Bachelor of Actuarial Studies

Study Area

Business and Economics

Study Level

Undergraduate

University

The University of New South Wales

State

NSW

Course Detail

Campus

Kensington

Intake Time

February, June, September

Standard Duration

3 Years

About the Course

Actuaries play a vital role in strategic planning and financial management in the financial services, insurance and superannuation industries. This degree challenges the mathematically minded to find patterns and trends where others see only a mass of data. Studies in mathematics, statistics, accounting, economics, finance, demographics, analytics and modelling provide you with a solid foundation to enter the actuarial profession.  Expand your expertise and career options by studying a second major, such as Accounting, Actuarial Risk Management and Analytics, Business Economics, Business Strategy and Economic Management, Business Law, Finance, Financial Economics, Human Resource Management, Information Systems, International Business, Management, Marketing, Real Estate Studies, Taxation. Approved majors from other faculties include Mathematics, Quantitative Data Science and Statistics.

Requirements

Average Score

ATAR 94

IELTS

7.0 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest)

Background Requirements

No

The University of New South Wales

Institute Ranking

#44 in QS World University Rankings 2021, #4 in Australia

Program Ranking

#2 in Australia for Mathematics, #36 in the world. *QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020