RESEARCH QUALITY FOR MATHEMATICS 15 TH IN THE UK
ACTUARIAL SCIENCE BAY CAMPUS
Our BSc Actuarial Science programme brings together mathematical, statistical and financial techniques to study financial risk in areas such as insurance, finance, and government. The programme is accredited by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries so that graduates can obtain up to six exemptions from IFoA Core Principles examinations.
(Complete University Guide 2023)
Foundation Year available – see pages 58-63 for full details Global Opportunities available † Work Placement or Internship Opportunities available International Students foundation programme available
Swansea University's Actuarial Science degree is the only Actuarial Science degree in Wales and will provide you with a thorough grounding in the areas of mathematics, accounting, finance and economics relevant to careers in the actuarial profession. Such careers are highly financially rewarding and very competitive. You will be taught in our £32.5m Computational Foundry Building which provides the latest teaching facilities and you will be taught by expert research mathematicians as well as fully credentialed actuaries, accountants and management staff, many of whom have years or decades of business experience to draw upon for practical classroom examples.
TYPICAL MODULES INCLUDE: Year 1 • Accounting and Finance • Analysis and Algebra • Economics • Probability and Statistics Year 2 • Corporate Finance and Accounting
Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 162) †
Typical Offer: ABB-BBB (to include Maths)
• Credibility, Liability and Ruin • Investments: Assets, Equities and Bonds • Multi-variable Analysis and Measure Theory • Statistical Data Analysis Year 3 • Assurance and Annuity • Financial Mathematics • Interest Rate Modelling and Machine Learning • Stochastic Processes
BSc Honours ▲ Actuarial Science ♦ Actuarial Science (with Year Abroad / Year in Industry) ♦ Actuarial Science (with Foundation Year)
FUTURE CAREERS: • Actuary • Auditor • Financial Analyst • Insurance • Investment Banking • Management A recently qualified Actuarial Science graduate can expect to earn an average salary of £64,920. Source: https://uk.indeed.com/career/ actuary/salaries ▲ 3 YEAR ♦ 4 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page You may also want to consider: Finance – see page 66
Accreditations include:
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