Qualification
Bachelor's Degree
Study mode
Full-time
Duration
4 years
Intakes
September
Total tuition fee (local)
Contact the university / college
Total tuition fee (foreign)
USD 67,252
Entry Requirements
The University offers as its normal entry routes:
- entry at Level 1, mainly for students with Scottish Highers (or similar)
- entry at Level 2, mainly for students with A-levels (or similar).
There is nevertheless considerable flexibility, depending on the level of qualifications, for entrants with A-levels to opt to enter at Level 1 and for Scottish students to enter at Level 2. Direct entry into Level 3 is also possible for students who already have certain HE qualifications.
Level 1 entry
- Highers: AAAB including Mathematics at A
- A-Levels: ABB including Mathematics at A
- Int. Baccalaureate: 28 points with higher level Mathematics at 6
Level 2 entry
- A-Levels: AAB including Mathematics at A
- Advanced Highers: ABB including Mathematics at A plus excellent Highers or Scottish Baccalaureate
- Int. Baccalaureate: 30 points with higher level Mathematics at 7
Curriculum
Level 1
- Introduction to Statistical Science;
- Calculus;
- Algebra;
- Professional Development Planning;
- Finance; Economics
- and practical work.
Level 2
- Probability and Statistics;
- Actuarial and Financial Mathematics;
- Linear Algebra;
- Real Analysis;
- Multivariate Calculus;
- Introduction to Numerical Methods
- and practical work.
Level 3
- Financial Mathematics;
- Survival Models;
- Portfolio Theory;
- Life Insurance Mathematics;
- Applied Statistics;
- Stochastic Processes
- and a project.
Level 4
- Risk Theory;
- Financial Risk Management;
- Pension Funds;
- Life Office Practice;
- Financial Economics;
- Further Stochastic Processes;
- Bayesian Inference
- and other statistical topics.