Statistics
Postgraduate Programs

 

M.Sc. in Quantitative Actuarial and Financial Risk Management

 

 

 

STUDIES OBJECTIVE
The Interdepartmental Postgraduate Program entitled "Postgraduate Diploma in Quantitative Actuarial and Financial Risk Management" aims to provide specialized postgraduate level knowledge in the key areas of Actuarial and Financial Risk Management with an emphasis on Quantitative Methods. The purpose of the program is the training of postgraduate students in the statistical-quantitative analysis of financial and actuarial data and the development of modern techniques in estimating/anticipating business risks in financial and insurance-actuarial products. The program focuses on the following fields:

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Memorandum of Cooperation between the Athens University of Economics and the Association of Insurance Companies of Greece.

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The duration of the Program is five semesters, of which the 5th is dedicated to the thesis writing. Classes take place two afternoons per week. 

LIST OF COURSES BY SEMESTER

Three obligatory courses are offered in each of the first four semesters.

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The full study guide for the academic year 2022-23 can be found here.

 

1st Semester

COMPULSORY

• Probability and applications using computational techniques (5 ECTS)

• Statistics and applications using computational techniques (5 ECTS)

• Financial Markets and Corporate Finance (5 ECTS)

 

2nd Semester

COMPULSORY

• Optimization Techniques and Portfolio Theory (5 ECTS)

• Linear models and Time Series Analysis (5 ECTS)

• Stochastic Processes and Derivative Markets (5 ECTS)

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​3rd Semester

COMPULSORY

• Financial Econometrics (5 ECTS)

• Financial Mathematics with Applications (5 ECTS)

• Life Insurance – General Insurance (5 ECTS)

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4rth Semester

COMPULSORY

• Insurance Risk Management - Solvency II (5 ECTS)

• Credit and Financial Risk Management (5 ECTS)

• Topics in Insurance and Finance (5 ECTS)

 

5th Semester

Dissertation Thesis (30 ECTS)

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• Instructions (in Greek)

• First Pages

• Instructions for delivering the thesis (in Greek)

• Devision Regulation (in Greek)

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You can find a short description of the courses here.

​The programs regulation is here (in Greek).

​Proclamation for the academic year 2024-25.

Complaint Form.

Quality Assurance Policy for the M.Sc. in Quantitative Actuarial and Financial Risk Management can be found here (in Greek)