{"id":2375,"date":"2022-08-01T01:02:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T00:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/?page_id=2375"},"modified":"2024-09-09T16:05:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T15:05:47","slug":"bsc-in-mathematical-statistical-and-actuarial-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/ug-programmes\/bsc-in-mathematical-statistical-and-actuarial-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"BSc Mathematical Statistical and Actuarial Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"135\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/AKonechny.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8750\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This programme is available in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/home\/edinburgh\/\">Edinburgh<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Programme Director:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.hw.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/anatoly-konechny\">Dr Anatoly Konechny<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Programme Code:&nbsp;<\/strong>F1F1-MSA<\/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\/F1F1-MSA?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\/MSAS_options.pdf\">MSAS Options<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>An optional course may not run if there is insufficient demand for it; some choices of courses may not be&nbsp;available to students in some years because of timetabling constraints.<\/p>\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<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Year Co-ordinator(s):<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.hw.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/james-gaunt\">Dr James Gaunt<\/a> (Edinburgh)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Semester 1 (Mandatory)<\/th><th>Semester 2 (Mandatory)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f17ca-calculus-a\/\">F17CA Calculus A<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f17cb-calculus-b\/\">F17CB &nbsp;Calculus B<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f17cc-algebra-a\/\">F17CC Introduction to University Mathematics<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/ams\/courses\/f77sb-elements-of-probability\/\">F77SB Elements of Probability<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/ams\/courses\/f77sa-topics-in-statistical-practice\/\">F77SA Topics in Statistical Practice<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f17ga-problem-solving\/\">F17GA Problem Solving<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f17gc-mathematics-in-context\/\">F17GC Mathematics in Context<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/curriculum.hw.ac.uk\/coursedetails\/C17PS?termcode=202425\">C17PS Becoming a Professional<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Progression to year 2: <\/strong>a minimum of Grade D in all courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 2<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Year Co-ordinator(s):<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.hw.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/richard-davison\">Dr Richard Davison<\/a> (Edinburgh)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.hw.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/richard-davison\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Davison-Richard-773x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9292\" style=\"width:135px;height:180px\" width=\"135\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Davison-Richard-773x1024.jpg 773w, https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Davison-Richard-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Davison-Richard-1159x1536.jpg 1159w, https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Davison-Richard-1546x2048.jpg 1546w, https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Davison-Richard-scaled.jpg 1932w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>8 courses: 7 mandatory, 1 optional<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Semester 1 (Mandatory)<\/th><th>Semester 2 (Mandatory)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f18cd-multivariable-calculus-and-real-analysis-a\/\">F18CD Real Analysis<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f18ce-multivariable-calculus-and-real-analysis-b\/\">F18CE Multivariable Calculus<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f18cf-linear-algebra\/\">F18CF Linear Algebra&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/ams\/courses\/f78ab-actuarial-and-financial-mathematics-b\/\">F78AB Actuarial and Financial Mathematics<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/ams\/courses\/f78ap-algorithmic-scientific-programming\/\">F78AP Algorithmic Scientific Programming<\/a> <\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/ams\/courses\/f78pb-probability-and-statistics-b\/\">F78PB &nbsp;Probability and Statistics B<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/ams\/courses\/f78pa-probability-and-statistics-a\/\">F78PA &nbsp;Probability and Statistics A&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td>&nbsp;<strong>Semester 2&nbsp;(Optional choose 1)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/ams\/courses\/f78ds-data-science-life-cycle\/\">F78DS Data Science Life Cycle<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>&nbsp;<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f18na-numerical-analysis-a\/\">F18NA Numerical Analysis A&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Progression to year 3: <\/strong>a minimum of grade D in all courses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8216;<strong>Transfer to BSc Actuarial Science<\/strong>: Students will be permitted to transfer from BSc MSAS to BSc Actuarial Science at the end of year 2 if the following criteria are met&nbsp;&#8211; a minimum 60% (credit-weighted) average across F78PA\/PB\/AA\/AB, and no course less than grade C in Year 2 (counting first attempts only)&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Year 3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Year Co-ordinator(s):<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.hw.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/alexandre-martin\">Dr Alexandre Martin<\/a> (Edinburgh)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.hw.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/alexandre-martin\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Martin-Alexandre-e1630941928777.