It is designed for recent actuarial graduates and professionals in the early stages of their business careers, who want to pursue actuarial and risk management roles. The course covers specific areas of actuarial practice, and includes exemptions for Parts I and II of subjects of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia.

As part of the degree, you can choose a wide range of elective units, across the fields of econometrics, actuarial practice, economics, business modelling and finance, which will give you the flexibility to tailor the course to your personal interests and career goals.

As well as developing essential mathematical skills, the course also focuses on developing your wider business awareness skills including, communication, critical thinking, actuarial judgement and professionalism.

The course gives you access to some of Australia's renowned actuarial educators and practising actuaries with extensive industry experience, to ensure your studies focus on current concepts and issues that are relevant to business today

Entry level 1 – 2 years

An Australian bachelor degree or an equivalent qualification in a technical, mathematical or scientific discipline with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 65% or an equivalent GPA determined by the faculty and must have passed an introductory statistics unit or equivalent. Applicants will be ranked and selected based on their entire academic record.

Entry level 2 – 1.5 years

• An Australian undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and an Australian graduate certificate in a cognate discipline with a WAM of 65% in both qualifications or qualifications, experience or satisfactory substitutes that the faculty consider to be equivalent; OR
• An Australian undergraduate honours degree (or equivalent) in a cognate discipline with a WAM of 65% or qualifications, experience or satisfactory substitute that the faculty considers to be equivalent.

Students should be aware that the granting of exemptions from particular subjects may affect their ability to complete the subjects required for the Actuaries Institute accreditation.