PROGRAM STRUCTURE
The duration of the undergraduate course of the Department is
eight semesters (four years) and leads to the award of a degree
in Statistics and Insurance Science.
In addition to the principal courses and subjects of general
interest, the program of studies includes a wide range of
optional courses related to the fields of Theoretical Statistics
and Actuarial Science as well as to their applications. During
the last four semesters, the students can specialize in either
Statistics or Insurance Science, having in both cases a good
background in Informatics. Additionally, the foreign language
courses are specially designed to cover the needs of students in
these fields.
TEACHING METHODS
The teaching methods include lectures, seminars, individual or
group projects and practice. Each course lasts 3-5 hours on a
weekly basis. The available resources are up-to-date and help
students in effective practicing.
PROGRAM OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES
The Department offers the following courses in each semester:
(1,3,5,7: Autumn-Winter semesters, (2,4,6,8: Spring-Summer
semesters). The student's workload is 30 ECTS credits per
semester. To obtain a bachelor's degree, students must earn a
total of 240 ECTS credits over four academic years.
1st Semester
|
Course title |
Hours/week |
ECTS |
Category |
Field |
|
Calculus I |
5 |
6 |
compulsory |
Mathematics |
|
Introduction to Insurance |
4 |
4 |
compulsory |
Insurance |
|
Applied Linear Algebra |
5 |
6 |
compulsory |
Mathematics |
|
Microeconomic Theory |
4 |
4 |
compulsory |
Economics |
|
Descriptive Statistics |
5 |
5 |
compulsory |
Statistics |
|
Computers Lab |
4 |
5 |
compulsory |
Mathematics |
2nd Semester
| Course
title |
Hours/week |
ECTS |
Category |
Field |
|
Calculus II |
5 |
6 |
compulsory |
Mathematics |
|
Introduction to Computer Science |
4 |
5 |
compulsory |
Mathematics |
|
Macroeconomic Theory |
4 |
5 |
compulsory |
Economics |
|
Probability I |
5 |
6 |
compulsory |
Statistics |
|
Algebra |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Mathematics |
|
General Insurance |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Insurance |
|
Management Information Systems |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Mathematics |
|
Combinatorics |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Statistics |
3rd Semester
| Course
title |
Hours/week |
ECTS |
Category |
Field |
| Insurance Law |
4 |
5 |
compulsory |
Insurance |
|
Demography |
4 |
5 |
compulsory |
Demography |
| Introduction to Accounting |
4 |
5 |
compulsory |
Economics |
| Probability II |
5 |
6 |
compulsory |
Statistics |
| Financial Mathematics |
4 |
5 |
compulsory |
Economics |
|
Numerical Analysis |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Mathematics |
|
Commercial Law |
3 |
4 |
elective |
General |
|
Social Insurance |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Insurance |
|
Sociology |
3 |
4 |
elective |
General |
|
Real Analysis |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Mathematics |
|
Philosophy |
3 |
4 |
elective |
General |
4th Semester
|
Course title |
Hours/week |
ECTS |
Category |
Field |
|
Actuarial Mathematics |
5 |
7 |
compulsory |
Actuarial |
|
Corporate Finance |
4 |
6 |
compulsory |
Economics |
|
Life Insurance I |
4 |
6 |
compulsory |
Actuarial |
|
Statistics I: Estimation Theory |
5 |
7 |
compulsory |
Statistics |
|
Life and Health Insurance |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Insurance |
|
Differential Equations |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Mathematics |
|
Operations Research |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Mathematics |
5th Semester
|
Course title |
Hours/week |
ECTS |
Category |
Field |
| Life
Insurance II |
4 |
6 |
compulsory |
Actuarial |
| Loss
Distributions |
4 |
6 |
compulsory |
Actuarial |
|
Statistics II: Hypothesis Testing |
4 |
6 |
compulsory |
Statistics |
|
Financial Statement Analysis |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Economics |
|
Business Administration |
4 |
4 |
elective |
General |
|
Special Topics in Demography |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Demography |
|
Marketing Research |
3 |
4 |
elective |
General |
| Reliability Theory |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Statistics |
|
Economics of Insurance |
3 |
4 |
elective |
General |
6th Semester
|
Course title |
Hours/week |
ECTS |
Category |
Field |
|
Regression Analysis |
4 |
6 |
compulsory |
Statistics |
|
Credibility Theory |
4 |
5 |
compulsory |
Actuarial |
|
Sampling Methods and Techniques |
4 |
5 |
compulsory |
Statistics |
|
Stochastic Processes |
4 |
6 |
compulsory |
Statistics |
| Investment
Analysis |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Economics |
|
Time Series Analysis |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Statistics |
|
Biostatistics |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Statistics |
|
Teaching Statistics |
3 |
4 |
elective |
General |
|
Introduction to Educational Technology |
3 |
4 |
elective |
General |
|
Special Topics in Probability Theory |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Statistics |
| Ratemaking |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Actuarial |
|
Insurance Operations and Management |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Insurance |
|
Population Geography |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Demography |
|
Statistical Quality Control |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Statistics |
7th Semester
|
Course title |
Hours/week |
ECTS |
Category |
Field |
|
Analysis of Variance |
4 |
6 |
compulsory |
Statistics |
|
Ruin Theory |
5 |
6 |
compulsory |
Actuarial |
| Statistical Packages |
4 |
6 |
compulsory |
Statistics |
|
Actuarial Pension Plans |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Actuarial |
|
Survival Analysis |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Statistics |
|
Actuarial Modeling |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Actuarial |
|
Special Topics in Insurance |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Insurance |
|
Special Topics in Life Insurance |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Actuarial |
|
Special Topics in Stochastic
Processes |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Statistics |
| Risk
and Insurance Theory |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Actuarial |
|
Statistical Decision Theory |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Statistics |
|
Bayesian Statistics |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Statistics |
|
Design of Socio-Economics Studies |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Demography |
|
Intership |
3 |
4 |
elective |
General |
8th Semester
|
Course title |
Hours/week |
ECTS |
Category |
Field |
| Nonparametric
Statistics |
4 |
7 |
compulsory |
Statistics |
| Risk
Management |
4 |
7 |
compulsory |
Actuarial |
|
Actuarial Survival Models |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Actuarial |
| Asset-liability Management |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Actuarial |
|
Population Aging and Insurance Economy |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Insurance |
|
Special Topics in Actuarial Theory |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Actuarial |
|
Special Topics in Applied Statistics |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Statistics |
|
Special Topics in Statistics |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Statistics |
|
Theory and Practice of Reinsurance |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Actuarial |
| Financial
Derivatives |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Economics |
| Intership |
3 |
4 |
elective |
General |
|
Multivariate Analysis |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Statistics |
| Simulation |
3 |
4 |
elective |
Mathematics |
|
Statistics of Social Phenomena |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Demography |
|
Stochastic Analysis |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Statistics |
| Financial
Econometrics |
4 |
4 |
elective |
Economics |
|
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