Feb 01, 2025

2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Dual Degree in Actuarial Science/Analytics, M.A.S./M.S.A.

Degree Requirements

This section is applicable to students interested in the Master of Actuarial Science and Master of Science in Analytics dual degree program. Students interested in the Master of Actuarial Science or in the Master of Actuarial Science and Master of Science in Quantitative Risk Analysis and Management dual degree program should refer to the MAS or MAS/QRAM sections of the Universaity catalog.

Introductory Courses (take all courses except as noted below))

Note: Introductory courses are required, but students with prior mastery of any such course (as determined by the program director at the time of admission) should repace it with an elective course from insurance, actuarial & analytics, or financial & risk

AS 8140 - Probability 3 Credit Hours
AS 8230 - Financial Mathematics 3 Credit Hours
ECON 8740 - Applied Statistics and Econometrics 3 Credit Hours
MSA 8010 - Data Programming for Analytic 3 Credit Hours

Core Requirements (9 courses, 24 hours)

AS 8340 - Life Contingencies 3 Credit Hours
AS 8360 - Loss Modeling and Ratemaking 3 Credit Hours
MSA 8030 - Communicating with Data 1.5 Credit Hours
MSA 8040 - Data Management for Analytics 3 Credit Hours
MSA 8050 - Scalable Data Analytics 3 Credit Hours
MSA 8150 - Machine Learning for Analytic 3 Credit Hours
MSA 8200 - Econometric Predictive Analytics 1.5 Credit Hours
MSA 8600 - Deep Learning and Generative AI 3 Credit Hours
RMI 8300 - Predictive Risk Modeling 3 Credit Hours

Insurance Electives (at least 1 course, 3 credit hours)

RMI 8070 - Insurance Institutions and Operations 3 Credit Hours
RMI 8120 - Commercial Insurance Coverages: Applications and Emerging Issues 3 Credit Hours
RMI 8400 - InsurTech: New Technologies in Insurance Markets 3 Credit Hours

Actuarial & Analytics Electives (at least 1 course, 3 credit hours)

AS 8350 - Advanced Life Contingencies 3 Credit Hours
AS 8370 - Health Insurance & Risk Management 3 Credit Hours
AS 8430 - Advanced Loss Modeling 3 Credit Hours
AS 8810 - Analytic Methods in Actuarial Science 3 Credit Hours
MSA 8350 - Applied Text Analytics for Law and Business 3 Credit Hours
MSA 8500 - Graph Analytics 3 Credit Hours
MSA 8650 - Advanced Deep Learning with Business Applications 3 Credit Hours
MSA 8770 - Text Analytics 3 Credit Hours

Financial & Risk Electives (at least 1 course, 3 credit hours)

AS 8510 - Mathematical Finance for Actuaries 3 Credit Hours
ECON 8780 - Financial Econometrics 3 Credit Hours
QRAM 8600 - Theory of Risk Sharing 3 Credit Hours
QRAM 8610 - Financial Engineering 3 Credit Hours
QRAM 8630 - Interest Rate Models 3 Credit Hours
QRAM 8640 - Advanced Credit Risk Models 3 Credit Hours
RMI 8350 - Enterprise Risk Management 3 Credit Hours
RMI 8370 - Financial Risk Management 3 Credit Hours

English Communication (if desired, no MAS credit)

ESL 7250 - Academic Listening/Speaking for Graduate Students 3 Credit Hours
ESL 7350 - Academic Writing for Graduate Students 3 Credit Hours