
Actuarial Science and Risk Management BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Actuarial Science and Risk Management BSc (Hons)
The underlying cornerstone of the Actuarial Science and Risk Management degree is the application of financial and statistical theories to help solve real business problems. The degree combines modules in actuarial modelling, financial reporting, insurance, pensions, economics, finance, mathematics and statistics to develop techniques and skills to assess, evaluate and manage future financial risk and thereby address a wide range of practical problems in long-term financial planning and management. A lot of actuaries work might be thought of as risk management, which assesses how li...
The underlying cornerstone of the Actuarial Science and Risk Management degree is the application of financial and statistical theories to help solve real business problems. The degree combines modules in actuarial modelling, financial reporting, insurance, pensions, economics, finance, mathematics and statistics to develop techniques and skills to assess, evaluate and manage future financial risk and thereby address a wide range of practical problems in long-term financial planning and management. A lot of actuaries work might be thought of as risk management, which assesses how likely an event may be and the costs associated with that event. This might include investigating how life insurance reserves and future premiums might balance future claims, analysing investment risks, or projecting the financial costs of an epidemic.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Sandwich
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
N323
Institution Code
Q75
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
Combination of Advanced Higher Mathematics grade A + minimum of 4 Highers given individual consideration.
Access to HE Diploma
Not acceptable unless applicant is studying A-level Maths – then individual consideration.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
37
Successful completion of IB with a total of 37 points including 6, 6, 6 in Higher Level subjects including Mathematics.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Not acceptable unless applicant is studying A-level Mathematics.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H1,H1,H1,H1,H2,H2
Including Higher Level grade H1 in Mathematics.
Scottish Advanced Higher
A,A,A
AAA (Mathematics) in Advanced Highers plus A in a fourth Scottish Higher subject. Combination of Advanced Higher Mathematics grade A + minimum of 4 Highers given individual consideration.
A level
A*,A,A
Including A-level Mathematics or A-level grades AAA including Mathematics plus A in a fourth AS-level subject. A-level General Studies and Critical Thinking are normally excluded from offers. However, the grade achieved may be taken into account when results are published in August and may be used in a tie-break situation.
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland | £4,750 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
England, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands | £9,250 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
EU, International | £20,800 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |