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Language
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Turkish
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Program Time (Year)
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4
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Max.Program Time (Year)
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6
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Program Quota
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Internships Status
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Absent
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.Graduate Degree
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Actuarial Science
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About Programme
Department of Actuarial Sciences, which is the first department in this field in Turkey, has been established on 20th June, 2000. Principle objective of the department is to educate modern and creative individuals by giving basic information about not only actuarial sciences, statistics, mathematics, insurance, computer sciences and finance but also sociology, psychology and philosophy. The program is offered under the Department of Actuarial Sciences within the Institute of Graduate School of Science and Engineering at Hacettepe University.
Actuarial sciences deal with the financial effects of unpredictable events which influence the individuals` lives (birth, death, illness, accidents, disability, retirement) and the effects which influence individuals` property holdings (fire, earthquake, theft and fraud). Actuaries are educated in order to analyze the risk of occurrence, to estimate the probabilities and to form the security programs that relieve the financial effects of these events.
Doctor of Philosophy program contains 8 semester. Students need at least 24 credits / 240 ECTS, they have to pass proficiency exam and they need to complete a PhD thesis in order to graduate from the program.
90 ECTS of total credits must be course credits, 30 ECTS must be earned from Preparation to Doctoral Proficiency and 120 ECTS from the thesis.
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PROG. Director
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Associate Prof.Dr. UĞUR KARABEY
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History
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Department of Actuarial Sciences, which is the first department in this field in Turkey, has been established on 20th June, 2000. Principle objective of the department is to educate modern and creative individuals by giving basic information about not only actuarial sciences, statistics, mathematics, insurance, computer sciences and finance but also sociology, psychology and philosophy.Actuarial sciences deal with the financial effects of unpredictable events which influence the individuals` lives (birth, death, illness, accidents, disability, retirement) and the effects which influence individuals` property holdings (fire, earthquake, theft and fraud). Actuaries are educated in order to analyze the risk of occurrence, to estimate the probabilities and to form the security programs that relieve the financial effects of these events.Actuary takes place in the ranking of top ten occupations of United States and Europe in terms of income, prestige and job satisfaction. The graduates of this department may work at insurance companies, public and private social security institutions, banks and investment firms. Graduates of this program may also take the international actuarial exams to get the authority to sign as an actuary.
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Admission Requirements
Admission, registration and approval procedures shall be carried out according to relevant provisions of Hacettepe University Graduate Education and Examination Regulations.
Please visit the web pages below for updated information about the acceptance requirements for graduate programs.
https://fenbilimleri.hacettepe.edu.tr/tr/menu/yonetmelik_yonergeler_ve_esaslar-43
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Graduation Requirements
Philosophy of Doctoral Program: At least 24 credits / 120 ECTS, success in proficiency exam and a doctoral thesis.
Please visit the web pages below for updated information about the acceptance requirements for graduate programs.
https://fenbilimleri.hacettepe.edu.tr/tr/menu/yonetmelik_yonergeler_ve_esaslar-43
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Occupational Profiles of Graduates
The graduates of this department may work at insurance companies, public and private social security institutions, banks and investment firms. Graduates of this program may also take the international actuarial exams to get the authority to sign as an actuary.
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Assessment and Grading
The evaluation and grading of each course is defined for each courses in the course details. Grading is applied through the rules given in “Hacettepe University Regulations on Graduate Education and Examination” documentation.
Please visit the web pages below for updated information.
https://fenbilimleri.hacettepe.edu.tr/tr/menu/yonetmelik_yonergeler_ve_esaslar-43
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