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Actuarial studies For those who are wondering about doing actuarial studies.. You have to get credits for actuarial subjects in order to get exemptions from the institute of actuaries exams. It is considerably harder to do than in any other commerce major. Sometimes they give out credits...

Well, if you want to take actuarial major, you have to keep in mind that you need to get 65% + in all your actuarial subjects, which can be quite hard at times. Also quality of teaching leaves quite a bit to be desired. In my opinion, if you want to work as an actuary, your best option is...

I don't believe any finance degree can lead to professional recognition. You would need to complete some additional external exams to qualify (for example CFA). The opposite is true for actuarial studies. If you major in finance and maths, you can always take actuarial exams through IAA...

I would suggest elelctrical engineering instead. Not only will you get much better grounding in physics and math, but also some idea about analogue and digital circuit design. Also in my experience higher level elec eng classes tend to be much more rewarding than comp sci (several of which...

I can't say about UTS, but I know of two people who are doing BCom(Finance) / Bsc (Applied Maths) at UNSW and they are rather happy with it. In fact it's a very good idea to do a Maths major if you want to understand any of the models in financial literature at all (or any of the more complex...