Detailed Program Facts

Application Fee

  Application Fee: CAD 0 FREE

Tuition Fee

 CAD 28,000 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

Living Cost in The University of Manchester

  CAD 9,207 per year

*Note: The fee is approximate and is subject to change

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Check program website for more information about funding options.

English Test Requirements

• IELTS
  • Minimum Overall Score - 6.5 - 6 - With No Band Less Than
• TOEFL
  • Minimum Overall Score - 90 - 20 - With no score less than
• PTE
  • Minimum Overall Score - 70.0  

• Minimum Level of Education Required: To be accepted for this program, students must have a Bachelor's degree.

• Minimum CGPA Required: 60.00 %

Additional Information

Career opportunities
If you are interested in developing a career as an actuary, this programme of study will provide the ideal entry platform into a broad range of employment sectors, such as Insurance, Financial and Risk Management.

Why a career as an actuary?

Actuarial careers generally appear very high in lists of best rated jobs due to excellent job satisfaction, status, career prospects etc. (for an example, see here ). Some of the reasons for this are as follows ( source ).

• An actuarial career is financially rewarding. The average graduate salary in the recruitment market is about £33,000, with senior leading roles paying in excess of £100k (in excess of £200k for senior partners for instance).
• Actuaries enjoy a good work/life balance. Compared to other financial professions such as banking, an actuarial role enables you to balance a rewarding career with your other interests in life.
• An actuarial career can take you anywhere in the world. An actuarial qualification is internationally recognised and even standardised between many countries, allowing for great opportunities to travel and explore.

Scholarships

There are various options through which a student can get a post study work visa in the UK. 
Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Visa for the graduates with a genuine and credible business idea. 
Tier 2 (General) is the leading immigration visa to work in the UK.
Tier 4 Doctorate Extension Scheme is for students who have completed their Ph.D. and is valid for 12 months for them to work, look for work or set up a business. 
Tier 5 Youth Mobility is for individuals of certain countries like Australia, Canada, Japan, Monaco, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and New Zealand aged between 18 -30 who wish to move to the UK. 
Tier 5 GAE is for individuals who want to come to the UK for work experience, training, research or a fellowship. 
UK Ancestry is for individuals who are a citizen of a commonwealth and plan to work in the UK and have a grandparent who was born in the UK.