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Stellenbosch University

Master of Commerce in Actuarial Science

The Master of Commerce in Actuarial Science in Business and Management is offered by Stellenbosch University.

Program Length: 4 YEARS.

Master of Commerce in Actuarial Science offered by the Stellenbosch University at the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

The Master’s programme is suited to students who have completed an Honours degree in Actuarial Science and who are embarking on the profession’s Fellowship examinations having been exempted from (or passed) all of the profession’s earlier examinations.

Programme content

At least 180 credits must be completed from the list of compulsory and elective modules below.

Programme modules

Actuarial Science (Thesis option)

Actuarial Science (Coursework option) 

Compulsory module for the Coursework option

Research Project: Actuarial Science 

Compulsory module for the Thesis option

Thesis: Actuarial Science 

Elective modules

For the Coursework option: 120 credits; for the Thesis option: 60 credits.

Capita Selecta: Actuarial Applications A 

Capita Selecta: Actuarial Applications B 

Finance and Investment Technical (F105) 

Finance and Investment Technical (ST6) 

General Insurance Technical (F103) 

Health and Care Technical (F101) 

Life Insurance Technical (F102) 

Pensions Technical (F104) 

Modules totalling up to 30 credits (as approved by the Head of Actuarial Science from time to time) may be selected from topics offered in the Mathematical Statistics or Financial Risk Management postgraduate programmes.