Quantitative Finance and Actuarial Science
Course description
Investors weigh risks against returns; insurers limit their risks by calculating the appropriate premiums; option traders balance their books by calculating the sensitivities of their positions with respect to the relevant risk factors.
The Master's programme in Quantitative Finance and Actuarial Science takes the critical field of risk management as its central theme, examined through the lens of quantitative models. Taught by the leading international academics of Tilburg University, content reflects the forefront of world developments. Delve into the challenging worlds of continuous time finance, empirical applications, and the actuarial sciences of risk theory and asset liability management - giving you a tool-kit of highly practical skills you can apply throughout your entire financial career.
The MSc in Quantitative Finance and Actuarial Science offers:
- The best preparation for a career in the arena - with a Tilburg University Master's degree recognised for its combined academic rigour and industry relevance.
- Customised learning with a wide range of optional electives available including the possibility to follow courses from the Master's program in Finance or to customise your degree with a specialisation in Pensions, Aging and Retirement.
- The possibility for students, who completed the Master's programme in Quantitative Finance and Actuarial Science and continue in the insurance and pensions industry, to make use of the part-time Executive Master in Actuarial Scienceoffered by TIAS Business Schooland the Dutch Actuarial Institute. This is a part-time programme that leads to the degree of fully qualified actuary (Actuaris AG).
- Expansive career opportunities in a broad array of directions. Our students go on to pursue successful careers everywhere from large financial institutions to regulating institutions (central banks).
There are two start dates available for this Master's programme: end of August and end of January.
Career Prospects
Your Master's degree in Quantitative Finance and Actuarial Science from Tilburg University will open up extensive career opportunities for you in the private sector, as well as in the public and non-profit sectors.
Graduates of our programme currently pursue successful careers at:
- Banks
- Insurance companies
- Pension funds
- Consulting agencies
- Trading firms
- Corporate treasuries and risk control departments
- Regulatory institutions and government bodies.
The Master’s programme in Quantitative Finance and Actuarial Science is one of the programmes with the best career prospects. Graduates find work easily, often before graduation, and they earn above average.
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