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UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
Course Name (English) INTRODUCTION TO ACTUARIAL SCIENCE
Course Code ASC302
MQF Credit 3
Course Description This course introduces the students to the actuarial science practices. The syllabus for this course provide with the basic understanding of actuarial science and how to become actuary that exist in the market provided by Malaysian’s insurance companies. Students will also be equipped with the fundamentals of insurance in the context of actuarial science.
Transferable Skills Expert in the Field
Independent and Critical Thinker
Solution Provider
Teaching Methodologies Lectures
CLO
CLO1 Clarify the overview of actuarial profession in insurance industry.
CLO2 Study the elements needed in an insurance product in insurance company.
CLO3 Explain knowledge and understanding of actuarial science to community.
Pre-Requisite Courses No course recommendations
Reading List
Recommended Text
  • Reginald Edward Underwood 2018, The Elements of Actuarial Science, Franklin Classics [ISBN: 9780343501617]
Reference Book Resources
  • John C. Hull 2018, Risk Management and Financial Institutions, John Wiley & Sons Inc [ISBN: 9781119448112]
  • Miles Menander Dawson 2018, Practical Lessons in Actuarial Science : An Elementary Text-Book; Volume 2, Franklin Classics [ISBN: 978034185720]
  • Clive Thompson,Paul Hopkin 2021, Fundamentals of Risk Management, Kogan Page Publishers [ISBN: 1398602876]
  • Mathieu Boudreault,Jean-François Renaud 2019, Actuarial Finance, John Wiley & Sons [ISBN: 1119137020]
Article/Paper ListThis Course does not have any article/paper resources
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