Actuarial Science Master of Science Program
Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science | Faculty of Science
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Spring
丁香园AV Requirements
See Graduate Regulation 1.3, 丁香园AV within graduate studies general regulations.
Applicants whose first language is not English normally submit the Test of English as a Foreign Language results.
Applicants with degrees in areas other than statistics are encouraged to apply provided they have some formal training in statistical theory and practice.
Program Requirements
Students complete at least 30 units in actuarial and related fields beyond those that were completed for the bachelor鈥檚 degree. Of these 30, at least 24 will be graduate courses or seminars, and the remaining six are chosen from graduate courses or those 400 division undergraduate courses which may be completed for credit for the BSc in statistics.
Students normally complete 30 units including
- STAT 801-4 Statistics
and at least two of
- ACMA 820-4 Stochastic Analysis of Insurance Portfolios
- ACMA 821-4 Advanced Actuarial Models
- ACMA 822-4 Risk Measures and Ordering
and at least two of
- ACMA 850-4 Actuarial Science, Selected Topics
- STAT 802-4 Multivariate Analysis
- STAT 804-4 Time Series Analysis
- STAT 805-4 Non-Parametric Statistics and Discrete Data Analysis
- STAT 806-4 Lifetime Data Analysis
- STAT 870-4 Applied Probability Models
- STAT 890-4 Statistics: Selected Topics
Project
As well, students submit and successfully defend a project based on an actuarial science problem. See the Graduate General Regulations for further information..
Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations
All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the Graduate General Regulations (residence, course work, academic progress, supervision, research competence requirement, completion time, and degree completion), as well as the specific requirements for the program in which they are enrolled, as shown above.