Macquarie University

Course Details

Bachelor of Applied Finance with the degree of Bachelor of Actuarial Studies

Course Description

Finance professionals are skilled in navigating the complex world of markets, banks and laws, and provide optimal advice about growing wealth. Actuaries relate numbers to real life and focus on risk management and protecting against loss. Having skills across both fields is highly desirable in today’s economy. With the skills you’ll gain in this double degree – the ability to help organisations create value, invest wisely and control risk, and the ability to apply knowledge and concepts to problems in insurance, banking, finance and superannuation – you’ll find yourself in demand across the globe.

Course Duration

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4year

Career outcomes

This course is accredited by the Actuaries Institute. If you complete it with grades of credit or above in the relevant units, you’re eligible to apply for exemption from Part I of the Actuaries Institute’s professional exams. If you complete it as part of a double degree with grades of credit or above in the relevant units, you’re eligible to apply for exemption from Parts I and II of the Actuaries Institute’s professional exams.




Bachelor of Applied Finance with the degree of Bachelor of Actuarial Studies Macquarie University