Máster en Ciencias Actuariales y Financieras (UB CAF)
An actuarial and financial sciences master combining insurance modelling, stochastic finance, statistics and risk management. Its 120-credit structure includes computational data analysis with SAS and R, financial valuation and a final master project, with optional advanced finance and machine-learning subjects.
What you’ll study
Core
- Análisis de Datos Computacional SAS+R
- Cálculo Numérico. Lenguajes de Programación
- Cuantificación de Riesgos
- Econometría Financiera
- Estadística Actuarial
- Estadística del Seguro
- Finanzas Estocásticas
- Gestión de Riesgos Financieros
- Modelización de Riesgos
- Modelos de Valoración Financiera
- Modelos Matemáticos Actuariales y Aplicaciones No Vida
- Modelos Matemáticos Actuariales y Aplicaciones Vida
- Planes de Pensiones: Gestión Integrada de Activos y Pasivos
- Solvencia
- Trabajo Final de Máster
Electives
- Análisis Financiero Multivariante
- Aprendizaje Automático
- Finanzas Empíricas
- Finanzas Estocásticas Avanzadas
- Instrumentos Financieros Avanzados: Productos Estructurados
- Inteligencia Computacional en Finanzas y Seguros
- Prácticas
- Reaseguro
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Before you apply
- Background
- Official Spanish university degree, qualifying EHEA degree, or equivalent non-EHEA degree verified by UB. Entry profile: strong economics/finance or mathematics/statistics background.
- Maths
- Knowledge equivalent to the programme’s supplementary mathematics and statistics for actuaries subjects
- Programming
- Good knowledge of computing tools and applications highly recommended
- Other
- Selection committee assesses suitability and may require one or more 2.5-credit bridging subjects in mathematics, statistics or economics. Mathematics/statistics bridging is intensive before teaching; economics bridging runs alongside the master.
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After graduation
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Checked 6 November 2026 against the sources linked on this page. Fees, units and requirements change each year, so confirm them on the programme’s website before applying.