71sp-applied-stochastic-processes\/\">F71SP Stochastic Networks<\/a> (not running 24\/25)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/curriculum.hw.ac.uk\/coursedetails\/C31FF?termcode=202425\">C31FF Finance and Financial Reporting<\/a> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Semester 3: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students-archive\/2024-25\/ams\/courses\/f71ad-dissertation\/\">F71AD MSc Dissertation<\/a>&nbsp;(15 Credits) <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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. 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