Programme-02133395

University of Pretoria Yearbook 2023
BSc (Actuarial and Financial Mathematics)

(02133395)
Department Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Minimum duration of
3 years
study
Total credits 434
NQF level 07
Admission requirements
Important information for all prospective students for 2023
The admission requirements below apply to all who apply for admission to the University of Pretoria with a
National Senior Certificate (NSC) and Independent Examination Board (IEB) qualifications. Click
here for this Faculty Brochure.
Minimum requirements
Achievement level
English Home Language or
English First Additional Mathematics
APS
Language
NSC/IEB NSC/IEB
5 7 36
Life Orientation is excluded when calculating the APS.
You will be considered for final admission to degree studies if space allows, and if you have a National Senior
Certificate (NSC) or equivalent qualification with admission to bachelor’s degree studies, and comply with the
minimum subject requirements as well as the APS requirements of your chosen programme.
Applicants with qualifications other than the abovementioned should refer to the Brochure:
Undergraduate Programme Information 2023: Qualifications other than the NSC and IEB, available at click here.
International students: Click here.
Transferring students
A transferring student is a student who, at the time of applying at the University of Pretoria (UP) is/was a
registered student at another tertiary institution. A transferring student will be considered for admission based
on NSC or equivalent qualification and previous academic performance. Students who have been dismissed from
other institutions due to poor academic performance will not be considered for admission to UP.
Closing dates: Same as above.
Returning students
A returning student is a student who, at the time of application for a degree programme is/was a registered
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student at UP, and wants to transfer to another degree at UP. A returning student will be considered for
admission based on NSC or equivalent qualification and previous academic performance.
Note:
● Students who have been excluded/dismissed from a faculty due to poor academic performance may be
considered for admission to another programme at UP, as per faculty-specific requirements.
● Only ONE transfer between UP faculties and TWO transfers within a faculty will be allowed.
● Admission of returning students will always depend on the faculty concerned and the availability of space in the
programmes for which they apply.
Closing date for applications from returning students
Unless capacity allows for an extension of the closing date, applications from returning students must be
submitted before the end of August via your UP Student Centre.
Candidates who do not comply with the minimum admission requirements for BSc (Actuarial and Financial
Mathematics), may be considered for admission to the BSc – Extended programme – Mathematical
Sciences, which requires an additional year of study.
Please note: Progression from the BSc – Extended programme – Mathematical Sciences to the mathematics-
intensive programmes will be considered only for students who obtained a GPA of 65% in all their first-year
modules. Students who pass all first-year modules will be advised on alternative academic pathways.
In addition, admission into the BSc (Actuarial and Financial Mathematics) programme will be considered only in
the case of students who passed IAS 111 and achieved a minimum mark of 60% in WTW 153 and WST 153.
BSc – Extended Programme – Mathematical Sciences
Minimum requirements
Achievement level
English Home Language or
English First Additional Mathematics
APS
Language
NSC/IEB NSC/IEB
4 5 28
Note:
*The BSc – Extended programmes are not available for students who meet all the requirements for the
corresponding mainstream programme.
*Please note that only students who apply in their final NSC or equivalent qualification year will be considered for
admission into any of the BSc – Extended programmes. Students who are upgrading or taking a gap year will not
be considered.
Other programme-specific information

Transfer to the BSc (Actuarial and Financial Mathematics) degree programme
Transfers to the BSc (Actuarial and Financial Mathematics) degree are considered on application. Applications are
handled by Student Administration and you should contact them ([email protected]). Applications are
not considered during the year, but at the start of each year once the complete academic record for the previous
year is available. Applications are generally approved when students meet the requirements specified below.

