University of Manitoba
Website:
http://www.umanitoba.ca/management
Name of actuarial science programs
- BComm (Hons) Actuarial Mathematics
- BSc (Hons) Actuarial Mathematics
- BSc (Hons) Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics Joint Program
Description
The Actuarial Mathematics program at the University of Manitoba is one of the oldest in North America, having offered actuarial courses since 1912. Over 700 graduates have become Associates or Fellows of the Society of Actuaries (SOA) or the Casualty Actuarial Society. Currently, three undergraduate programs leading to BComm (Hons.) or BSc (Hons.), and one master’s program (MSc in Management), are offered and administrated under the Warren Centre for Actuarial Studies and Research. The Warren Centre has been recognized as a Center of Actuarial Excellence by the SOA since 2009. It was ranked as the best actuarial program in Canada in the 2010 Knight Schools survey, and was accredited by the CIA under its University Accreditation Program in 2011.
Mandatory Courses for recognized degree
For a degree to be recognized by the CIA, a student must successfully complete the following mandatory courses:
| Course | Course title |
| STAT 2400 | Introduction to Probability 1 |
| STAT 2800 | Introduction to Probability 2 |
| ACT 2120 | Interest Theory |
| ECON 1010 | Intro to Microeconomic Principles |
| ECON 1020 | Intro to Macroeconomic Principles |
| ACC 100 | Intro accounting |
| FIN 2200 | Corporate finance |
| ACT 2020 | Economic & Financial Applications |
| ACT 3340 | Financial Derivatives for Actuarial Practice |
| ACT 2020 | Economic & Financial Applications |
| ACT 3340 | Financial Derivatives for Actuarial Practice |
| ACT 3130 | Actuarial Models 1 |
| ACT 3230 | Actuarial Models 2 |
| ACT 3230 | Actuarial Models 2 |
| ACT 4020 | Short Term Actuarial Mathematics 1 |
| ACT 4030 | Short Term Actuarial Mathematics 2 |
| ACT4010 | Regression Modeling in Actuarial Science |
| IDM 4050 | Readings in Management |