BSc Actuarial Science (All students)

BSc in Actuarial Science

For first, second and third year students in 2014-15

Paper	Course number and title
See note	LSE100	The LSE Course: Understanding the causes of things
Year 1
1	ST102	Elementary Statistical Theory
2	MA100	Mathematical Methods
3	*Either* AC104 Elements of Accounting, Financial Institutions and Financial Management or MA103 Introduction to Abstract Mathematics
4	EC102	Economics B
Year 2
5	ST202	Probability, Distribution Theory and Inference
6
6	MA212	Further Mathematical Methods
7	ST226	Actuarial Investigations: Financial (H) *and*
7	ST227	Survival Models (H)
8	Courses to the value of one unit from:
	FM212	Principles of Finance
	MA103	Introduction to Abstract Mathematics
	MA318	History of Mathematics in Finance and Economics (H)
	PS102	Social Psychology
	SA103	Introduction to Global Population Change
	SO100	Key Concepts in Sociology: An Introduction to Sociological Theory
	ST312	Applied Statistics Project (H)
	ST308	Bayesian Inference (H)
Year 3
9	ST302	Stochastic Processes (H) *and*
9	ST304	Time Series and Forecasting (H)
10	ST300	Regression and Generalised Linear Models (H) *and* ST306 Actuarial Mathematics: General (H) or
10	ST306	Actuarial Mathematics: General (H) and ST308 Bayesian Inference (H)
11	ST305	Actuarial Mathematics: Life
12	ST330	Stochastic and Actuarial Methods in Finance
Notes	Students can replace 10, 11 or 12 with subjects to the value of one unit approved by their tutor, but this will affect exemptions from examinations set by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
	LSE100 is taken by all students in the Lent Term of Year 1 and the Michaelmas Term of Year 2. The course is compulsory but does not affect the final degree classification.

This programme is externally accredited by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. Further information is available on the Department of Statistics website.