Academic Structures
Programme Academic Structure for 2017 - 2018, BSc in Actuarial Mathematics
This information is provisional & subject to change.
Year 1 Core Modules:
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA167 | Computing for Mathematics | 15 | Year long | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| EF113 | Introduction to Microeconomics | 5 | Semester 1 | 95 | 5 | 1 |
| EF114 | Introduction to Macroeconomics | 5 | Semester 2 | 100 | 0 | 1 |
| MS103 | Linear Mathematics I | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| MS104 | Linear Mathematics II | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| MS111 | Mathematical Concepts and Skills | 5 | Semester 1 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| MS112 | Differential Calculus | 5 | Semester 1 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| MS113 | Integral Calculus | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| MS114 | Sequences and Series | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| MS117 | Probability 1 | 5 | Semester 2 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
Year 2 Core Modules:
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AC316 | Accounting 1 | 7.5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 1 |
| MS205 | Calculus of Several Variables | 5 | Semester 1 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| MS211 | Introduction to Differential Equations | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| MS213 | Numerical Methods | 7.5 | Semester 1 | 75 | 25 | 1 |
| MS216 | Mathematics of Finance:An Introduction | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 1 |
| MS217 | Linear Algebra | 5 | Semester 1 | 75 | 25 | 1 |
| MS231 | Analysis | 7.5 | Semester 1 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| MS232 | Probability II | 7.5 | Semester 2 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| MS255 | Statistics 1 | 5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
| MS258 | Statistics II | 5 | Semester 2 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
Year 3 Core Modules:
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF316 | Accounting 2 | 7.5 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 1 |
| IN314 | INTRA ACM | 25 | Semester 2 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| MS308 | Stochastic Modelling | 7.5 | Semester 1 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| MS318 | Financial Mathematics | 7.5 | Semester 1 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| MS324 | Financial and Actuarial Data Analysis | 7.5 | Semester 1 | 0 | 100 | 2 |
| MS338 | Actuarial Modelling | 5 | Semester 1 | 100 | 0 | 1 |
Year 4 Core Modules:
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS427 | Financial Economics I | 7.5 | Semester 1 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| MS428 | Financial Economics II | 7.5 | Semester 2 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| MS447 | Time Series (Intermediate) | 7.5 | Semester 2 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| MS448 | Life Contingencies | 10 | Semester 2 | 75 | 25 | 1 |
| MS449 | Risk Theory | 10 | Semester 1 | 80 | 20 | 3 |
Year 4 Optional Modules -
| Code | Title | Credit | Semester | Exam % | CA % | Resit Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33102 | Year 2 PEC Contribution (from CAFM) | 0 | Semester 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| EF4143 | Financial Engineering | 7.5 | Semester 2 | 75 | 25 | 1 |
| MS406 | Coding and Cryptography | 7.5 | Semester 1 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| MS408 | Probability and Finance II (Intermediate) | 7.5 | Semester 1 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| MS426 | Stochastic Finance (Intermediate) | 7.5 | Semester 2 | 100 | 0 | 1 |
| MS434 | Optimisation | 7.5 | Semester 2 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| MS437 | Probability and Finance I (Intermediate) | 7.5 | Semester 1 | 75 | 25 | 3 |
| MS455 | Simulation for Finance | 7.5 | Semester 1 | 40 | 60 | 1 |
| UM405 | Uaneen Non-Contributing Module | 5 | Year long | 0 | 100 | 1 |