The Actuarial Science curriculum at the University of Hong Kong aims at providing formal academic and professional training to students who wish to join the actuarial profession. Although actuarial science is a separate discipline with its own area of knowledge, modern actuarial training requires multidisciplinary knowledge such as probability, statistics, economics, investment, finance, law, taxation, and accounting.  The Actuarial Science curriculum reflects this by incorporating various interdisciplinary courses into the basic actuarial training.  The programme is set up to equip students with solid background in actuarial science, to develop their confidence and analytical skills to define and tackle problems in actuarial science and other related fields.  Specifically, the programme is designed to provide adequate knowledge for students to sit for the early professional examinations organized by international actuarial organizations so that they can successfully join the actuarial profession after graduation.  In addition, the programme provides enough academic training for students who wish to pursue postgraduate studies in actuarial science or other related areas.

Students would be able to:

a.        understand and apply various analytic and quantitative methods to define and solve problems in insurance, finance, economics, investment, pension, financial risk management and demography;
(by means of coursework and tutorial classes and/or research-based project in the curriculum)

b.        understand and identify the nature of insurance, finance and investment risks;
(by means of coursework and tutorial classes and/or research-based project in the curriculum)

c.        develop analytical skills to evaluate and measure various kinds of risk;
(by means of coursework and tutorial classes and/or research-based project in the curriculum)

d.        formulate effective business strategies to manage them;
(by means of coursework and tutorial classes and/or research-based project in the curriculum)

e.        pass the early professional examinations organized by international actuarial organizations;
(by means of coursework and tutorial classes and/or research-based project in the curriculum)

f.        pursue postgraduate studies in actuarial science or other related fields;
(by means of coursework and tutorial classes and/or research-based project in the curriculum)

g.        discuss current actuarial issues and acquire and apply practical knowledge in some specially designed courses;
(by means of coursework and tutorial classes and/or research-based project in the curriculum)

In addition, some students can join our internship programme to gain work experience before graduation.
(by means of internship in the curriculum)