Master of Actuarial Science

Actuaries will always be in demand to plan for the future. They predict and analyse financial risks and solve business problems in many industries, and can contribute to policy work on climate change, future health and retirement provision, and natural disaster planning. Actuaries make recommendations and decisions that have an impact on people’s lives. You could work on investment programmes in the private or public sectors, design life insurance products, manage pension schemes, or advise government on retirement, education, and health planning.
During your studies, you will hone your professional skills and develop practical competence in problem-solving, negotiating, and influencing.

To be accepted into this programme you'll need to have:

• An appropriate Bachelor’s degree with a major in Actuarial Science, Finance, Statistics or a related field, with the equivalent of at least a B+ average standard in the relevant subject.

Proof of English proficiency

To be accepted into this programme you will need one of the following:

IELTS (Academic): minimum overall score of 6.5 with no sub-score below 6.0

TOEFL: minimum score of 90 for the internet-based test with a minimum of 20 in writing

Pearson Test of English: minimum score of 58 (with a ‘Communicative’ score of not less than 50)

EAP: minimum final scores of 4,4,5,5

Application Deadline - Trimester 1: 1 Dec.