Final admission in all cases is dependent on the capacity of the programme.
Transfer from BSc (Mathematical Statistics) 02133274
Refer to the requirements under the Admission Requirements above.
Transfer from BSc Extended programme – Mathematical Sciences 02130016
In terms of the yearbook, “Admissions from the BSc – Extended programmes to the BSc (Actuarial and Financial
Mathematics) programmes will only be considered if students have passed all their first-year modules with an
average percentage of at least 60%, passed IAS 111 and achieved a minimum percentage of 60% for WTW 143
and WTW 153.” Note that the admission requirements for IAS 111 and FBS 112 are 60% for each of the first year
Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics modules i.e. WTW 133, WTW 143, WST 133 and WST 143.
Transfers from other programmes not included above
Students who meet the grade 12 admission requirements for BSc (Actuarial and Financial Mathematics) are
considered. The student’s complete tertiary academic record will be considered. The student should have taken
and passed the full credit load in the previous degree for the time the student spent doing that degree. Failed
and/or dropped modules will normally disqualify a student from transferring.
Further queries not resolved by the above information, contact the department by sending an email outlining
your query with your name and student number to [email protected].
Fundamental modules
It is compulsory for all new first-year students to satisfactorily complete the Academic orientation (UPO 102) and
to take Academic information management modules (AIM 111 and AIM 121) and Language and study skills (LST
110). Please see curricula for details.
Promotion to next study year

A student will be promoted to the following year of study if he or she passed 100 credits of the prescribed credits
for a year of study, unless the Dean on the recommendation of the relevant head of department decides
otherwise. A student who does not comply with the requirements for promotion to the following year of study,
retains the credit for the modules already passed and may be admitted by the Dean, on recommendation of the
relevant head of department, to modules of the following year of study to a maximum of 48 credits, provided that
it will fit in with both the lecture and examination timetable.
General promotion requirements in the faculty
All students whose academic progress is not acceptable can be suspended from further studies.
● A student who is excluded from further studies in terms of the stipulations of the abovementioned regulations,
will be notified in writing by the Dean or Admissions Committee at the end of the relevant semester.
● A student who has been excluded from further studies may apply in writing to the Admissions Committee of the
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences for re-admission.
● Should the student be re-admitted by the Admissions Committee, strict conditions will be set which the student
must comply with in order to proceed with his/her studies.
● Should the student not be re-admitted to further studies by the Admissions Committee, he/she will be informed
in writing.
● Students who are not re-admitted by the Admissions Committee have the right to appeal to the Senate Appeals
Committee.
● Any decision taken by the Senate Appeals Committee is final.

General information
University of Pretoria Programme Qualification Mix (PQM) verification project
The higher education sector has undergone an extensive alignment to the Higher Education Qualification Sub-
Framework (HEQF) across all institutions in South Africa. In order to comply with the HEQSF, all institutions are
legally required to participate in a national initiative led by regulatory bodies such as the Department of Higher
Education and Training (DHET), the Council on Higher Education (CHE), and the South African Qualifications
Authority (SAQA). The University of Pretoria is presently engaged in an ongoing effort to align its qualifications
and programmes with the HEQSF criteria. Current and prospective students should take note that changes to UP
qualification and programme names, may occur as a result of the HEQSF initiative. Students are advised to
contact their faculties if they have any questions.

Curriculum: Year 1
Minimum credits: 146
Fundamental = 14
Core = 132
Fundamental modules
Academic information management 111 (AIM 111)
Module credits 4.00
NQF Level 05
Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Faculty of Humanities
Service modules
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Faculty of Theology and Religion
Prerequisites No prerequisites.
Contact time 2 lectures per week
Language of tuition Module is presented in English
Department Information Science
Period of presentation Semester 1
Module content
Find, evaluate, process, manage and present information resources for academic purposes using appropriate
technology.
Academic information management 121 (AIM 121)

Module credits 4.00
NQF Level 05
Service modules Faculty of Law
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Theology and Religion
Faculty of Veterinary Science

Department Informatics
Module content
Apply effective search strategies in different technological environments. Demonstrate the ethical and fair use of
information resources. Integrate 21st-century communications into the management of academic information.
Language and study skills 110 (LST 110)

Module credits 6.00
NQF Level 05
Service modules
Faculty of Veterinary Science
Department Unit for Academic Literacy
Module content
The module aims to equip students with the ability to cope with the reading and writing demands of scientific
disciplines.
Academic orientation 102 (UPO 102)

Module credits 0.00
NQF Level 00
Department Natural and Agricultural Sciences Deans Office
Period of presentation Year
Core modules
Economics 110 (EKN 110)
Module credits 10.00
NQF Level 05
Service modules

