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Course Overview

The Foundation Year in Actuarial Science aims to provide students with a knowledge of Mathematics, Probability, and Statistics, Accounting and Finance, Economics, IT and Computing sufficient to enable them to undertake an undergraduate degree in the area of Actuarial Science. These modules have been carefully designed to include material that they will come across should they successfully proceed onto the BSc Actuarial Science undergraduate degree programme.

In addition to providing students with the essential mathematical and scientific background necessary to progress onto the undergraduate Actuarial Science degree programme, there is an integrated study and communication skills component. This, together with considerable tutorial support, aims to encourage the development of the students' awareness of the learning process and to foster their intellectual development so that they achieve a sense of their competence as learners.

What Will I Learn?

The Foundation course has been designed to familiarise you with material that you will study in more depth in later years of the Actuarial Science degree programme.

The teaching style on the foundation course is different to that which you will encounter on the rest of the degree. The foundation course will have lower numbers of students than on the main degree programme and there is more continual assessment. This will help you to make the adjustment from the teaching style at most schools and colleges to the university style, which usually requires more self-study.

Unlike the other years of your degree, there is no exam period due to the use of continual assessment which takes the form of in-class tests and take-home coursework, which can be both individual and group-based.

Entry Requirement 

Course Requirements:

A-Level: B (Maths) BB

If you are studying General Studies, Critical Thinking, or a native language A-Level, these subjects will not be included in any offer condition.

For A-Level applicants, we also require a minimum of grade 5 (C) in GCSE English and grade 6 (B) in GCSE Maths.

IB: 29 points overall (not including bonus points) with 5 in Higher Level Maths (either Maths Analysis & Approaches or Maths Applications & Interpretation) and 5 in English (either Standard or Higher Level).

English Language Requirements:

If your first language is not English, we will require evidence of English language proficiency. Minimum requirements are:

  • GCSE: Grade C or 5
  • IGCSE: Grade C
  • O-Level: Grade C
  • TOEFL (Test center or iBT Special Home Edition): 92 overall (24 Writing, 23 Reading, 22 Speaking, 21 Listening)
  • A-Level: Grade C
  • Language Cert International ESOL: Language Cert B2 Communicator High Pass
  • IELTS (Academic or UKVI): 6.5 overall with no less than 6.0 in any subtest
  • Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: 59 overall with a minimum 59 in each component
  • International Baccalaureate: Grade 5 at Higher or Standard level
  • Cambridge English Advanced (also known as Certificate in Advanced English): Grade C (180-192) at CEFR Level C1
  • Cambridge English Proficiency (also known as Certificate of Proficiency in English): Grade C (200-212) at CEFR Level C2
  • Cambridge English First (also known as Certificate of First in English): Grade A (180-190) at CEFR Level C1

Fees

UK Students
£7000 per year
Tuition fees are subject to annual change


This information was accurate on : 15/01/2021
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