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2022/23 Undergraduate Programme Catalogue

BSc Actuarial Mathematics

Programme code:BS-ACMATHUCAS code:NG31
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:

LUBS1235Introductory Financial Accounting10 credits 
LUBS1245Introductory Management Accounting10 credits 
LUBS1940Economics for Management20 credits 
MATH1050Calculus and Mathematical Analysis10 credits 
MATH1055Numbers and Vectors10 credits 
MATH1331Linear Algebra with Applications15 credits 
MATH1400Modelling with Differential Equations10 credits 
MATH1515Interest Rates and Cashflow Modelling15 credits 
MATH1710Probability and Statistics I10 credits 
MATH1712Probability and Statistics II10 credits 


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:

LUBS2140Intermediate Microeconomics10 credits 
LUBS2291Financial Accounting and Reporting20 credits 
LUBS2610Intermediate Macroeconomics10 credits 
MATH2535Financial Mathematics: Risk10 credits 
MATH2545Financial Mathematics: Markets10 credits 
MATH2715Statistical Methods10 credits 
MATH2750Introduction to Markov Processes10 credits 
MATH2775Survival Analysis10 credits 

Optional modules:

Candidates are required to choose 30 or 35 credits from the following optional modules:

MATH2017Real Analysis15 credits 
MATH2080Further Linear Algebra10 credits 
MATH2230Discrete Mathematics10 credits 
MATH2231Discrete Mathematics with Computation15 credits 
MATH2365Vector Calculus15 credits 
MATH2375Linear Differential Equations and Transforms15 credits 
MATH2391Nonlinear Differential Equations10 credits 
MATH2600Numerical Analysis10 credits 
MATH2601Numerical Analysis with Computation15 credits 
MATH2640Introduction to Optimisation10 credits 
MATH2740Environmental Statistics10 credits 
MATH2900Maths at Work10 credits 
MATH2920Computational Mathematics10 credits 

!! 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.

Students will be awarded the degree of BSc(Ord) Actuarial Mathematics if they do not pass MATH3001.

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

MATH3001Project in Mathematics20 credits 
MATH3510Actuarial Mathematics 115 credits 
MATH3520Actuarial Mathematics 215 credits 
MATH3734Stochastic Calculus for Finance15 credits 
MATH3802Time Series10 credits 
MATH3823Generalised Linear Models10 credits 

Optional modules:


Students may choose up to 20 credits from the following list.

MATH2017Real Analysis15 credits 
MATH2080Further Linear Algebra10 credits 
MATH2230Discrete Mathematics10 credits 
MATH2231Discrete Mathematics with Computation15 credits 
MATH2365Vector Calculus15 credits 
MATH2375Linear Differential Equations and Transforms15 credits 
MATH2391Nonlinear Differential Equations10 credits 
MATH2600Numerical Analysis10 credits 
MATH2601Numerical Analysis with Computation15 credits 
MATH2640Introduction to Optimisation10 credits 
MATH2735Statistical Modelling10 credits 
MATH2740Environmental Statistics10 credits 
MATH2900Maths at Work10 credits 
MATH2920Computational Mathematics10 credits 
MATH3414Analytic Solutions of Partial Differential Equations15 credits 
MATH3475Modern Numerical Methods15 credits 
MATH3714Linear Regression and Robustness15 credits 
MATH3723Statistical Theory15 credits 
MATH3772Multivariate Analysis10 credits 
MATH3820Bayesian Statistics10 credits 

Students must choose 20 to 40 credits from the modules below.

LUBS2260Banks and Banking Systems10 credits 
LUBS2295Intermediate Management Accounting20 credits 
LUBS3005Advanced Microeconomics10 credits 
LUBS3250Transnational Corporations in the World Economy10 credits 
LUBS3330Economic Development20 credits 
LUBS3340Economics of Famines20 credits 
LUBS3365Environmental Economics10 credits 
LUBS3435Public Enterprise and Regulation10 credits 
LUBS3505Advanced Macroeconomics10 credits 
LUBS3541Principles of Auditing10 credits 
LUBS3550Auditing and Assurance Services20 credits 
LUBS3631Contemporary Issues in Accounting10 credits 
LUBS3690Principles of Taxation20 credits 
LUBS3785The Economics of Unions10 credits 
LUBS3880Corporate Governance10 credits 
LUBS3930Economics of Business and Corporate Strategy20 credits 

The choice of options is subject to timetabling constraints.

Last updated: 11/11/2022 11:37:46

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