Dr Eric Ulm, Programme Director
- eric.ulm@vuw.ac.nz
- +64 4 463 7515
- RH 333, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay
Master of Actuarial Science – MActSc
Kick start your career as an actuary with New Zealand's only Master’s-level actuarial science qualification.
The people you work with and learn from are an important part of the programme. See who the teaching staff are and find out what it’s like to study the Master of Actuarial Science.
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Academic staff
- Associate Professor Eric UlmAssociate Professor Eric Ulm—Actuarial science
- Professor Graeme Guthrie—Finance and financial mathematics
- Associate Professor Toby DaglishAssociate Professor Toby Daglish—Portfolio management and financial mathematics
- Professor Hai LinProfessor Hai Lin—Finance and financial mathematics
- Dr Laura DumitrescuDr Laura Dumitrescu—Probability and stochastic processes
- Dr Budhi SuryaDr Budhi Surya—Actuarial science and stochastic processes
- Dr Yuichi HiroseDr Yuichi Hirose—Mathematic statistics and generalised linear models
- Dr Thuong NguyenDr Thuong Nguyen—Computational statistics and generalised linear models
Dr Eric Ulm
Associate Professor of Actuarial Science
Actuaries are among the most sought-after professionals in the business world. Our programme provides a pathway to actuarial accreditation, as well as giving you the financial and analytical skills that you’ll need to succeed in your career.
Tackle business challenges
Our Master of Actuarial Science students build a strong foundation that will enable them to tackle business challenges and opportunities. They acquire working knowledge of thinking frameworks that they can transfer across different sectors of the economy, and get insights into how they can be used operationally for specific business goals.
A career pathway
The programme is attractive to several types of students, including those who have studied Actuarial Science as undergraduates and wish to continue their studies and progress towards professional accreditation. Those already in the industry and working towards actuarial accreditation would also benefit from the programme. A third group are working professionals who have the necessary undergraduate business and statistical background, and are looking for a new and exciting career as an actuary.
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