Graduate Diploma in Actuarial Science

Recommended Study Plan – GD-ACTSC
8 subject program - 100 points

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Students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Actuarial Science will need to successfully complete 8 x 12.5 point subjects comprising four core subjects and four elective subjects from the Master of Actuarial Science over two semesters full-time or four semesters part-time. (Students who take the elective subjects Probability and Statistics will not be able to complete four core subjects in two semesters of full-time study.)

Program Director: Dr Xueyuan Wu   Email: xueyuanw@unimelb.edu.au

First semester of study
Discipline Core
ACTL90001Mathematics of Finance I
ACTL90002 Mathematics of Finance II
ACTL90003 Mathematics of Finance III
ACTL90005 Life Contingencies
ACTL90006 Life Insurance Models I
ACTL90007 Life Insurance Models 2
ACTL90021 Topics in Insurance and Finance
ACTL90020 General Insurance Modelling
Four core subjects (50 points) chosen from these eight Master of Actuarial Science core subjects.
Discipline Core
Discipline Core
Discipline Core
Second semester of study
Elective
Four elective subjects (50 points) taken from the Master of Management elective or foundation subject listings or other masters subjects in actuarial studies, economics, finance and mathematics as approved by the Program Director.
Elective
Elective
Elective