Contact time 1 discussion class per week, 2 lectures per week
Department Economics
Module content
This module deals with the core principles of economics. A distinction between macroeconomics and
microeconomics is made. A discussion of the market system and circular flow of goods, services and money is
followed by a section dealing with microeconomic principles, including demand and supply analysis, consumer
behaviour and utility maximisation, production and the costs thereof, and the different market models and firm
behaviour. Labour market institutions and issues, wage determination, as well as income inequality and poverty
are also addressed. A section of money, banking, interest rates and monetary policy concludes the course.
Economics 120 (EKN 120)

NQF Level 05
Service modules
EKN 110 GS or EKN 113 GS and at least 4 (50-59%) in Mathematics in the Grade
Prerequisites
12 examination or 60% in STK 113 and concurrently registered for STK 123
Contact time 1 discussion class per week, 2 lectures per week
Department Economics
Module content
This module deals with the core principles of economics, especially macroeconomic measurement the private
and public sectors of the South African economy receive attention, while basic macroeconomic relationships and
the measurement of domestic output and national income are discussed. Aggregate demand and supply
analysis stands core to this course which is also used to introduce students to the analysis of economic growth,
unemployment and inflation. The microeconomics of government is addressed in a separate section, followed by
a section on international economics, focusing on international trade, exchange rates and the balance of
payments. The economics of developing countries and South Africa in the global economy conclude the course.
Financial management 112 (FBS 112)

NQF Level 05
Service modules Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences

At least 6 (70-79%) in Mathematics in the Grade 12 examination or WTW 135
Prerequisites
(60%), WTW 143 (60%), WST 133 (60%) and WST 143 (60%).
Department Financial Management
Module content
*Only for students in BSc (Actuarial and Financial Mathematics), BSc (Mathematics), BSc (Applied Mathematics),
BSc (Mathematical Statistics), BSc Extended programme – Mathematical Sciences and BCom (Statistics) who
comply with the set prerequisites.
Key principles of financial management. Company ownership. Taxation. Introduction to financial statements.
Structure of financial statements. Depreciation and reserves. Preparing financial statements. Group financial
statements and insurance company financial statements. Interpretation of financial statements. Limitation of
financial statements. Issue of share capital.
Financial management 122 (FBS 122)

NQF Level 07
FBS 112 or WST 121 and 07130261 or 07130262 or 02133388 or 02133273 or
Prerequisites
02133395 or 02133274 or 02130007 or 02130016
Department Financial Management
Module content
Financial instruments. Use of financial derivatives. Financial institutions. Time value of money. Component cost
of capital. Weighted average cost of capital. Capital structure and dividend policy. Capital project appraisal.
Evaluating risky investments.
Actuarial and Financial Mathematics in practice 111 (IAS 111)

Module credits 6.00
NQF Level 05
At least 6 (70-79%) in Mathematics in the Grade 12 examination or WTW 135
Prerequisites
(60%), WTW 143 (60%), WST 133 (60%) and WST 143 (60%).
Contact time 1 lecture per week, 1 practical per week

Department Actuarial Science
Module content
Professionalism, working in multicultural environments, self-development, propositional logic, financial needs.
Actuarial and Financial Mathematics in practice 121 (IAS 121)

Module credits 6.00
NQF Level 05
Prerequisites WTW 114 or WTW 153, WST 111 or WST 153, IAS 111.
Contact time 1 lecture per week, 1 practical per week
Module content
Financial service providers, investment examples including an introduction to mathematics of finance, life
insurance examples including an introduction to contingencies, general insurance examples including an
introduction to reserving using run-off triangles, personal self-development.
Mathematical statistics 111 (WST 111)

NQF Level 05
Service modules Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences
Prerequisites At least 5 (60-69%) in Mathematics in the Grade 12 examination
Contact time 1 practical per week, 4 lectures per week
Department Statistics
Module content
Characterisation of a set of measurements: Graphical and numerical methods. Random sampling. Probability
theory. Discrete and continuous random variables. Probability distributions. Generating functions and moments.

