Bachelor of Commerce in Actuarial Studies

The University of Melbourne

The Bachelor of Commerce has six majors you can choose from in your first or second year. You can even decide to do a double major, combining any two of Accounting, Economics, Finance, Marketing, and Management. Whether your aim is to work for a large financial consultancy, a tech startup or a social enterprise, the Bachelor of Commerce can take you straight into industry, further business and economics specialisation at Melbourne Business School, or a pathway to a range of graduate programs such as Law or Engineering.Actuaries assess, evaluate and manage the financial risks faced by individuals, organisations and governments to plan effectively for the future.The risks assessed by actuaries can include illness, disability and death, the effects of natural disasters, and major economic or social change.A major in Actuarial Studies in the Bachelor of Commerce will give you a firm grounding in the traditional actuarial skillset of mathematics, statistics, demography, economics, and finance.Develop specialist expertise and knowledge in an area that will fast-track your high-earning career in the financial sectorGain expertise in core study areas: financial mathematics, life insurance mathematics and actuarial statisticsMelbourne is one of only seven institutions in Australia that has full accreditation from the Actuaries Institute, with the Faculty of Business and Economics designated as a Centre of Actuarial Excellence by the US Society of Actuaries

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