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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Program
3586
Actuarial Studies
Program
3979
Information Systems

Double Degree Structure

Students must complete 192 UOC.

This is comprised of:

Actuarial Studies

  1. Level 1 Core Courses* (48 UOC)
  2. Level 2 Core Courses (18 UOC)
  3. Level 3 Actuarial Studies Electives (24 UOC)
  4. Business Elective (6 UOC) - this will be satisfied by the completion of Information System core courses

Information Systems

  1. Business Core Courses (24 UOC) - this will be satisfied in the Actuarial Studies level 1 core courses (Students are not required to complete ECON1203 or MATH1041 as this is satisfied by MATH1251 taken in the Level 1 Core Courses in the Actuarial Studies * program. ECON1101 is also taken as part of the Actuarial Studies program and will count towards this rule too but only needs to be taken once.)
  2. Information Systems Core Courses (72 UOC).

Electives

Where students complete the requirements of the Actuarial Studies and Information Systems components in less than 192 UOC due to courses shared across the rules, students must take electives to ensure a total of 192 UOC is completed. Students may use the electives in the Double-Degree to complete an optional major or minor as per the rules below. 

Disciplinary Component - 3586 Actuarial Studies96 Units of Credit:
Disciplinary Component - 3979 Information Systems96 Units of Credit:
Electives

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Enrolment Disclaimer

Please read the Double Degree Program rules as some specific rules apply to particular Double Degree combinations.

You are responsible for ensuring you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and advice from your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program.

Program Fees

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