Actuarial Mathematics with a Year Abroad

Actuarial mathematics is one of the most technically demanding and financially rewarding degree pathways available, combining rigorous mathematical and statistical training with the specific analytical techniques used to assess and manage financial risk in insurance, pensions, and investment. Actuaries are among the highest-earning professionals in the UK, and the qualifications they hold are internationally recognised and in sustained demand.

At the University of Liverpool this four-year full-time programme includes a year abroad as part of the degree, placing you at a partner institution in another country and giving you the opportunity to experience actuarial and mathematical education in a different context. You will cover probability and statistics, financial mathematics, life contingencies, general insurance mathematics, financial economics, and data science, alongside the broader mathematical content that gives actuarial science its analytical foundation. The programme is designed with the professional actuarial examination structure in mind, and some of its content may support exemptions from professional examinations, though you should confirm current exemption arrangements with the university.

Liverpool's mathematics department combines strong research activity with close attention to graduate outcomes, and the actuarial pathway has clear professional relevance.

Graduates go on to careers as actuaries in life and general insurance, pensions, investment, health, and financial risk management. The path to full fellowship of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries involves a series of professional examinations following graduation, and the degree provides a strong foundation for that process. Many graduates also continue to postgraduate study in actuarial science, statistics, or financial mathematics.