NQF Level 05

Prerequisites WST 111 or WST 133, 143 and 153
Module content
Sampling distributions and the central limit theorem. Statistical inference: Point and interval estimation.
Hypothesis testing with applications in one and two-sample cases. Introductory methods for: Linear regression
and correlation, analysis of variance, categorical data analysis and non-parametric statistics. Identification, use,
evaluation and interpretation of statistical computer packages and statistical techniques.
Calculus 114 (WTW 114)

NQF Level 05
Service modules
Prerequisites 60% for Mathematics in Grade 12
Contact time 1 tutorial per week, 4 lectures per week
Module content
*This module serves as preparation for students majoring in Mathematics (including all students who intend to
enrol for WTW 218 and WTW 220). Students will not be credited for more than one of the following modules for
their degree: WTW 114, WTW 158, WTW 134, WTW 165.
Functions, limits and continuity. Differential calculus of single variable functions, rate of change, graph
sketching, applications. The mean value theorem, the rule of L'Hospital. Definite and indefinite integrals,
evaluating definite integrals using anti-derivatives, the substitution rule.
Numerical analysis 123 (WTW 123)

Module credits 8.00
NQF Level 05
Service modules Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology

Prerequisites WTW 114
Module content
Non-linear equations, numerical integration, initial value problems for differential equations, systems of linear
equations. Algorithms for elementary numerical techniques are derived and implemented in computer
programmes. Error estimates and convergence results are treated.
Mathematics 124 (WTW 124)

NQF Level 05
Service modules Faculty of Education
Module content
*Students will not be credited for more than one of the following modules for their degree:
WTW 124, WTW 146, WTW 148 and WTW 164. This module serves as preparation for students majoring in
Mathematics (including all students who intend to enrol for WTW 218, WTW 211 and WTW 220).
The vector space Rn, vector algebra with applications to lines and planes, matrix algebra, systems of linear
equations, determinants. Complex numbers and factorisation of polynomials. Integration techniques and
applications of integration. The formal definition of a limit. The fundamental theorem of Calculus and
applications. Vector functions and quadratic curves.
Mathematical modelling 152 (WTW 152)

Module credits 8.00
NQF Level 05
Service modules Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology
Prerequisites 50% for Mathematics in Grade 12

Module content
The module serves as an introduction to computer programming as used in science. Modelling of dynamical
processes using difference equations; curve fitting and linear programming are studied. Applications are drawn
from real-life situations in, among others, finance, economics and ecology.

Curriculum: Year 2
Core = 132
Elective = 12
Additional information:
● The elective must be chosen between IAS 282 or WTW 221.
● Students who want to follow an Actuarial career, should select IAS 282. Students who want to pursue an
honours degree in Mathematics, should select WTW 221.
Core modules
Financial mathematics 211 (IAS 211)
NQF Level 06
Prerequisites IAS 111, IAS 121, WTW 114, WTW 123, WTW 124, WTW 152, WST 111, WST 121
Module content
Principles of actuarial modelling, cash-flow models, the time value of money, interest rates, discounting and
accumulating, level annuities, deferred and increasing annuities, equations of value.
Contingencies 221 (IAS 221)

NQF Level 06
Prerequisites IAS 211
Module content
Fundamentals of survival models, select and ultimate life tables, Assurance and annuity functions, basic
calculation of premiums and reserves, principles of pricing and reserving.

NQF Level 06
Prerequisites WST 111, WST 121, WTW 114 GS and WTW 124 GS
Contact time 2 practicals per week, 4 lectures per week
Module content
Set theory. Probability measure functions. Random variables. Distribution functions. Probability mass functions.
Density functions. Expected values. Moments. Moment generating functions. Special probability distributions:
Bernoulli, binomial, hypergeometric, geometric, negative binomial, Poisson, Poisson process, discrete uniform,
uniform, gamma,exponential, Weibull, Pareto, normal. Joint distributions: Multinomial, extended hypergeometric,
joint continuous distributions. Marginal distributions. Independent random variables. Conditional distributions.
Covariance, correlation. Conditional expected values. Transformation of random variables: Convolution formula.
Order statistics. Stochastic convergence: Convergence in distribution. Central limit theorem. Practical
applications. Practical statistical modelling and analysis using statistical computer packages and the
interpretation of the output.
Applications in data science 212 (WST 212)

NQF Level 06
Prerequisites WST 111, WST 121 or STK 110, STC 122
Module content
Introductory machine learning concepts. Data base design and use. Data preparation and extraction. Statistical
modelling using data base structures. Statistical concepts are demonstrated and interpreted through practical
coding and simulation within a data science framework.

