专业院系:
文理学院,数学系,M.S. in Actuarial Science,精算科学专业
录取要求:
该系研究生项目要求递交TOEFL/IELTS成绩,TOEFL总分不低于80分,IELTS总分不低于6.5分,两者均未有单项分数要求;建议提交GRE subject的成绩;GPA 3.0以上,被录取学生的平均GPA 在3.5以上;
截止日期:
精算和金融数学硕士项目接受秋季和春季学期入学申请,截止日期分别为2月1日和11月1日;
课程特点及介绍:
数学硕士(精算方向)(MS in Mathematics with concentration in Actuarial Science):为期3-4学期(少数学生2学期内获得学位),共需修读30个学分,无需撰写论文,但需参加结业考试,要求申请者本科毕业,拥有数学、统计学、物理、工程、计量经济学或其它相关领域专业背景,不要求商科、金融或投资背景,但须拥有强大的数学背景,本科修读过微分学、积分、多变量微积分、微分方程、线性代数和数学概率论/统计学,如仅有其中一门未满足前置课程要求,可在入学后补修,被录取学生的本科数学相关课程平均GPA为3.5,强烈建议(Strongly Urge)递交GRE成绩,被录取的学生GRE数学百分比排名平均为95%,被录取的学生通常未有低于90%。该项目建议国际学生TOEFL阅读和听力单项分数之和在55分以上。该项目属于STEM项目,可申请OPT
Core Courses:核心课程
SOA exam connection an VEE creit are inicate where applicable.
At least four of:至少在以下课程中选4门
Math 5620: Financial Math I – Theory of interest (3 F S) – connection to Exam FM
Math 5621: Financial Math II – Theory of Corporate Finance (4 F S) – creit for Corp. Fin. VEE
Math 5660: Avance Financial Math – Stochastic Finance (3 F S) – connection to Exam MFE
Math 5630: Actuarial Math I (4 F) – connection to Exam MLC
Math 5631: Actuarial Math II (4 S) – connection to Exam MLC
Math 5633: Survival Moels (3) – connection to Exams MLC an C; not offere in recent years
Math 5637: Risk Theory (3 F) – connection to SOA Exam C an CAS Exam 3
Math 5640: Avance Topics in Actuarial Math I – Moel Construction (3 F) – connection to Exam C
Math 5641: Avance Topics in Actuarial Math II – Creibility Theory (3 S) – connection to Exam C
Math 5800-005 Yiel Curve Moels (3 S) – some connection to Exam MFE
Math 5800-043: General Insurance: Pricing an Reserving (3 S) – connection to CAS Exam 5
Elective Courses:选修课程
Select aitional courses from the require list, an/or select from the following (no more than 6 creits of unergrauate courses 3000+ can be creite towars the MS egree):
Math 3170: Elementary Stochastic Processes (3 S) – connection to Exam C
Stat 3965: Elementary Stochastic Processes (3 F) – equivalent to Math 3170
Math 3545: Actuarial Case Stuies Using SAS (1 F S)
Math 3621: Actuarial Statistics (3 F S) – creit for Regression Analysis VEE an Time Series VEE
Math 5635: Simulation (3 S) – connection to Exam C, not offere in recent years
Math 5800-018: Funamentals of Financial Math (3 F) – some connection to exam MFE
Math 5800-030: Financial Programming an Moeling (3 F S)
Math 5800-031: Financial Data Mining with Big Data (3 F S)
Math 5850: Grauate Fiel Stuy Internship (1-3 F S Summer) – may be repeate for creit, but no more than 3 creits can apply towar the egree requirement
Math 5110: Introuction to Moern Analysis (3 F)
Math 5111: Measure an Integration (3 S) – consult avisor first
Math 5160: Probability an Stochastic Processes I (3 F) – consult avisor first
Math 5161: Probability an Stochastic Processes II (3 S) – with permission
Acct 5121: Financial Accounting an Reporting (3 F S) – strongly encourage, but not require
Acct 5327: Financial Statement Analysis (3 F S)
Fnce 5202: Investments an Securities Analysis (3)- usually Hartfor campus
Fnce 5504: Options an Futures (3) – usually Hartfor campus
Fnce 5512: Fixe Income Instruments (3) – usually Hartfor campus
Fnce 5151: Introuction to Economic Markets (3) – usually Hartfor campus – creit for Microeconomics VEE an Macroeconomics VEE
Stat 5361: Statistical Computing – Large Financial Moels (3 S)
Stat 5585: Mathematical Statistics I (3 F)
Stat 5685: Mathematical Statistics II (3 S)
Stat 5505: Applie Statistics I (3 F)
Stat 5605: Applie Statistics II (3 S)
Stat 5315 or 3115: Analysis of Experiments (3 F S) – creit for Regression Analysis VEE
Stat 5725: Linear Statistical Moels (3) Creit for Regression Analysis VEE
Stat 5825 or 4825: Applie Time Series (3 F S) – creit for Time Series VEE
Econ 5201: Microeconomics (3 F S) – creit for Microeconomics VEE
Econ 5202: Macroeconomics (3 F S) – creit for Macroeconomics VEE
Econ 5301: Mathematical Economics (3 F)
Econ 5311: Econometrics I (3 F S) – creit for Regression Analysis VEE an Time Series VEE