UNSW Sydney

Course Level

Bachelor Degree (Pass)

CRICOS

077867A

Related Careers

Bachelor of Actuarial Studies/Economics

This challenging and highly rewarding dual degree program suits those wanting to enter the financial services or insurance industry in a quantitative role. It provides students with a solid grounding in actuarial studies as well as in economics and/or econometrics. It also gives students the opportunity to study a third business major.

Campus	Duration	Fees	ATAR
Kensington	Flexible Delivery - 4 years	N/A	98
UNSW Business School	Flexible Delivery - 4 years	N/A	98

Structure

32 courses (192 UOC): Actuarial Studies core courses; 3 Level 3 Actuarial Studies electives; Economics core and elective courses; One economics major; Business School electives (which can be used to complete a second Commerce major (from approved areas of study); General Education courses (chosen from other faculties).

Subjects

Actuarial studies
Accounting
Business law
Economics
Econometrics
Finance
Financial economics
Human resource management
Information systems
International business
Management
Marketing
Real estate studies
Taxation
Actuarial Risk Management and Analytics
Quantitative Data Science

Entry requirements

Year 12 or equivalent
Assumed knowledge: Mathematics Extension 1
Recommended: English (Advanced), HSC Mathematics Extension 2

Recognition

Meets the education requirement of various professional bodies including Australian Computer Society (Information Systems), Australian Human Resources Institute (Human Resource Management), Actuaries Institute of Australia (Actuarial Studies), Australian Securities and Investment Commission (RG-146) (Finance), CPA Australia (Accounting), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (Accounting), ACCA Accounting (Accounting) and Institute of Public Accountants (Accounting), depending on course selection.

Study Pathways

Students must achieve the required academic standard in their Actuarial Studies courses to gain exemption from Part I of the Actuaries Institute of Australia, the CT courses of The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (UK) professional examinations or the VEE credit for the Society of Actuaries (USA). Students can gain exemption from Part II of the Actuaries Institute professional examinations and become an Associate member by completing the designated fourth year courses at the required academic standard.