Bachelor of Actuarial Studies
Macquarie University
CRICOS provider number: 00002J TEQSA provider ID: PRV12032
Courses included
This course has been cancelled
About
Actuaries specialise in applying mathematical, statistical and financial analysis to business, finance and insurance. Actuaries advise government, financial institutions and other organisations on financial management, risk management, product design and complex transactions. They are key to helping financial institutions and other businesses all over the world to prosper.
In the professionally accredited Bachelor of Actuarial Studies, you’ll learn how to apply mathematical, statistical, economic and financial analysis to a range of practical problems in long-term risk management, finance and insurance.
Areas of study
Analysis of mortality and population-based rates, contingent payments, mathematics of finance, probability and statistics, professional standards and practice, risk analysis.
Career opportunities
Actuary; claims adjuster, examiner or investigator; fund manager; insurance analyst; insurance specialist; pricing or marketing actuary; risk analyst; superannuation consultant; underwriter.
Professional recognition
Accredited by the Actuaries Institute. If you complete this degree with grades of credit or above in the relevant units, you’re eligible to apply for exemption from the Foundation Program examinations of the Actuaries Institute. If you complete this degree as part of one of our double degrees with the 300202 Bachelor of Applied Finance, the 300540 Bachelor of Information Technology (Data Science major) or the 300555 Bachelor of Science with grades of credit or above in the relevant units, you’re eligible to apply for exemption from the Foundation Program and the Actuary Program examinations of the Actuaries Institute.
Fees and charges
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Admission criteria
Applicants with recent secondary education
Assumed knowledge: Mathematics Extension 1.
Recommended studies: Mathematics Extension 2 (Band E4). For International Baccalaureate (IB) applicants, this is equivalent to a grades 6 or 7 in Further Mathematics (HL) or Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL.
Guaranteed selection rank: 95.00
Other applicants
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ATAR profile
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Abbreviations
– = data is not available.<5 = less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made.
N/A = no offers were made on the basis of ATAR.
NC = new course
NP = Not provided by institution
NR = No reportable profile
NS = No Semester 1 offers
NN = Unavailable (other)
NO = Entry on other criteria
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