Actuaries play a vital role in strategic planning and financial management in the financial services, insurance and superannuation industries. Stand out in the finance field by combining essential quantitative and modelling skills from Actuarial Studies with methodological insights from Science.This degree provides a solid foundation to enter the actuarial profession through studies in mathematics, statistics, accounting, economics, finance, demographics, analytics and modelling.With more than 20 majors to choose from, the Science component offers a wide range of possibilities. Fields of study include bioinformatics, chemistry, food science, marine science, mathematics, pharmacology, psychology and statistics.You can enhance your learning experience with our overseas exchange and global practicum program.

Majors

• Actuarial Studies
• Anatomy
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Bioinformatics
• Biological Science
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Climate Science
• Food Science and Technology
• Genetics
• Geography
• Geology
• Marine Science
• Materials Science
• Mathematics
• Microbiology and Immunology
• Neuroscience
• Oceanography
• Pathology
• Pharmacology
• Physics
• Physiology
• Psychology
• Statistics
• Vision Science

Career Opportunities

• Actuarial/forecasting/data analyst
• Business consultant
• Clinical research associate
• Quality assurance officer
• Research scientist
• Statistical research analyst
• Statistician

Accreditation / Professional Recognition

Students can gain exemption from the Foundation Program of the Actuaries Institute professional examinations, the Core Principles courses of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (UK) professional examinations and the Validation by Educational Experience (VEE) credit for the Society of Actuaries (USA) and Casualty Actuarial Society (USA), by achieving the required academic standard in the professionally accredited courses in their Actuarial Studies program. Similarly, some students (esp. Actuarial Studies (Co-op) students anddoubledegree students) may also be eligible to gain exemption from the university accreditation components of the Associate Program of the Actuaries Institute professional examinations.