2017/18 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue
BSc Actuarial Mathematics
Programme code: | BS-ACMATH | UCAS code: | NG31 |
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Duration: | 3 Years | Method of Attendance: | Full Time |
Programme manager: | Dr Graham Murphy | Contact address: | g.j.murphy@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 360
Entry requirements:
Typical offers are AAA with A in Mathematics or A*AB with A* in Mathematics. Other alternative offers are available.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
School of Mathematics
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
School of Mathematics
Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:
Mathematics, Statistics and Operational Research.
Programme specification:
The programme will:
- facilitate and promote students' intellectual and personal development in order to equip them for professional or equivalent roles in society and provide them with a capacity and motivation for continued intellectual development;
- offer opportunities to develop a critical understanding of relevant theoretical and empirical literature; apply acquired skills and knowledge to specific research questions; and demonstrate the ability to independently research topics in the relevant subject area;
- provide a learning environment which promotes active participation in the learning process with a strong emphasis on group and syndicate work, designed to enhance team-working skills through active membership of syndicate and discussion groups, sharing experience and a variety of approaches to ideas, analyses and applications;
- provide a mix of high-quality academic material and material providing opportunities for the development of professional skills and the acquisition of the knowledge and skills required for a career in finance, and the acquisition of knowledge relating to actuarial mathematics, through core modules such as Financial Mathematics 1 and 2 and Actuarial Mathematics 1 and 2.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must enrol on exactly 120 credits in the academic year.
Compulsory modules:
Canddiates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
LUBS1235 | Introductory Financial Accounting | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS1245 | Introductory Management Accounting | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS1950 | Economic Theory and Applications 1 | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MATH1050 | Calculus and Mathematical Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH1055 | Numbers and Vectors | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH1331 | Linear Algebra with Applications | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH1400 | Modelling with Differential Equations | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH1510 | Financial Mathematics 1 | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH1710 | Probability and Statistics I | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH1712 | Probability and Statistics II | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Year2 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must enrol on exactly 120 or 125 credits in the academic year.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
LUBS2140 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS2290 | Intermediate Financial Accounting | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS2610 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2515 | Financial Mathematics 2 | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2525 | Financial Mathematics 3 | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2715 | Statistical Methods | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2750 | Introduction to Markov Processes | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2775 | Survival Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates are required to choose 30 or 35 credits from the following optional modules:
MATH2017 | Real Analysis | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2080 | Further Linear Algebra | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2230 | Discrete Mathematics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2231 | Discrete Mathematics with Computation | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2365 | Vector Calculus | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2391 | Nonlinear Differential Equations | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2600 | Numerical Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2601 | Numerical Analysis with Computation | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2640 | Introduction to Optimisation | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2735 | Statistical Modelling | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2740 | Environmental Statistics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2900 | Maths at Work | 10 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MATH2920 | Computational Mathematics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
!! IMPORTANT !! When choosing options, students must take into account which modules they intend to take in Year 3 to make sure that they have the necessary prerequisites. Please refer to the information from the Programme Meetings.
In order to progress to Year 3 of the programme, in additional to the usual requirement candidates need to pass MATH2715 or MATH2735.
Year3 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Students must enrol on exactly 120 or 125 credits in each academic year.
Students must enrol on at least 100 credits of level 3 modules.
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
MATH3001 | Project in Mathematics | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
MATH3510 | Actuarial Mathematics 1 | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3520 | Actuarial Mathematics 2 | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3733 | Stochastic Financial Modelling | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3802 | Time Series | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Optional modules:
Students must choose between 10 to 20 credits from the following list.
EPIB3036 | Introduction to Clinical Trials | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2017 | Real Analysis | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2080 | Further Linear Algebra | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2230 | Discrete Mathematics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2231 | Discrete Mathematics with Computation | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2365 | Vector Calculus | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2375 | Linear Differential Equations and Transforms | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2391 | Nonlinear Differential Equations | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2600 | Numerical Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2601 | Numerical Analysis with Computation | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2735 | Statistical Modelling | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH2740 | Environmental Statistics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH2920 | Computational Mathematics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3414 | Analytic Solutions of Partial Differential Equations | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3474 | Numerical Methods | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3475 | Modern Numerical Methods | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3714 | Linear Regression and Robustness | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3723 | Statistical Theory | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MATH3772 | Multivariate Analysis | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3820 | Bayesian Statistics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
MATH3823 | Generalised Linear Models | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) |
Students must choose 30 or 40 credits from the modules below:
LUBS2295 | Intermediate Management Accounting | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3005 | Advanced Microeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3150 | International Banking and Finance | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3250 | Transnational Corporations in the World Economy | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3330 | Economic Development | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3340 | Economics of Famines | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3365 | Environmental Economics | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3435 | Public Enterprise and Regulation | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3505 | Advanced Macroeconomics | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3540 | Auditing and Information Systems | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3550 | Auditing and Assurance Services | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3630 | Advanced Accounting Theory | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3690 | Principles of Taxation | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) | |
LUBS3785 | The Economics of Unions | 10 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
LUBS3880 | Corporate Governance | 10 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) | |
LUBS3930 | Economics of Business and Corporate Strategy | 20 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
The choice of options is subject to timetabling constraints.
Last updated: 26/04/2017
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