Pre-Masters Programme in Engineering and Sciences (2 Term), Leading to Master of Science in Actuarial Science

Study Group - University of Strathclyde International Study Centre

UK,Scotland

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18 Months

Duration

CAD 13,250/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 0 FREE

Application Fee

Mar 2025

Apply Date

UK, Scotland

Type: University

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1964

Total Students: 22,000 +

Int. Students: 3,700 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

40 George St, Glasgow G1 1XP, United Kingdom

Pre-Masters Programme in Engineering and Sciences (2 Term), Leading to Master of Science in Actuarial Science

Program Overview

Pre-Masters Programme in Engineering and Sciences
Pre-Masters Programme in Engineering and Sciences, this two-term pathway will prepare you for your chosen postgraduate degree at the Faculty of Engineering or Faculty of Science.

You’ll study useful skills for your Masters degree, such as research skills and communication, as well as an optional route module related to your progression goals. Our Academic English Skills module ensures your language ability is suited to postgraduate study at a UK university.

Once you have completed the Pre-Masters Programme in Engineering and Sciences, and subject to satisfying the progression criteria, you can proceed to your postgraduate degree at the University.

Leading to: Actuarial Science MSc
The MSc in Actuarial Science at Strathclyde has been developed to give students wishing to move into the actuarial profession a strong foundation in the statistical concepts, models and techniques used in actuarial calculations, their computer implementations, and the financial and economic contexts of these calculations.

The programme is an innovative cross-faculty alliance between the Strathclyde Business School and the Faculty of Science.

The course is designed so that students with a strong aptitude for mathematics and statistics, but who have not studied these topics in detail in their undergraduate degree, can gain the necessary skills to move into the financial industry. It's intended as a conversion course, teaching material in statistics, economics and finance. It does not currently include specialist actuarial mathematics content (which will be studied in the actuarial professional examinations).

Our Actuarial Science Masters produces graduates well equipped to apply for trainee actuary positions. Students reaching a sufficiently high level in core classes will be eligible for exemption from two of the professional examinations of the IFoA, namely CS1 and CB2.

Studying an MSc in Actuarial Science at the University of Strathclyde, you'll be learning at a multi-award-winning academic institution - the only to have won the Times Higher Education University of the Year twice.

On this course you'll:

  • gain a strong foundation for the understanding of actuarial theory and analysis
  • prepare for a career in the financial services industry with a quantitative and data facing role
  • learn about the nature and functioning of financial markets and institutions
  • learn economic theory giving context to the above