Rutgers is helping professionals respond to growing international competition in science innovation with a new degree: the master of business and science (MBS). Designed to introduce students to the to the management of science and technology, the MBS degree combines master’s level study in science, mathematics, and engineering with “plus” courses in business, policy, and entrepreneurship.
The actuarial science program educates students about this field and the financial impact of risk and uncertainty. MBS students learn how to provide assessments of financial security systems with a focus on their complexity, mathematics, and mechanisms and how to evaluate the likelihood of events and quantify contingent outcomes. Electives can be taken in risk management, financial computing, quantitative finance, and financial mathematics.
Sample Courses
- Actuarial Models
- Life Data Analysis
- Probability and Actuarial Mathematics
- Statistical Models
- Time Series and Forecasting
Learn more about the MBS program in actuarial science.