NQF Level 06

Prerequisites WST 211
Contact time 2 practicals per week, 4 lectures per week
Module content
Stochastic convergence: Asymptotic normal distributions, convergence in probability. Statistics and sampling
distributions: Chi-squared distribution. Distribution of the sample mean and sample variance for random samples
from a normal population. T-distribution. F-distribution. Beta distribution. Point estimation: Method of moments.
Maximum likelihood estimation. Unbiased estimators. Uniform minimum variance unbiased estimators. Cramer-
Rao inequality. Efficiency. Consistency. Asymptotic relative efficiency.
Bayes estimators. Sufficient statistics. Completeness. The exponential class. Confidence intervals. Test of
statistical hypotheses. Reliability and survival distributions. Practical applications. Practical statistical modelling
and analysis using statistical computer packages and the interpretation of the output.
Linear algebra 211 (WTW 211)

NQF Level 06
Module content
This is an introduction to linear algebra on Rn. Matrices and linear equations, linear combinations and spans,
linear independence, subspaces, basis and dimension, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, similarity and diagonalisation
of matrices, linear transformations.
Calculus 218 (WTW 218)

NQF Level 06

Prerequisites WTW 114 and WTW 124
Module content
Calculus of multivariable functions, directional derivatives. Extrema and Lagrange multipliers. Multiple integrals,
polar, cylindrical and spherical coordinates.
Analysis 220 (WTW 220)

NQF Level 06
Prerequisites WTW 114 and WTW 124, WTW 211 and WTW 218
Module content
*This module is recommended as an elective only for students who intend to enrol for WTW 310 and/or WTW
320. Students will not be credited for more than one of the following modules for their degree: WTW 220 and
WTW 224.
Properties of real numbers. Analysis of sequences and series of real numbers. Power series and theorems of
convergence. The Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem. The intermediate value theorem and analysis of real-valued
functions on an interval. The Riemann integral: Existence and properties of the interval.
Differential equations 264 (WTW 264)

NQF Level 06
Service modules
Prerequisites WTW 114, WTW 124, and WTW 211

Module content
*Students will not be credited for both WTW 162 and WTW 264 or both WTW 264 and WTW 286 for their degree.
Theory and solution methods for ordinary differential equations and initial value problems: separable and linear
first order equations, linear equations of higher order, systems of linear equations. Laplace transform.
Elective modules
Financial mathematics 282 (IAS 282)
NQF Level 06
Prerequisites IAS 211
Module content
Principles of actuarial modelling, cash-flow models, the time value of money, interest rates, discounting and
accumulating, level annuities, deferred and increasing annuities, equations of value, loan schedules, project
appraisal, elementary compound interest problems, term structure of interest rates.
Linear algebra 221 (WTW 221)

NQF Level 06
Module content
Abstract vector spaces, change of basis, matrix representation of linear transformations, orthogonality,
diagonalisability of symmetric matrices, some applications.

Curriculum: Final year
Core = 108
Elective = 36
There are two options for electives. Students should select electives according to one of the options
1. Actuarial Science option: IAS 353, IAS 382
Students who want to try to obtain the maximum possible exemptions from the Actuarial Society
examinations, and who meet the prerequisites, should select the Actuarial Science option.
2. Financial Mathematics option: WTW 310, and one of the following modules WTW 320, WTW 381, WTW
382, WTW 383 and WTW 386.
● Students who want to complete the BSc (Actuarial and Financial Mathematics) degree, but are considering an
honours degree in Mathematics, should opt for the Financial Mathematics option and select WTW 381 for as the
second module.
honours degree in Applied Mathematics, should take the Financial Mathematics option with any two of the
modules WTW 382, WTW 383, WTW386, with one of them for non-degree purposes.
honours degree in Mathematical Statistics, should take in addition to either option STK 353 for non-degree
purposes.
● Students who would like to continue with any of the alternative above-mentioned honours degrees without
taking additional credits can switch to the respective undergraduate programme during their third year.
Students should note that they still qualify for exemptions from the Actuarial Society subjects if they switch to
one of the alternative degrees.
Core modules
Multivariate analysis 311 (WST 311)
NQF Level 07
Service modules

