Master Actuarial and Financial Mathematics, M.Sc.
The two-year Actuarial and Financial Mathematics Master's program is a research-based degree program that provides the advanced theoretical foundations and competencies necessary to fully understand large areas of the increasingly complex financial and insurance marketplace. In addition, it represents a connection between mathematics and the field of "Financial Economics" (economics).
Programme facts
| Degree | Master of Science (M.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 4 semesters, 120 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 30.04, summer semester until 31.10 |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €245.23 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →About the programme
Actuarial and Financial Mathematics focus very strong on financial and actuarial mathematics, statistics, and computational methods. Applications and related lectures in economics are also part of the studies. It is an academic and research oriented programme that conveys the advanced theoretical background and competence needed for a comprehensive understanding of the more and more complex financial and insurance markets. Also, it establishes a link between mathematics and financial economics.
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The other three Master programmes include at least one mandatory minor which is offered in German language.
What you study
Every student has to collect 120 - 132 credit points whereof six credits belong to two seminars and 30 credits to the Master's thesis written in the last semester. Depending on the chosen study programme, the remaining credit points must be earned from lectures of the following categories:
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
Pick programmesCareer
Graduates will typically find employment in banking, insurance or business consulting. Other attractive fields of employment include research and teaching in applied mathematics or economics.
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (Rhineland-Palatinate), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €245.23 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A bachelor's degree in a related field. |
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| Language | English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 30.04, summer semester until 31.10 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 3Application directly to the university until 31.10Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 4Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
Questions about this programme
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 31.10.2026 (17 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.