
Applied Actuarial Science with Placement (Integrated Master's) - MSc
University of KentCanterbury, United Kingdom
Course overview
Qualifying as an actuary is a passport to a wide variety of careers in insurance companies, investments, pensions, health care and banking – not just in the UK, but throughout the world. Industrial placements may be undertaken in the UK or overseas. The University does not guarantee every student will find a placement.
Those who do not secure a placement will be transferred to the MSc programme without a placement. Our International Master’s programme is fully accredited by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. It is equivalent to the MSc in Actuarial Science followed by the one-year MSc in Applied Actuarial Science.
The International Master's in Applied Actuarial Science programme provides a fast-track route to qualifying as an actuary. Students who achieve a high enough overall mark in this programme can obtain exemptions from professional examinations. Specifically, in the first year of the programme, depending on the modules chosen, students may be eligible to gain exemptions from subjects CB1, CB2, CM1, CM2, CS1 and CS2 of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
In the final year of the programme, depending on the modules chosen, students are eligible to gain exemptions from subjects CP1, CP2, CP3, SP2, SP5, SP7, SP8 and SP9 of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
Key highlights
- Fully accredited by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries
- Fast-track route to qualifying as an actuary
- Possible exemptions from IFoA subjects CB1, CB2, CM1, CM2, CS1, CS2
- Final-year exemptions possible from CP1–CP3 and selected SP subjects
- Industrial placements may be undertaken in the UK or overseas
- Equivalent to two MSc programmes in actuarial science combined
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:1 — to include acceptable subject; or above
- Degree: 2:2 — to include any subject; considered case by case
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
Christine and Ian Bolt Scholarship
Scholarship value up to £10,000.
Kent Business School Beaconhouse PG Progression Scholarship
Tuition fee discount scholarship of £6,000.
Up to £6,000Kent Business School Dean's Excellence Scholarship Award
Awards of up to £3,000
Kent Business School MBA Scholarship
50% off Tuition Fee.
Up to 50% of feesKent Graduate Scholarship
20% fee reduction for post-graduate taught programmes at the University of Kent.
Up to 20% of feesKent International Scholarship Postgraduate Taught
Scholarship value - £5000
Up to £5,000Kent International Scholarship Postgraduate Taught (KBS)
Scholarship value £3000
Up to £3,000Kent LLM Solicitors’ Practice Scholarship (Canterbury)
£2,000 tuition fee discount (Home Students); £2,000 tuition fee discount (Overseas Students).
Up to £2,000Sasha Roberts Scholarship
£3,000 stipend per annum split into two payments of £1,500 in October and January.
Up to £3,000The “Ambition” Scholarship for University of Kent Graduates
£1,500 for Full Time UK students; £750 per year for Part Time UK students; £3,000 for Full Time Overseas students.
The CAMEMS Scholarship
£3,000 stipend per annum split into two payments of £1,500 in October and January.
Up to £3,000The Widening Participation Ambition Scholarship for University of Kent Graduates
£5,000 for UK students (£2,500 per year for part time students).
Careers this course leads to
- Actuary
- Pensions actuary
- Insurance actuary
- Investment analyst
- Health care actuary
- Risk analyst
Cost of study
International: £24,700 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Kent, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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