Module content
Multivariate statistical distributions: Moments of a distribution, moment generating functions, independence.
Multivariate normal distribution: Conditional distributions, partial and multiple correlations. Distribution of
quadratic forms in normal variables. Multivariate normal samples: Estimation of the mean vector and covariance
matrix, estimation of correlation coefficients, distribution of the sample mean, sample covariance matrix.
Principal component analysis.The linear model: Models of full rank, least squares estimators, test of
hypotheses.The generalised linear model: Exponential family mean and variance, link functions, deviance and
residual analysis, test statistics, log- linear and logit models. Practical applications: Practical statistical modelling
and analysis using statistical computer packages and interpretation of the output.
Stochastic processes 312 (WST 312)

NQF Level 07
Service modules
Module content
Definition of a stochastic process. Stationarity. Covariance stationary. Markov property. Random walk. Brownian
motion. Markov chains. Chapman-Kolmogorov equations. Recurrent and transient states. First passage time.
Occupation times. Markov jump processes. Poisson process. Birth and death processes. Structures of processes.
Structure of the time-homogeneous Markov jump process. Applications in insurance. Practical statistical
modelling, analysis and simulation using statistical computer packages and the interpretation of the output.
Time-series analysis 321 (WST 321)

NQF Level 07
Service modules

Module content
Note: Only one of the modules WST 321 or STK 320 may be included in any study programme.
Stationary and non-stationary univariate time-series. Properties of autoregressive moving average (ARMA) and
autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) processes. Identification, estimation and diagnostic testing
of a time-series model. Forecasting. Multivariate time-series. Practical statistical modelling and analysis using
statistical computer packages, including that of social responsibility phenomena.
Actuarial statistics 322 (WST 322)

NQF Level 07
Service modules
Module content
Bayes estimation. Loss distributions. Reinsurance. Risk models. Ruin theory. Credibility theory. Extreme value
theory. Copulas. Practical statistical modelling and analysis using statistical computer packages.
Financial engineering 354 (WTW 354)

NQF Level 07
Service modules
Prerequisites WST 211, WTW 211 and WTW 218
Module content
Mean variance portfolio theory. Market equilibrium models such as the capital asset pricing model. Factor
models and arbitrage pricing theory. Measures of investment risk. Efficient market hypothesis. Stochastic
models of security prices
Financial engineering 364 (WTW 364)


NQF Level 07
Prerequisites WST 211, WTW 124, WTW 218 and WTW 286/264
Module content
Discrete time financial models: Arbitrage and hedging; the binomial model. Continuous time financial models:
The Black-Scholes formula; pricing of options and the other derivatives; interest rate models; numerical
procedures.
Elective modules
Contingencies 353 (IAS 353)
NQF Level 07
Prerequisites IAS 221 60%, IAS 282, WST 211, WTW 211, WTW 218
Module content
Annuities and assurances involving one or two lives, life tables, Calculating premiums and reserves allowing for
fixed or variable benefits and premiums, competing risks, profit testing.
Survival models 382 (IAS 382)

NQF Level 07
Prerequisites IAS 221 60%, IAS 282, WST 211, WST 221, WTW 211, WTW 218

Module content
Survival models and the life table, estimating the lifetime distribution, proportional hazard models, the binomial
and Poisson models, exposed to risk, graduation and statistical tests, methods of graduation.
Analysis 310 (WTW 310)

NQF Level 07
Module content
Topology of finite dimensional spaces: Open and closed sets, compactness, connectedness and completeness.
Theorems of Bolzano-Weierstrass and Heine-Borel. Properties of continuous functions and applications.
Integration theory for functions of one real variable. Sequences of functions.
Complex analysis 320 (WTW 320)

NQF Level 07
Module content
Series of functions, power series and Taylor series. Complex functions, Cauchy- Riemann equations, Cauchy's
theorem and integral formulas. Laurent series, residue theorem and calculation of real integrals using residues.
Algebra 381 (WTW 381)

NQF Level 07

Service modules
Module content
Group theory: Definition, examples, elementary properties, subgroups, permutation groups, isomorphism, order,
cyclic groups, homomorphisms, factor groups. Ring theory: Definition, examples, elementary properties, ideals,
homomorphisms, factor rings, polynomial rings, factorisation of polynomials. Field extensions, applications to
straight-edge and compass constructions.
Dynamical systems 382 (WTW 382)

