This programme gives you the opportunity to gain exemptions from eight of the Core Technical subjects (CT1 to CT8) of the professional examinations and provides you with a firm foundation for the later subjects. If you perform well enough on this course to obtain the full set of exemptions available, you could reduce your time to qualify as an actuary by three years or more. This course is accredited by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries; they also provide a fast-track route to qualifying as an actuary, because students who achieve a high enough overall mark in these programmes can obtain exemptions from the professional examinations included within their studies. This programme aims to: give you the depth of technical appreciation and skills appropriate to a Master’s level programme in actuarial science; provide successful students with eligibility for subject exemptions from the Core Technical series of examinations of the actuarial profession. This means obtaining a thorough knowledge and understanding of various core actuarial techniques and gaining current knowledge and understanding of the practice of some of the major areas in which actuaries are involved; ensure you are competent in the use of information technology, and are familiar with computers, together with the relevant software; introduce you to an appreciation of recent actuarial developments, and of the links between subject theories and their practical application in industry; prepare you for employment within the actuarial profession and other financial fields; provide suitable preparation for students who wish to proceed to the MSc in Applied Actuarial Science.