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UNSW Business School
Postgraduate Guide 2018
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MASTER OF
ACTUARIAL STUDIES
( E X T E N S I O N ) ( 8 41 6 )
Becoming an actuary can be demanding, but in this extended program, you will develop
beyond the core technical knowledge, enabling you to work across diverse industries, from
insurance and superannuation through to banking and healthcare. You’ll have the opportunity
to obtain exemptions from the professional examinations of the Actuaries Institute Australia.
February or July Kensington Campus
1.5 or 2 years (full-time) Face-to-face
Full-time or part-time Day and evening classes
WHAT YOU STUDY
Compulsory courses
• Probability & Statistics for Actuaries
• Financial Mathematics
• Finance & Financial Reporting for
Actuaries
• Business Economics
Elective courses (sample list)
• Actuarial Theory & Practice A
• Stochastic Modelling for Actuaries
• Actuarial Statistics
• Life Insurance & Superannuation
• Insurance Risk Models
• Financial Economics for Insurance &
Superannuation
• Actuarial Theory & Practice B
• Models for Risk Management
• Risk & Capital Management
• Asset-Liability Management
• Superannuation & Retirement Benefits
• Retirement Planning
• Financial Econometrics
• Derivatives & Risk Management
Techniques
• Computational Methods for Finance
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
16 courses (96 UOC) consisting of:
•
4 compulsory courses
•
12 elective courses
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
A recognised Bachelor degree (or equivalent) majoring
in Actuarial Studies, Econometrics, Mathematics or
Statistics with a credit average grade (65% or higher), as
determined by UNSW Business School.
RECOGNITION OF PRIOR LEARNING
Up to four courses (24 UOC) may be awarded based
on previous studies in Actuarial Studies (Bachelor or
higher).
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
Actuaries Institute Australia – Part I, Part II and/or Part III
(7A Enterprise Risk Management); Institute and Faculty
of Actuaries (UK) – Core Technical (CT) 1-8 subjects;
Society of Actuaries (USA) – Validation by Educational
Experience (VEE).