Bachelor of Acturial Science course; Requirements, duration, job opportunities and universities offering the course

ABOUT THE COURSE

Actuarial Science is a branch of science that uses Mathematics, Statistics, Economics and Financial knowledge to model and manage future uncertainty in the financial and insurance industries.

COURSE DURATION

The Course takes the below specified time frames, depending on the type of student’s entry:

  • The program takes a total of nine semesters with two semesters planned per academic year.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Insurance firms, pension and benefits and other similar organizations require services of actuaries in pricing products and minimize future risks.

The course prepares a student for a career as an actuarial scientist concerned with the construction of models and solutions for financial, business and societal problems involving uncertain future events. The course is international in its focus and is based on approved
guidelines for higher education in Kenya. The graduates are expected to find employment in the insurance, employee benefits, pension, banks, management consulting industry, brokerage houses, and software development companies (e.g. writing software
for pension managers and risk analysts), among others

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BACHELOR OF ACTUARIAL SCIENCE LATEST COURSE REQUIREMENTS AS SET BY KUCCPS

On the KUCCPS site, this course is placed under cluster 12.
CLUSTER SUBJECT 1 MAT A
CLUSTER SUBJECT 2 BIO / PHY / CHE / BIO
CLUSTER SUBJECT 3 HAG / GEO / CRE / IRE / HRE
CLUSTER SUBJECT 4 BIO / PHY / CHE / BIO / HAG / GEO / CRE / IRE / HRE / HSC / ARD / AGR / WW / MW / BC / PM / ECT / DRD / AVT / CMP / FRE / GER / ARB / KSL / MUC / BST
NOTE: A subject may only be considered ONCE in this section

MINIMUM SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS

SUBJECT 1 MAT A C+

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INSTITUTIONS WHERE THE PROGRAMME IS OFFERED

Some of the institutions offering this programme are:

CU CHUKA UNIVERSITY
CUEA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EAST AFRICA
DAYSTAR DAYSTAR UNIVERSITY
DKUT DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
EU EGERTON UNIVERSITY
GU GARISSA UNIVERSITY
JKUAT JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY
KABU KABARAK UNIVERSITY
KARU KARATINA UNIVERSITY
KCA KCA UNIVERSITY
KSU KISII UNIVERSITY
KU KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
KYU KIRINYAGA UNIVERSITY
MCKU MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY
MKU MOUNT KENYA UNIVERSITY
MMU MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY OF KENYA
MSU MASENO UNIVERSITY
MU MOI UNIVERSITY
MUST MERU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
MUT MURANGA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
SEKU SOUTH EASTERN KENYA UNIVERSITY
THRKUC THARAKA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
TMUC TOM MBOYA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
UOE UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET
UOK UNIVERSITY OF KABIANGA
UON UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

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