Undergraduate

Actuarial Science

AwardBSc

Overview

Entry requirements

Careers opportunities

A quantitative degree read closely by banks, asset managers and consultancies. The recruitment cycle for the competitive schemes starts a full year before graduation, and internships convert at high rates.

Roles graduates go into

  • Financial analyst
  • Investment analyst
  • Corporate finance analyst
  • Risk or treasury analyst
  • Financial planning and analysis associate
  • Fund or portfolio analyst

Where they work

  • Investment banks and asset managers
  • Corporate finance functions
  • Private equity and venture capital
  • Insurers and pension funds
  • Financial technology
After the course

The CFA programme for investment roles, or an accountancy qualification if the work moves toward corporate finance.

Fees and funding

Where you can study it

8 universities run this course

Entry terms differ between departments. An adviser will tell you which of these you are a realistic candidate for.

University Duration Enquire
London School of Economics London 3 years Enquire now
University of York York 3 years Enquire now
Queen Mary University of London London 4 years Enquire now
University of Essex Colchester 3 years Enquire now
City University of London London 3 years Enquire now
Swansea University Swansea 3 years Enquire now
Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh 4 years Enquire now
University of Kent Canterbury 3 years Enquire now
Where you will study

London School of Economics

We work with 25 other universities in London, so settling on the place still leaves a choice inside it.

The region
England
Universities we list in London
26 this one among them
Courses there, all told
2,182 across every university we list in it
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