Students pursuing a career in Actuarial Science should enjoy working with numbers, be effective communicators and work well with people as they will have to analyse and interpret financial and other information to meet the needs of different users, including managers and investors.

Consultations

We regularly consult and develop links with a large number of employers including all the major actuarial employers in Northern Ireland and Ireland and a selection of employers from Great Britain. We host annual employer liaison meetings for the course as well as annual actuarial careers fairs at which students can engage with actuarial employers on a one-to-one basis. The establishment of SoNIA (Society of Northern Ireland Actuaries) by staff in Queen’s Management School has facilitated a continuous and seamless engagement between academics, actuarial employers and Queen’s students whereby students can gain access to the profession. They have an opportunity to discuss issues that are concerning the industry and that are of importance to qualified actuaries. Students can also develop excellent networking, communication, and business awareness skills from the start to end of their academic progression ensuring that they can fully compete in the competitive graduate employment market.

The degree has professional accreditation with the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, the professional body, such that students succeeding on the degree can also achieve exemptions from the initial technical exams (previously CT1-CT8), subject to certain conditions being met. Graduates from this degree at Queen’s are well regarded by many employers (local, national and international) with approximately 90-95 per cent of graduates finding high-level actuarial employment within several months of graduation. Furthermore, several students are offered full-time positions with their placement provider.