Department

Actuarial Science & Risk Management

Level

Undergraduate

Colleges

College of Computer Sciences & Information Systems

Course Detail

BS in the Actuarial Science and Risk Management equips graduates with mathematical and statistical skills and expertise of tools that help in assessing risk in insurance and relevant industries and professions.

 

A BS in the Actuarial Science and Risk Management program is intended to provide students with the tools of risk analysis, transfer and mitigate that are critical to the operation of private and public institutions, and to prepare them for careers in risk management and insurance. As an actuarial science and risk management major, a student will gain a broad insurance background with an emphasis on mathematics, statistics and finance, as well as a thorough knowledge of all types of life insurance and general insurance. BS in Actuarial Science and Risk Management is a four-year degree program. It requires completion of 138 credit hours of course work and 3 credit hours of internship of at least six weeks in an organization approved by the Institute. Total credit hours required for the degree is 142. 

 

 ** Muslim students are required to take Understanding of the Holy Quran I (1 credit hour) and Understanding of the Holy Quran II (1 credit hour) during the Summer semesters to complete the degree requirement. Both courses are graded on a Pass/Fail basis and have no prerequisites. 

 

**Note for Non-Muslim Students 

Non-Muslim students will take a suitable 2-credit-hour General Education course in place of Understanding of the Holy Quran, as approved by the Institute’s statutory bodies. 

 

***BCN010 Intensive English (Pre-Sessional Course) 

A nine-hour non-credit 'Pre-sessional Intensive English module' is mandatory for freshmen who scored below 50% in the English portion of the IOBM admission test. This nine-hour pre-sessional course is conducted one week before the start of the Semester. 

 

***Students from pre-medical/commerce/without mathematics at the F.Sc (pre-engineering) background are required to additionally complete the following two mathematics courses: 

MAT011 Basic College Mathematics 

MAT012 Intermediate College Mathematics.

  • Gain sufficient technical understanding to solve very demanding real-world actuarial and risk management problems
  • Develop confidence and analytical skills to define and solve real-world problems, particularly those involving risk
  • Ability to translate data into a meaningful information
  • Equip students with the knowledge related to risk management and insurance
  • Use actuarial modeling and risk managements techniques to evaluate uncertainty and risk
  1. Actuarial Analyst/Trainees
  2. Risk Managers
  3. Financial Quantitative Analysts 
  4. Risk Management Analyst 
  5. Data Analyst 
  6. Treasury Analyst
  7. Business Quantitative Analyst
  • Valuation - performs experience studies, cash flow testing and other tasks to set the amount of reserve and capital to be held by an insurer
  • Pricing - determines product features and pricing of products
  • Pension - pensions actuaries advise trustees and companies on the management of their pension schemes
  • Consulting - advises clients on actuarial financial risks, usually associated with employee benefits and insurance
  • Reinsurance - performs traditional actuarial duties for a reinsurer that would accept risk from a direct insurance company
  • General Insurance - performs roles like a valuation or pricing actuary, with a specialty in property and casualty insurance
  • Health Insurance - actuaries have long been involved in financial planning for the NHS and this is now a growing area for actuarial work as the government looks for ways to restructure the welfare state to meet the changing needs, demands and expectations of a changing population
  • Product Line or Segment Risk Management - performs risk management functions for a specific line of business for an insurance company
  • And many other non-traditional career paths


 

Eligibility Criteria: The eligibility criteria for admission into BS (Actuarial Science and Risk Management) is given on Page No. 156. 

Functional English

BCN101 Academic English

 

Expository Writing

BCN301 Persuasive and Analytical Writing

 

Social Sciences

ECN101 Principles of Microeconomics 

ECN102 Principles of Macroeconomics 

ECN301 Econometrics I

 

Finance and Risk Management

ARM201 Principles of Risk Management ARM302  Life and Other Contingencies 

ARM304 Enterprise Risk Practices 

ARM301  Institutional Investments 

ARM407 Computational Methods in Risk ARM402 Risk Transfer & Retention Techniques

ARM491 Project

 

Civics & Community Engagement

SSC303 Service-Learning and Civic Responsibility

 

 

Actuarial Science

ARM101 Introduction to Actuarial Science 

ARM307 Stochastic Processes 

ARM308 Models of Financial Economics I 

ARM408 Models of Financial Economics II

 

Finance

FNS201 Introduction to Business Finance

ARM305 Quantitative Econometrics

FNS301 Corporate Finance 

 

Arts and Humanities

LAN 30*  Foreign Language 

*1 = Introduction to Arabic           *2 = Introduction to French

*4 = Introduction to German         *6 = Introduction to Italian

*8 = Introduction to Chinese

 

Applications of Information and Communication Tech. (ICT)

