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Offered by the Taylor's Business School, the Actuarial Studies degree programme is the extensive study of mathematics, probability, statistics, finance and economics. This degree programme provides learning opportunities beyond the classroom.

Accreditation and/or Exemptions: The programme has been accredited by Society of Actuaries (SOA) and Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS).

Flexible Learning: Students also have the option to transfer to another Taylor's Business programme during their course. Credits gained during their enrolment in Actuarial Studies will be credited to their new programme. Students will be able to take electives from other business programmes as well.

Long Internship: Offered in the third year of the 4-year programme, students have the opportunity to broaden their knowledge and gain industry exposure that will help them excel in their final year of studies.

Internship with Renowned Companies: Students have the opportunity to apply classroom lessons and gain industry experience from top companies.

Additional Accreditation by Bloomberg: Taylor's is the 1st and only Actuaries Studies programme in Malaysia which exposes students to FinTech and the possibility to get Bloomberg Certificate (BMC) upon the completion of Investment Management or Portfolio Management electives.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The degree programme transforms students into skilled analytical problem solvers who are trained to calculate and manage financial risk for businesses. Beyond providing a comprehensive programme, we further enrich the educational experience through various learning opportunities to help students get the most out of their studies.

PRIMARY MAJOR

This component consists of Common Core subjects, which are common modules across a discipline that provides the fundamental knowledge of the discipline.

Common Core

• Introduction to Accounting*
• Calculus
• Mathematical Statistics*
• Microeconomics*
• Insurance Practices and Takaful
• Advanced Calculus
• Probability Theory
• Mathematics of Finance
• Macroeconomics*
• Fundamentals of Linear Algebra
• Introduction to Finance*
• Programming
• Life Contingencies I
• Life Contingencies II
• Applied Statistical Methods
• Corporate Finance*
• Derivatives
• Risk Theory
• Stochastic Process
• Survival Models
• Simulation and Credibility Theory
• Stochastic Calculus for Financial Economics
• Project
• Short Industrial Training
• Long Industrial Training (for 4-year programme only)

*Students are required to take the modules in order to obtain VEE credits from the Society of Actuaries (SOA), US.

**All information is subject to change. Readers are responsible for verifying information that pertains to them by contacting the university.

FUTURE CAREERS

When you’ve successfully completed this programme, you could embark on any of these exciting careers, including:

• Actuarial Analyst
• Accountants
• Auditors
• Budget Analyst
• Economist
• Mathematician
• Statistician
• Personal Financial Advisor
• Forensic Accountant
• Chartered Accountant