Overview
It enables you to spend your first year completing a Masters-level qualification, followed by a full-time PhD studied over 3-4 years. We also offer a ‘standard’ PhD in this subject which can be studied either full-time (3-4 years) or part-time (6-7 years).
Actuaries provide assessments of financial security systems, with a focus on their complexity, their mathematics, and their mechanisms. Actuaries quantify the probability and manage the risk of future events in areas such as insurance, healthcare, pensions, investment, and banking and also in non-financial areas.
Your future after the PhD Actuarial Science from University of Essex
It has been predicted by the US Department of Labor that the employment of actuaries is expected to grow faster than any other occupation, making it a great prospect for a graduate job.
Aside from a rewarding career as an actuary (actuaries are in the top ten jobs for 2016, careercast.com), clear thinkers are required in every profession, so the successful mathematician has an extensive choice of potential careers. The Council for Mathematical Sciences offers further information on careers in mathematics.
Programme Structure
Example structure
- Dissertation
- Bayesian Computational Statistics
- Contingencies
- Statistical Methods
- Stochastic Processes
- Financial Derivatives
- Survival Analysis
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
There is not currently a deadline to apply; however, courses may stop taking applications once full.
Language
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Delivered
Campus Location
- Colchester, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Actuarial Science View 9 other PhDs in Actuarial Science in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- A good honours degree in one of the following subjects: Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Statistics, Operational Research, Computer Science, Finance, Economics, Business Engineering.
- Our four year integrated PhD, allows you to spend your first year studying at Masters level in order to develop the necessary knowledge and skills and to start your independent research in year two.
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Tuition Fee
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International
18750 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 18750 GBP per year during 48 months. -
National
4786 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4786 GBP per year during 48 months.
Living costs for Colchester
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Funding
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Scholarships Information
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