Opleidingen van Actuarieel Genootschap & Actuarieel Instituut:
Master
- Executive Master of Actuarial Science (EMAS)
Postdoctoraal
Actuarieel Genootschap & Actuarieel Instituut
AG&AI
Opleiding: Executive Master of Actuarial Science (EMAS)
Leerdoel
The demand for skilled actuarial professionals is growing. Actuaries are the leading professionals in finding ways to manage risk, and managing risk requires knowledge of several disciplines. Understanding how businesses operate, how legislation may have an impact and how financial economics may affect securities are all vital skills for an actuary. Globalization, the integration of financial markets, changing IT environments and market innovation in risk management ensure that the actuary field of action is becoming more challenging and complex by the day.
Doelgroep
Participants are typically (young) professionals who are active in the insurance industry, pensions industry and consultancy. Their academic background is often a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Actuarial Science or in Econometrics or (Applied) Mathematics. Depending on their previous education, they have completed one or more modules in the transition programme (Schakelprogramma) offered by AI in order to meet the entry requirements for the EMAS programme.
Programma
In view of the objectives of the EMAS programme and the broad range of aspects to be covered, the curriculum employs several different methods of education. Part of the programme is taught in the classical form of lectures and tutorials. This form of teaching is used for material that is likely to be useful in a variety of situations that an actuary may encounter. Included are advanced quantitative techniques, insights in the psychology and the sociology of risk, and training of competences. This material is used, along with problem-specific information, in a series of integrative case studies that are to be carried out by groups of five or six participants. These studies cover different fields of actuarial science; they address technical abilities as well as competences for instance in project management and communication. In the final phase of the programme, participants write an individual thesis. Personal development is monitored by means of a mentor system.
In summary, the main components of the EMAS programme are:
- 6 courses (24 ECTS)
- 8 cases (24 ECTS)
- Thesis (12 ECTS)
- Mentor system
Toelatingseisen
- Knowledge of mathematical analysis, linear algebra, probability theory and statistics
- Knowledge of financial economics, macroeconomics and microeconomics
- Knowledge of actuarial science at the level of introductory courses on risk theory, life insurance and asset/liability management
- Knowledge of the legal and institutional structures that apply to the insurance and pension industries
The subjects mentioned above should be mastered at the level of the transition programme offered by AI. A detailed description of the modules of the transition programme may be obtained from the Institute's website (www.ag-ai.nl).
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