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University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Kensington , New South Wales ,Australia

Master of Actuarial Studies (Extension)

The Master of Actuarial (Extension) adds four courses to the Master of Actuarial Studies, allowing you to study advanced actuarial and risk management topics. It covers the professional actuarial subjects and includes options in actuarial studies, quantitative risk management and other related disciplines.

This degree will give you the technical expertise needed to pursue the role of an actuarial analyst and will prepare you for roles in the broader financial services industry. If you have an undergraduate degree in Actuarial Studies, the Master of Actuarial Studies (Extension) allows you to complete courses equivalent to the Part I professional courses that you have yet to complete. You can also complete the Part II courses of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia and obtain an Exemption from the Part III ERM course

Campus Information

Kensington

High St Kensington, NSW 2052 Australia

Intakes

  • Feb
  • May
  • Sep

Application Processing Time in Days: 21

Application Process

Application Processing
21 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

  • Actuarial Analyst
  • Business Consultant
  • Investment Banker
  • Credit Analyst
  • Insurance Analyst
  • Risk Assessment Officer
  • Superannuation Advisor
  • Wealth Management Analyst

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PSW Opportunity

Post Study Work Steam Renames to Post Higher Education Work Steam.

  • Bachelor degree holders including honours can get upto 2 years of post study stay
  • Master by course work and extended (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 2 years
  • Masters by research (with a duration exceeding 2 years) and PhD holder can stay upto 3 years
  • The Maximum eligible age to apply for PSW will be reduced to 35 years of age from 50 years of age for all applicants

Due to the Australian Indian Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement signed by the 2 countries, according to which:

  • Indian students completing bachelor degree including honours can stay upto 2 years
  • Bachelor degree with First class honours in STEM including ICT can stay upto 3 years
  • Masters by coursework in extended researched (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 3 years
  • PhD students can stay upto 4 years

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the program, you must have:

  • A recognized bachelor degree (or equivalent qualification) with a credit average as determined by the UNSW Postgraduate Coursework Entry Calculator; and
  • A major (at least seven courses) in actuarial studies; or
  • A major (at least seven courses) in econometrics; or
  • A major (at least seven courses) in mathematics or statistics

 

 

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