精算师分析数学，统计，人口统计，财务和经济数据，以便预测和评估财务决策和计划中涉及的长期风险的影响。他们的任务是解决业务问题并分析未来的财务事件，尤其是在付款金额或付款时间不确定的情况下。精算师还可以评估何时何地可能发生破坏性风暴，以帮助预测风险及其相关的投资或保险成本。在本课程中，您将开发与金融和经济背景下的工业和商业流程模型相关的数学和统计技术。您还将学习识别风险因素，并确定这些风险的价格和成本。在您的第三年，您将专门研究精算科学或精算和应用统计。您必须达到设定的最低课程加权平均分数，才有资格进入精算
Actuaries analyse various data to predict and assess the long-term risks involved in financial planning and decisions. They also apply their expertise to other areas – such as assessing the timing and location of extreme weather events, to help predict risks and associated costs for investments or insurance.<br><br>In this course you will gain the knowledge and skills in mathematics, statistics, data analytics, demographics, finance and economics to work as a financial analyst in organisations that deal with risk – such as banks and financial institutions, insurance companies and government agencies.<br><br>You'll learn the mathematical and statistical techniques to model industrial and commercial processes against a financial and economic background. You’ll also learn to identify the risk factors and determine the price and cost of those risks.<br><br>In your third year, your studies will focus on either actuarial science or actuarial and applied statistics.