Actuarial Science

As you study on england’s longest established actuarial science degree, you will gain highly prized financial risk management skills. join the faculty ranked 2nd in the world for actuarial and risk management research*.

Bsc actuarial science students are eligible to undertake a one-year paid work placement during the third year of a four-year sandwich degree programme. the experience of working for a leading institution is not only exciting, but can be invaluable in terms of your future career. it will enable you to increase your confidence and maturity, expand your network of contacts, earn a competitive salary, and acquire the skills and competencies sought by graduate employers, giving you a competitive edge in the graduate market. actuarial science students usually go into the traditional insurance and pension sectors as well as general finance. students have gone on to secure placement roles in positions including actuarial analysts, data analyst and investment consultant with companies such as aon, aviva, hsbc, marsh & mclennan, mercer, qbe and many others. graduates have embarked on careers in investment banking, investment management, accountancy, commercial banking, insurance, financial analysis and management.

• Type: Optional

• Duration: 12 Months

• Fees: Contact us for up-to-date information

The majority of our graduates become actuarial trainees and study for the institute and faculty of actuaries' examinations. others embark on careers in: investment banking and investment management auditing commercial banking insurance financial analysis management computing and teaching. graduates from the actuarial science degree earn an average salary of £26,500 (dlhe 2015-16) after graduation and recent employers have included kpmg, deloitte and towers watson. some students progress to postgraduate study, often on bayes business school's msc actuarial management.

Work while you study

You can also work on a UK student visa, from 10 to 20 hours per week during the academic year, 40 hours per week or full-time during vacations.

Partnerships

Most universities in England have partnerships with different companies and organisations to ensure their students get enough professional training as students. In addition to increasing their students' chances to get hired by one of the universities. City, University of London has partnerships with the following companies: