Actuarial Science with a year in Industry BSc (Hons)

University of Kent

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	92%
Salary after 15 months	£30000
Unemployment Rate	5% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	0% Proportion of students of Actuarial Science with a year in Industry BSc (Hons) who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Duration	4 years - Full-time
Campus	On campus - Main Site
Degree	Bachelor of Science (Honours), BSc (Hons)
Subject	Actuarial Science

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 40 graduates of Actuarial Science with a year in Industry BSc (Hons) and other courses in Statistics at University of Kent for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Statistics.

Overall student satisfaction

92 /100

40 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

	Actuarial Science with a year in Industry BSc (Hons) and other Statistics courses of University of Kent	Average review score among all Actuarial Science courses in the UK
Explanations	98	82
Interesting courses	67	66
Intellectually stimulating	90	79
Challenged to do my best	87	82
Depth of concepts	87	80
Builds on previous learnings	95	83
Joined ideas from different topics	76	81
Balance directed/independent study	83	66
Applicability of course content	91	82
Clear criteria in markings	84	64
Fair assessment	85	66
Tests reflected your learning	85	67
Timely feedback	85	87
Helpful feedback	72	67
Approachability of teachers	93	81
Support from teachers	98	77
Organisation of courses	78	68
Communication of changes	84	68
IT facilities	88	85
Library	94	88
Course specific resources	98	83
Student feedback opportunities	89	83
Student feedback valued	89	64
Student's feedback acted upon	70	52
Work of student union	73	73
Mental wellbeing services	93	74
Overall satisfaction	92	62

Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
All Statistics courses of University of Kent

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Finance, Banking, Corporate Finance, Fintech

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Statistics at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£30000	£34500	£44500
25-75 percentile range	£25000 - £34000	£26000 - £41000	£32000 - £55500

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Finance, Banking, Corporate Finance, Fintech courses of University of Kent

Salary of all UK Graduates of Finance, Banking, Corporate Finance, Fintech

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£25864	£27868	£34933
25-75 percentile range	£22658 - £31182	£21559 - £37072	£24954 - £48713

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Finance, Banking, Corporate Finance, Fintech courses in the UK

Course Description

Our Actuarial Science degree helps you to get a head start on your professional journey to becoming an actuary, and empowers you with the tools you need to make your mark in the world, whatever that means for you.

Reasons to study Actuarial Science at Kent

Get ahead. You’ll get to work in real-life, business critical roles, putting into practice the skills you have gained whilst earning a salary
Develop your skills. Learn industry standard software like PROPHET, R and Python
World-leading. Our Actuarial Science courses have been running for over 30 years, and recognised internationally as amongst the best in the world
It means something. Fully accredited by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA)
Been there, done that. You’ll benefit from the extensive industrial experience from qualified Actuaries

Course details

First year: You’ll gain the skills that will lay the foundation for the rest of your studies – including pure and applied mathematics, statistics and economics. Second and third years: You’ll study modules that align with the professional exemptions from the IFoA, preparing you for your future career. Year in Industry: This will take place between your second and third year. Students have previously worked in leading companies such as Travelers, Bank of England and Lloyds.

Head over to our website for more details.

Accredited by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations.

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

What graduates are doing after 15 months

	All University of Kent graduates of undergraduate studies in Statistics	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Finance, Banking, Corporate Finance, Fintech
Total respondents	35	170
Unemployed	5%	2%
Studying	10%	5%
Working	70%	73%
Both studying and working	10%	16%
No information	0%	3%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Statistics courses of University of Kent

Current jobs

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

	Agree or strongly agree	Disagree
Job in line with future plans	70%	30%
Utilise skills from studies	65%	35%
Work is meaningful	75%	25%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All courses of University of Kent

Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

	% Skilled jobs
Highly-skilled jobs	75%
Non highly-skilled jobs	20%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	0%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Statistics courses of University of Kent

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Actuarial Science with a year in Industry BSc (Hons) at University of Kent

20%	Caring personal services
20%	Finance Professionals
10%	Teaching Professionals
10%	Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
10%	Sports and fitness occupations
5%	Sales occupations
5%	Administrative occupations
5%	Natural and social science professionals
5%	Business and public service associate professionals
5%	Elementary occupations

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Entry Requirements / Admissions

Minimum Required UCAS Tariff

including Mathematics at grade A. Use of Maths A Level is not accepted as a required subject.

Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course

Average UCAS Tariff Score 131

Tariff score	% Students accepted for this course
<48	0
48-63	0
64-79	0
80-95	5
96-111	10
112-127	25
128-143	25
144-159	15
160-175	5
176-191	0
192-207	5
208-223	0
224-239	5
>240	0

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
This particular course

Qualification requirements

M in T Level Health, Healthcare Science, or Science.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

Including a relevant subject/science @ C or above (80 UCAS tariff points)

31-30 overall or 665-655 in 3 HL subjects.

Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023

Requirements for international students / English requirements

IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)

- 6.5
- All Degrees

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Actuarial Science with a year in Industry, BSc (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent	£518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home)	£50
Supermarket shopping	£81
Clothing	£35
Eating out	£33
Alcohol	£27
Takeaways / food deliveries	£30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food)	£24
Holidays and weekend trips	£78
Transport within city	£17
Self-care / sports	£20
Stationary / books	£13
Mobile phone / internet	£13
Cable TV / streaming	£7
Insurance	£51
Other	£95

Average student cost of living	£1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2025

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Possible Entry Points:

year 1 (Default entry point)
year 2

University Rankings

Positions of University of Kent in top UK and global rankings.

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About University of Kent

The University of Kent is a publicly funded research university located in Kent, England. The university’s main campus is situated north of Canterbury, while its other campuses are found in Medway and Tonbridge in Kent. Additionally, the university operates postgraduate centres in Brussels, Athens, Rome and Paris.

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Student composition of University of Kent

Total number of students enrolled at University of Kent by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
undergraduates:: 13390
postgraduates:: 2820
Total:: 16210

Number of students enrolled in courses of subject “Actuarial Science”: 2280 Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022

Source: Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022

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