2017/18 UBACT2 BSc in Actuarial Science

Paper 1

This paper is examined at level I
This paper may be taken in year 1

You must take 1.0 units(s) to satisfy this paper's requirements.

• ST102 Elementary Statistical Theory (1.0)

Paper 2

This paper is examined at level I
This paper may be taken in year 1

You must take 1.0 units(s) to satisfy this paper's requirements.

• MA100 Mathematical Methods (1.0)

Paper 3

This paper is examined at level I
This paper may be taken in year 1

You must take 1.0 units(s) to satisfy this paper's requirements.

Note:
* FM212 could lead to an exemption of CT2 for students who have chosen AC104

• AC104 Elements of Accounting, Financial Institutions and Financial Management (1.0)
  (NOT AVAILABLE - DISCONTINUED)
• MA103 Introduction to Abstract Mathematics (1.0)

Paper 4

This paper is examined at level I
This paper may be taken in year 1

You must take 1.0 units(s) to satisfy this paper's requirements.

• EC100 Economics A (1.0)
• EC102 Economics B (1.0)

Paper 5

This paper is examined at level II
This paper may be taken in year 2

You must take 1.0 units(s) to satisfy this paper's requirements.

• ST202 Probability, Distribution Theory and Inference (1.0)

Paper 6

This paper is examined at level II
This paper may be taken in year 2

You must take 1.0 units(s) to satisfy this paper's requirements.

• MA212 Further Mathematical Methods (1.0)

Paper 7

This paper is examined at level II
This paper may be taken in year 2

You must take 1.0 units(s) to satisfy this paper's requirements.

• ST226 Actuarial Investigations: Financial (0.5)
• ST227 Survival Models (0.5)

Paper 8

This paper is examined at level II
This paper may be taken in year 2

You must take 1.0 units(s) to satisfy this paper's requirements.

Note:
Or Courses to the value of one unit - to be discussed with the Academic Mentor FM213 could lead to an exemption of CB1 (CT2 for pre-2019 syllabus) for students who have chosen AC102 and AC103 (or AC104).

• AC102 Elements of Financial Accounting (0.5)
• AC103 Elements of Management Accounting, Financial Management and Financial Institutio (0.5)
• EH101 The Internationalisation of Economic Growth, 1870 to the present day (1.0)
• FM213 Principles of Finance (1.0)
• MA103 Introduction to Abstract Mathematics (1.0)
• MA203 Real Analysis (0.5)
• PB102 Social Psychology (1.0)

Paper 9

This paper is examined at level III
This paper may be taken in year 3

You must take 1.0 units(s) to satisfy this paper's requirements.

• ST301 Actuarial Mathematics (Life) (0.5)
• ST302 Stochastic Processes (0.5)

Paper 10

This paper is examined at level III
This paper may be taken in year 3

You must take 1.0 units(s) to satisfy this paper's requirements.

Note:
Students can replace Papers 10, 11 or 12 with subjects to the value of one unit approved by their tutor, but this will affect exemptions from examinations set by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.

• ST330 Stochastic and Actuarial Methods in Finance (1.0)

Paper 11

This paper is examined at level III
This paper may be taken in year 3

You must take 1.0 units(s) to satisfy this paper's requirements.

Note:
Either ST300 or ST308 needs to be chosen for exemption of CT6. Students can replace Papers 10, 11 or 12 with subjects to the value of one unit approved by their tutor, but this will affect exemptions from examinations set by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.

• ST300 Regression and Generalized Linear Models (0.5)
• ST303 Stochastic Simulation (0.5)
• ST304 Time Series and Forecasting (0.5)
• ST306 Actuarial Mathematics (General) (0.5)
• ST308 Bayesian Inference (0.5)
• ST326 Financial Statistics (0.5)

Paper 12

This paper is examined at level III
This paper may be taken in year 3

You must take 1.0 units(s) to satisfy this paper's requirements.

Note:
Either ST300 or ST308 needs to be chosen for exemption of CT6. Students can replace 10, 11 or 12 with subjects to the value of one unit approved by their tutor, but this will affect exemptions from examinations set by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.

• MA203 Real Analysis (0.5)
• MA208 Optimisation Theory (0.5)
• MA209 Differential Equations (0.5)
• MA313 Probability for Finance (0.5)
  (NOT AVAILABLE - DISCONTINUED)
• MA318 History of Mathematics in Finance and Economics (0.5)
• ST300 Regression and Generalized Linear Models (0.5)
• ST303 Stochastic Simulation (0.5)
• ST306 Actuarial Mathematics (General) (0.5)
• ST308 Bayesian Inference (0.5)
• ST312 Applied Statistics Project (0.5)
• ST326 Financial Statistics (0.5)

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