Actuarial Science & Risk Management

The BSc Actuarial Science and Risk Management programme has been designed by qualified actuaries to enable students to develop the theoretical and practical skills required to pursue a career as an actuary in the pensions and insurance sectors, or in the wider financial industry.

Irish leaving certificate requirements H1H1H1H1H2H2 including Higher Level grade H1 in Mathematics For applicants offering the Irish Leaving Certificate, performance at Irish Junior Certificate (IJC) is taken into account. The best nine IJC subject grades are scored, with 4 points awarded for an A/Distinction grade, 3 points for a B/Higher Merit grade, and 1 point for a C/Merit grade. We initially make offers to those applicants who score a minimum of 34 points. As for A-level applicants, this offer threshold may be lowered as the cycle progresses. The number of points required to be considered for an offer varies every year depending on competition for places available, and cannot be predicted in advance. For guidance, the final thresholds for offers since 2019 were as for A-level applicants.