This double degree will give you the advanced mathematics knowledge and practical actuarial skills you need to succeed in the financial services or insurance industries.Actuaries play a vital role in strategic planning and financial management in the financial services, insurance and superannuation industries. This degree provides a solid foundation to enter the actuarial profession through studies in mathematics, statistics, accounting, economics, finance, demographics, analytics and modelling.Develop strong research skills with the Advanced Mathematics degree, which involves coursework and an Honours research project. Potential majors include applied mathematics, pure mathematics, quantitative risk and advanced statistics.

Majors

• Actuarial Studies
• Mathematics
• Statistics

Career Opportunities

• Actuarial/insurance/wealth management/credit/forecasting/data analyst
• Asset management trainee
• Mathematician
• Risk assessment officer
• Statistician
• Wealth management analyst

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 and double degree students) may also be eligible to gain exemption from the university accreditation components of the Associate Program of the Actuaries Institute professional examinations.