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Master of Actuarial Practice
Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
This course is intended to serve two purposes: (i) Provide a graduate conversion course for graduates from other disciplines who want to retrain in actuarial science and obtain exemption from the corresponding subjects in the Foundation Program of the Actuaries Institute and / or the relevant exams of the Society of Actuaries, and (ii) provide a vehicle for graduates with an actuarial undergraduate degree who have already completed or partially completed subjects in the Foundation Program and wish to complete the corresponding subjects in the Actuary Program of the Actuaries Institute and / or the relevant exams of the Society of Actuaries. The course is multidisciplinary in its content and covers statistical theory, financial reporting, economics, financial mathematics, life insurance mathematics, general insurance mathematics, financial economics, survival analysis, actuarial modeling, data science / analytics, and units covering application of the knowledge and skills to the management of financial institutions, development of new products, financial measurement, regulation, ethics, marketing etc. The course covers the core technical knowledge and skills, along with application of these to financial institution management. This is a Macquarie University (Sydney) course.
Fees & duration
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Course structure
- Full time: 2 years
- 1.5 years. See the official Macquarie course page for the full unit-by-unit structure
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Admissions
AQF level 7 bachelor's qualification or recognised equivalent (which includes a minimum of one unit of Mathematics covering calculus and linear algebra)
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