"The Actuarial Science Program at Illinois is sponsored by the Department of Mathematics, and is an interdisciplinary subject involving mathematics, statistics, and financial economics. It is designed to prepare students to enter the actuarial profession, as well as to provide a background in quantitative finance and risk management from Actuarial Science, Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign  

Books on actuarial science are in the Mathematics Library Stacks currently located in the Main Library Stacks 1 East shelved under call number 368 and in other locations. 

Actuaries analyze the financial costs of risk and uncertainty. They use mathematics, statistics, and financial theory to assess the risk of potential events, and they help businesses and clients develop policies that minimize the cost of that risk. Actuaries’ work is essential to the insurance industry.

For more information, check out the Occupational Outlook Handbook: Actuaries page.