Actuarial Studies - ACTLAS8411
Stream Summary
Faculty: UNSW Business School
School: School of Risk and Actuarial Studies
Contact: UNSW Business School Student Centre
Program: 8411 - Actuarial Studies
Award(s):
Master of Actuarial Studies (Specialisation)
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Stream Outline
The Master of Actuarial Studies allows graduates to obtain and develop the required competencies to enter an actuarial career and provides quantitative risk management training for entry into the financial services industry. The program covers the professional actuarial subjects and includes options in actarial studies, quantitative risk management and other related disciplines.
Stream Structure
The Master of Actuarial Studies consists of 12 courses (4 core courses and 8 elective courses). Some courses are offered only in Semester 1 or Semester 2.
Core courses
- ACTL5101 Prob.& Statis. for Actuaries (6 UOC)
- ACTL5102 Financial Mathematics (6 UOC)
- ACTL5108 Finance for Actuaries (6 UOC)
- ECON5103 Business Economics (6 UOC)
Elective courses
- ACTL5002 Super & Retire Benefits (6 UOC)
- ACTL5004 Project Report - Act. Stud. (12 UOC)
- ACTL5100 Actuarial Theory & Pract. A (6 UOC)
- ACTL5103 Stochastic Model. for Act. (6 UOC)
- ACTL5104 Actuarial Statistics (6 UOC)
- ACTL5105 Life Insurance & Super. (6 UOC)
- ACTL5106 Insurance Risk Models (6 UOC)
- ACTL5109 Financial Economics (6 UOC)
- ACTL5200 Actuarial Theory & Practice B (6 UOC)
- ACTL5301 Models for Risk Management (6 UOC)
- ACTL5302 Risk and Capital Management (6 UOC)
- ACTL5303 Asset-Liability Management (6 UOC)
- ACTL5304 Risk Management Strategies (6 UOC)
- ACTL5306 Retirement Saving and Spending (6 UOC)
Professional Accreditation
The Institute of Actuaries of Australia
The UNSW actuarial program is fully accredited by the Institute of Actuaries of Australia for both Part I and Part II subjects and recognised for exemptions by the Institute of Actuaries (London) for the Core Technical subjects. For more details please refer to the Professional Recognition of Programs in the Online Handbook or by contacting The Institute of Actuaries of Australia.
The UNSW actuarial program is fully accredited by the Institute of Actuaries of Australia for both Part I and Part II subjects and recognised for exemptions by the Institute of Actuaries (London) for the Core Technical subjects. For more details please refer to the Professional Recognition of Programs in the Online Handbook or by contacting The Institute of Actuaries of Australia.
Further Information
Please note that these requirements may be subject to change.
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for your program requirements.
Contact the UNSW Business School Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Level 1, room 1028, Quadrangle Building
Forms, policies and procedures
Frequently asked questions
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for your program requirements.
Contact the UNSW Business School Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Level 1, room 1028, Quadrangle Building
Forms, policies and procedures
Frequently asked questions
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