Graduate Diploma in Actuarial Science
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Graduate Diploma in Actuarial Science
The Melbourne Business School’s Graduate Diploma in Actuarial Science is a one-year degree that prepares you to enter the actuarial profession. Graduate Diploma students can apply to transfer to the Master of Actuarial Science if you wish to gain additional benefits offered by the two-year degree. Who is it for?…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Melbourne Business School’s Graduate Diploma in Actuarial Science is a one-year degree that prepares you to enter the actuarial profession. Graduate Diploma students can apply to transfer to the Master of Actuarial Science if you wish to gain additional benefits offered by the two-year degree.
Who is it for?
This program is suitable for graduates who have a bachelors degree that includes a strong mathematical component. It’s also open to graduates who have completed some Part I professional exams.
Employment Opportunities
Graduates of this program have found employment in the following roles:
- Actuary, Towers Watson Australia
- Graduate Consultant, Bain & Company
- Actuary, Territory Insurance Office
- Analyst – Strategic Change, National Australia Bank
Practical Skills
You will leave the degree with a number of essential skills, including the ability to:
- be a critical thinker in relation to actuarial studies and related disciplines
- be analytical in the application of actuarial theory, knowledge, principles, techniques and data.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Established in 1853, the University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings, consistently being placed as Australia’s leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and is one of the world’s top 50 (as per Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015 – 2016 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015). There are over 80 different undergraduate study areas and over 270 graduate courses at Melbourne for students to choose from. The University has extensive global networks and has seven campus locations across Melbourne and rural Victoria.
Established in 1853, the University of Melbourne enjoys an outstanding reputation with world rankings, consistently being placed as Australia’s leading comprehensive research-intensive university, and is one of the world’s top 50 (as per Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2015 – 2016 and Academic Ranking of World Universities 2015). There are over 80 different undergraduate study areas and over 270 graduate courses at Melbourne for students to choose from. The University has extensive global networks and has seven campus locations across Melbourne and rural Victoria.