- Introduction
- Objectives and competences
- Admission and pre-enrolment
- Course curriculum
- Placements
- Teaching methodology and assessment system
- Career opportunities
- Support for studying
- Enrolment
- Calendar, timetables, classrooms and assessment
- Course plans and teaching staff
- Course details
- Information for prospective students
Information for the student – Actuarial and Financial Sciences
Introduction
An actuary is an expert in financial, demographic and insurance risk assessment, with a solid technical background in mathematics, statistics, economics and law. The master's degree in Financial and Actuarial Sciences provides the multidisciplinary training required to work as an actuary in compliance with international standards. The programme covers the Core Syllabus requirements for actuarial training established by the International Actuarial Association and the Actuarial Association of Europe.
The master's degree is structured along the same lines as the most renowned university programmes in actuarial training in Europe and meets the professional requirements of the insurance and finance sectors (insurance, social welfare systems, financial tools and markets, and the assessment and management of associated risks). Therefore it also meets the training demands set out in the EU Solvency II Directive.
The program consists of 120 credits of face-to-face courses.
The program consists of 120 credits of face-to-face courses.
Basic information
| Interuniversity | No |
| Credits | 120 |
| Mode of delivery | Presencial |
| Bridging courses | Yes |
| Faculty or school | Faculty of Economics and Business |
| Language(s) of instruction | 90 % Spanish - 10 % English |
| Approximate price per credit | 27,67 euros per credit (82 euros for students who are not EU or China nationals and do not currently reside in Spain). Fees for the academic year 2022-2023. |
| Coordination | MIGUEL ANGEL SANTOLINO PRIETO |
| master.caf@ub.edu |
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