NQF Level 07
Prerequisites WTW 218 and WTW 286/264
Module content
Matrix exponential function: homogeneous and non-homogeneous linear systems of differential equations.
Qualitative analysis of systems: phase portraits, stability, linearisation, energy method and Liapunov's method.
Introduction to chaotic systems. Application to real life problems.
Numerical analysis 383 (WTW 383)

NQF Level 07
Prerequisites WTW 114, WTW 123 WTW 124 and WTW 211

Module content
Direct methods for the numerical solution of systems of linear equations, pivoting strategies. Iterative methods
for solving systems of linear equations and eigenvalue problems. Iterative methods for solving systems of
nonlinear equations. Introduction to optimization. Algorithms for the considered numerical methods are derived
and implemented in computer programmes. Complexity of computation is investigated. Error estimates and
convergence results are proved.
Partial differential equations 386 (WTW 386)

NQF Level 07
Service modules
Prerequisites WTW 248 and WTW 286/264
Module content
Conservation laws and modelling. Fourier analysis. Heat equation, wave equation and Laplace's equation.
Solution methods including Fourier series. Energy and other qualitative methods.
Regulations and rules

The regulations and rules for the degrees published here are subject to change and may be amended
after the publication of this information.
The General Academic Regulations (G Regulations) and General Student Rules apply to all faculties and
registered students of the University, as well as all prospective students who have accepted an offer of
a place at the University of Pretoria. On registering for a programme, the student bears the
responsibility of ensuring that they familiarise themselves with the General Academic Regulations
applicable to their registration, as well as the relevant faculty-specific and programme-specific
regulations and information as stipulated in the relevant yearbook. Ignorance concerning these
regulations will not be accepted as an excuse for any transgression, or basis for an exception to any of
the aforementioned regulations.

University of Pretoria Programme Qualification Mix (PQM) verification project
The higher education sector has undergone an extensive alignment to the Higher Education Qualification Sub-
Framework (HEQF) across all institutions in South Africa. In order to comply with the HEQSF, all institutions are
legally required to participate in a national initiative led by regulatory bodies such as the Department of Higher
Education and Training (DHET), the Council on Higher Education (CHE), and the South African Qualifications
Authority (SAQA). The University of Pretoria is presently engaged in an ongoing effort to align its qualifications
and programmes with the HEQSF criteria. Current and prospective students should take note that changes to UP
qualification and programme names, may occur as a result of the HEQSF initiative. Students are advised to
contact their faculties if they have any questions.

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BSc (Actuarial and Financial Mathematics)

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Other programme-specific information

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Promotion to next study year

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Academic information management 121 (AIM 121)

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Language and study skills 110 (LST 110)

Academic orientation 102 (UPO 102)

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Economics 120 (EKN 120)

Financial management 112 (FBS 112)

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Financial management 122 (FBS 122)

Actuarial and Financial Mathematics in practice 111 (IAS 111)

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Actuarial and Financial Mathematics in practice 121 (IAS 121)

Mathematical statistics 111 (WST 111)

Mathematical statistics 121 (WST 121)

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Calculus 114 (WTW 114)

Numerical analysis 123 (WTW 123)

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Mathematics 124 (WTW 124)

Mathematical modelling 152 (WTW 152)

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Contingencies 221 (IAS 221)

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Applications in data science 212 (WST 212)

Mathematical statistics 221 (WST 221)

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Linear algebra 211 (WTW 211)

Calculus 218 (WTW 218)

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Analysis 220 (WTW 220)

Differential equations 264 (WTW 264)

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Linear algebra 221 (WTW 221)

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Stochastic processes 312 (WST 312)

Time-series analysis 321 (WST 321)

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Actuarial statistics 322 (WST 322)

Financial engineering 354 (WTW 354)

Financial engineering 364 (WTW 364)

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Survival models 382 (IAS 382)

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Analysis 310 (WTW 310)

Complex analysis 320 (WTW 320)

Algebra 381 (WTW 381)

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Dynamical systems 382 (WTW 382)

Numerical analysis 383 (WTW 383)

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