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12103\" width=\"135\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Martin-Alexandre-e1630941928777.png 262w, https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Martin-Alexandre-e1630941928777-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>8 courses: 5 mandatory, 3 optional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Semester 1 (Mandatory)<\/th><th>Semester 2 (Mandatory)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f19pl-abstract-algebra\/\">F19PL Abstract Algebra&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f19mo-ordinary-differential-equations\/\">F19MO Ordinary Differential Equations <\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/ams\/courses\/f79ma-statistical-models-a-project-course\/\">F79MA Statistical Models A<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/ams\/courses\/f79mb-statistical-models-b-project-course\/\">F79MB Statistical Models B<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f19mv-vector-analysis\/\">F19MV Vector Analysis<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f19mc-complex-analysis\/\">F19MC &nbsp;Complex Analysis<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Semester 1 (Optional choose 1)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Semester 2 (Optional choose 2)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/curriculum.hw.ac.uk\/coursedetails\/C29PE?termcode=202425\">C29PE Economics for Professionals<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/curriculum.hw.ac.uk\/coursedetails\/C39FF?termcode=202425&amp;programmeCode=F1F1-MSA&amp;campuscode=\">C39FF Financial Reporting and Finance<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/ams\/courses\/f70la-life-insurance-mathematics-a\/\">F70LA Life Insurance Mathematics A<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/ams\/courses\/f70lb-life-insurance-mathematics-b\/\">F70LB Life Insurance Mathematics B <\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/ams\/courses\/f79sp-stochastic-processes\/\">F79SP Stochastic Processes<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/ams\/courses\/f79su-survival-models\/\">F79SU &nbsp;Survival Models<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Progression to year 4: <\/strong>average mark on all courses that are rated SCQF level 9 or 10 of at least 40%. All courses at grade E or better.<\/p>\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<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Year Co-ordinator(s):<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.hw.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/david-bourne\">Dr David Bourne<\/a> (Edinburgh)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/researchportal.hw.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/david-bourne\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/DavidBourne-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Dr David Bourne\" class=\"wp-image-12932\" width=\"135\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/DavidBourne-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/DavidBourne-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/DavidBourne-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/DavidBourne.jpg 1370w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 135px) 100vw, 135px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For an overview of what is in the 4th year courses, click on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Year_4_2024-2025.pdf\">Brief Descriptions PDF<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>8 courses (8 optional).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students cannot take F70LA, F70LB if they took these courses is stage 3.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students cannot take F70PE, F70LP unless they passed (min grade D) F70LA and F70LB in stage 3.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students can chose at most one of F10NC, F70PE and F70LA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Students can chose at most one of F10ND, F70LP and F70LB.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>F78AB may only be taken in stage 4 by direct entrants to stage 3.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In stage 4 students must choose at least one course whose code starts with F7.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Certain option choices may be precluded by timetabling constraints.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Honours degree classification is determined by performance in Stage 3, averaged over all qualifying courses (40%), Stage 4, averaged over all qualifying courses (60%). The qualifying courses are all courses in the programme that are rated SCQF level 9 or 10.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><th>Semester 1 (<strong>&nbsp;Optional choose 4<\/strong>)<\/th><th>Semester 2 (<strong>&nbsp;Optional choose 4<\/strong>)<\/th><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f10am-mathematical-biology-a\/\">F10AM Mathematical Biology A<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f10an-mathematical-biology-b\/\">F10AN Mathematical Biology B<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f10mf-functional-analysis\/\">F10MF &nbsp;Functional Analysis<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f10mp-partial-differential-equations\/\">F10MP Partial Differential Equations<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f10mm-optimisation\/\">F10MM &nbsp;Optimisation<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f10nd-numerical-analysis-d-pdes\/\">F10ND Numerical Analysis D<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f10nc-numerical-analysis-c-odes\/\">F10NC Numerical Analysis C<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/maths\/courses\/f10pg-geometry\/\">F10PG Geometry<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/ams\/courses\/f70la-life-insurance-mathematics-a\/\">F70LA Life Insurance Mathematics A<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/ams\/courses\/f70lb-life-insurance-mathematics-b\/\">F70LB Life Insurance Mathematics B<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/ams\/courses\/f70ts-time-series\/\">F70TS Time Series and Machine Learning<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/ams\/courses\/f70lp-life-office-practice\/\">F70LP \u00a0Life Office Practice<\/a> (not running 2024-25)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/ams\/courses\/f70pe-pensions\/\">F70PE Pensions<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/ams\/courses\/f70rt-risk-theory\/\">F70RT Risk Theory&nbsp;<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\nSome course choice combinations may not be available to students in because of timetabling constraints.\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2020 Details of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/Actuarial-Exemptions-on-MSAS.pdf\">Actuarial Profession Exemptions<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Including with Games Programming, Artificial Intelligence or Software Engineering)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":74,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/maths.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[216,215],"class_list":["post-2375","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","tag-maths-ug-ed-programme","tag-maths-ug-programme"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375"}],"version-history":[{"count":83,"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2375\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15090,"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2375\/revisions\/15090"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macs.hw.ac.uk\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}