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Overview

Actuarial Studies is concerned about more than just mathematics and numbers. It combines study in mathematics, economics, insurance, finance, statistics and programming. This double degree will allow interested students to complement their Actuarial Studies with business analytics. The analytics skill set is one of the core sub-disciplines of the actuarial … For more content click the Read More button below.

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Double Degree Structure
192 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 192 UOC.

  • 3671 - Actuarial Studies / Information Systems
  • 3586 - Actuarial Studies
  • 3979 - Information Systems

Actuarial Studies Majors
3586 - Actuarial Studies

Students may elect to complete ACTLE1 or MATHE1 in addition to their Actuarial Studies program requirements.

Students completing these majors will still need to complete the program requirements such as Level 1 and 2 core course as well as Level 3 electives.

These majors will require UOC to be taken from Business School electives and/or General Education courses. Please see the Progression Plans and consult the Business School Student Centre if you are interested in completing either of these majors.

Optional Additional Major/Minor
3586 - Actuarial Studies

Completion of an additional major is optional. Students may choose a maximum of one specialisations listed below.

Please note: Completion of an additional major within a combined Actuarial Studies degree may result in more UOC required for degree completion.

Students in Actuarial Studies/Economics cannot complete an additional ECON-coded major/minor. They must complete ECONA1, ECONJ1 or ECONE1 to meet their Economics requirements. Similarly, students in Actuarial Studies/Information Systems cannot complete INFSA1 or INFSA2 as an additional major/minor.

Level 2 Core Courses
3586 - Actuarial Studies

Students must take 18 UOC of the following courses.

Students may replace ACTL2131 with the two courses MATH2901 Higher Theory of Statistics and MATH2931 Higher Linear Models. If students make this replacement, MATH2901 will count towards ACTL2131, and MATH2931 will be counted towards a major where this course is required or as a Business elective.

Business Core Courses
3979 - Information Systems

Students must complete 24 UOC of the following courses.

Please note: For students in the Actuarial Studies/Information Systems or Commerce/Information Systems dual degrees; the Business core courses will be covered as part of the Actuarial Studies or Commerce component

Students in Commerce/Information Systems have the option to complete either ECON1203 or MATH1041 for their Business Core Course requirement but should not complete both.

Students in the Actuarial Studies/Information Systems must complete MATH1251 within the Actuarial Studies component which will fulfil the ECON1203/MATH1041 Core Course requirement.

Business Elective
3586 - Actuarial Studies

Students in the combined Actuarial Studies/Commerce dual degree must complete 42-48 UOC of Business School electives overall depending on the Commerce major.

Students in the combined Actuarial Studies/Economics dual degree must complete 36 UOC of Business School electives overall.

Students Students in the combined Actuarial Studies/Information Systems dual degree must complete 18 UOC of Business School electives overall.

General Education
3586 - Actuarial Studies

Students must complete 6 UOC of General Education for the Actuarial component of the dual degree however must complete 12 UOC of General Education in the degree overall.

Please note: Students enrolled in programs within the UNSW Business School cannot take General Education courses offered by the UNSW Business School (i.e. GENC code). These restrictions also apply to the following courses:

GENL2021 An Introduction to the Australian Legal System
GENL2032 Cyberspace Law 2.0

General Education
3979 - Information Systems

Students must take at least 6 UOC of any General Education course. 12 UOC of General Education must be completed overall in the program.

Please note: Students enrolled in programs within the UNSW Business School cannot take General Education courses offered by the UNSW Business School (i.e. GENC code). These restrictions also apply to the following courses:

GENL2021 An Introduction to the Australian Legal System
GENL2032 Cyberspace Law 2.0

Minimum Faculty UOC Requirement
3586 - Actuarial Studies

Students must complete 90 UOC of Business School courses within the Actuarial Studies component however must complete 180 UOC of Business School courses across the degree.

Minimum Information Systems and Business UOC
3979 - Information Systems

Students must complete 90 UOC of Business Courses for the Information Systems component of the double degree.

Students in Actuarial Studies/Information Systems will complete 18 UOC of Business School electives overall. Students in Commerce/Information Systems will complete 18-30 UOC of Business School electives (depend on Commerce major) overall.

Students completing Commerce/Information Systems or Actuarial Studies/Information Systems dual degrees must complete, at minimum 180 UOC from the Faculty of Business with another 12 UOC to be completed as General Education for a total of 192 UOC for degree award.

Maximum Level 1 UOC Requirement
3979 - Information Systems

No more than 72 UOC (not including 12 UOC of General Education courses) in Level 1 courses will be counted towards the degree overall.

Maximum Level 1 UOC
3586 - Actuarial Studies

Students may complete up to a maximum of 72 UOC of Level 1 courses in the overall double degree, excluding Level 1 completed as part of the General Education requirement in the double degree.

Level 2 and 3 Maturity Requirements
3586 - Actuarial Studies

Students must have completed 24 UOC before taking any Level 2 courses.
Students must have completed 48 UOC before taking any Level 3 courses.

Level 2 and 3 Maturity Requirements
3979 - Information Systems

Students must have completed 24 UOC before taking any Level 2 courses.
Students must have completed 48 UOC before taking any Level 3 courses.

SAS Certification Requirements
3979 - Information Systems

Students who have successfully completed these five courses at UNSW are eligible for receiving a joint certification issued by SAS and UNSW as a Business Analyst. For SAS JCP, INFS3603, INFS3830, and INFS3873 need to be completed at UNSW (Course substitutes and cross-institutional studies are not eligible for SAS JCP).- … For more content click the Read More button below.

Program Fees

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