Overview

Actuarial Science is a professional, conversion-focused programme designed to equip ambitious individuals with the skills, knowledge, and network to launch a successful actuarial career. Delivered by Queen’s Business School at Queen’s University Belfast, a prestigious Russell Group institution, this programme offers up to six exemptions from the professional exams required to qualify as an actuary through the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA).

Career opportunities

• Actuaries are constantly in demand and their skills are continually included in highly skilled occupation listings and for skills in demand listings. The Bureau of Labour Statistics project that employment of actuaries is expected to increase by 20% between 2018 and 2028.
• Actuaries primarily work in insurance and financial services, which are heavily regulated and require a number of statutory disclosures. Graduates from the Actuarial Science programme obtain employment across the world, but particularly in Dublin and London. Dublin has seen an influx of financial services companies either entering the market for the first time or increasing their footprint in Ireland, as a result of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.

Accreditation

• Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA)