This course is ideal if you enjoy mathematics and statistics and would like to use your skills to model future events and risk. The course is similar to the Actuarial Science BSc(Hons) course in many respects – the two courses share the same first year and it will provide the foundation for a future career as an actuary. However, it allows more flexibility to branch out into other areas of mathematics and statistics, at the expense of a little of the specialisation in actuarial work. What will you study? The curriculum draws together a variety of subject areas to enable you to model real-world effects and their financial implications. You will explore a blend of applied mathematics and statistics, with appropriate computing support. You can also cover some background material in finance and accounting, and extend your study into other areas of mathematics and statistics. This course is also available for 4 years full time including sandwich year

A degree in actuarial mathematics and statistics can take you far. From investment banking to environmental charities, from government to agriculture, and from healthcare to technology, all sorts of organisations are keen to make use of the numerical skills and techniques you will learn on this course. They'll also be interested in how you have developed your wider range of skills, including advanced problem-solving, analysis and logical thinking. Actuaries are employed extensively by insurance companies and the government, both for direct policy assessments and for financial planning. Their value is recognised by the high salaries they command worldwide. Examples of recent graduate destinations Types of jobs Accounts executive Business development manager Database maintenance officer Insurance underwriter Logisitics co-ordinator Research officer of statistics Business analyst Financial broker Software analyst Trainee actuary Program office Analyst Corporate banking officer