CSP111 Introduction to Information and Communication Technology (2+1)

 

Natural Sciences

EEM101 Environmental Studies (2+1) 

 

Entrepreneurship

ETP101 Entrepreneurship



 

Mathematics                Political Sciences

MAT111 Applied Calculus            PSC302 Ideology & Constitution of Pakistan

MAT211 Multivariable Calculus

MAT201  Linear Algebra              Religious Studies 

ARM102 Mathematical Theory of Interest I                PSC302 Islamic Studies 

ARM202 Mathematical Theory of Interest II

ARM203 Actuarial Mathematics MAT423 Numerical Analysis

 

Statistics

STS101    Probability Theory and Statistics I STS203    Probability Theory and Distributions

ARM306 Sampling Theory            STS201    Model and Inferences

STS301   Data Analysis and Decision Making               ARM411 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting

ARM401  Applied Regression Analysis        ARM412 Decision Theory

ARM303  Loss Models I                ARM403    Loss Models II

STS409 Industrial Analytics and Statistics 

ARM301 Institutional Investments

ARM402 Risk Transfer and Retention Techniques

ARM452 Theory of Risk and Insurance

ARM457 International Risk and Reporting

ARM458 Project Risk Management

ARM464 Application of R Programming

ARM465 Predictive Modeling in Actuarial Science

Semester I

Course Code
BCN101
ECN101
STS101
MAT111
REL101
ARM101
Course Name
Academic English
Principles of Microeconomics
Probability Theory & Statistics
Applied Calculus
Islamic Studies
Introduction to Actuarial Science
Credit Hours
3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
2+0
3+0
Pre-requisite
-
-
-
-
-
-

Semester II

Course Code
STS203
MAT211
ECN102
ARM102
PSC201
LAN30*
Course Name
Probability Theory and Distribution
Multivariable Calculus
Principles of Macroeconomics
Mathematical Theory of Interest I
Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan
Foreign Language
Credit Hours
3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
2+0
3+0
Pre-requisite
STA101
MAT111
ECN101
MAT111
-
-

Semester III

Course Code
CSP111
CSP111L
MAT201
STS201
FNS201
BCN301
ARM202
Course Name
Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies [Theory]
Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies [Lab]
Linear Algebra
Model & Inferences
Introduction to Business Finance
Persuasive And Analytical Writing
Mathematical Theory of Interest II
Credit Hours
2+0
0+1
3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
Pre-requisite
-
-
MAT111
STS203
-
BCN101
ARM102

Semester IV

Course Code
PSC101
ECN301
STS301
SSC303
ETP101
EEM101
Course Name
Pakistan Studies
Econometrics I
Data Analysis and Decision Making
Service-Learning and Civic Responsibility
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Studies
Credit Hours
2+0
3+0
3+0
0+2
3+0
2+1
Pre-requisite
-
ECN102
STS201
-
-
-

Semester V

Course Code
ARM203
ARM307
ARM201
ARM305
MAT423
Course Name
Actuarial Mathematics
Stochastic Processes
Principles of Risk Management
Quantitative Econometrics
Numerical Analysis
Credit Hours
3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
Pre-requisite
ARM102
STS203, MAT111
ARM101
ECN301
MAT211

Semester VI

Course Code
FNS301
ARM302
ARM304
ARM306
ARM308
STS409
Course Name
Corporate Finance
Life and Other Contingencies
Enterprise Risk Practices
Sampling Theory
Models of Financial Economics I
Industrial Analytics and Statistics
Credit Hours
3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
Pre-requisite
FNS201
ARM203
ARM201
STS203
FNS451
STS301

Semester VII

Course Code
ARM401
ARM408
ARM407
ARM303
Course Name
Applied Regression Analysis
Models of Financial Economics II
Computational Methods in Risk
Loss Models I
Elective I (Risk Management)
Elective II
Credit Hours
3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
Pre-requisite
STS203, ECN301
ARM308
ARM202
ARM303
 

Semester VIII

Course Code
ARM411
ARM412
ARM403
ARM491
Course Name
Time Series Analysis and Forecasting
Decision Theory
Loss Models II
Project
Elective III (Risk Management)
Elective IV
Credit Hours
3+0
3+0
3+0
0+3
3+0
3+0
Pre-requisite
ARM401
STS203, ARM401
ARM303

 

Electives

Course Code
ARM301
ARM402
ARM452
ARM457
ARM458
ARM464
ARM465
Course Name
Institutional Investments
Risk Transfer and Retention Techniques
Theory of Risk and Insurance
International Risk and Reporting
Project Risk Management
Application of R Programming
Predictive Modeling in Actuarial Science
Credit Hours
3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
3+0
Pre-requisite
ARM201
ARM301



 

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