Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: MSc: one year full-time, PgDip/PgCert: 9 months full-time. Also available up to 4 years part-time
Our masters in Actuarial Science is designed as the starting point to a career as an actuary – preparing you for a leading role managing risk in financial institutions worldwide. Many of our staff are qualified actuaries, meaning you’ll be able to benefit from their extensive business knowledge and research expertise.
The course offers hands-on experience solving real-life financial problems through interactive lectures, tutorials and practical coursework. What’s more, our close links to industry means you’ll have the chance of a summer placement within Edinburgh’s financial sector.
The programme is fully accredited by the UK Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, offering a valuable opportunity to gain exemptions from the Core Technical (CT1-CT8) examinations.
The programme is primarily intended for graduates with a strong mathematical background. Our normal minimum entry requirement is the equivalent of a UK 2.1 degree in mathematics, statistics or a related discipline with a high mathematics or statistics content.
https://www.hw.ac.uk/study/fees-funding.htm
Financial Mathematics
Finance and Financial Reporting
Economics
Statistical Methods
Life Insurance Maths 1& 2
Stochastic Modelling/Survival Models
Risk Theory/Time Series Analysis
Financial Economics
Postgraduate research opportunities at Heriot-Watt University Ranked in the world’s top 250 (QS World University Rankings 2024) 1st in Scotland and ...
