Overview

The Mathematics and Finance (Risk Management and Insurance) program at University of Wollongong covers a wide range of activities including the assessing, quantifying, monitoring and mitigating of financial risk exposures for projects, companies and financial institutions.

It also monitors compliance with relevant financial regulations. In particular, actuaries are professionals with strong mathematical backgrounds who deal with the financial impact of risk and uncertainty.

What you will study

You will develop a strong background in mathematics and statistics essential to a career in corporate and banking risk management such as market, credit and operational risk.

Subjects you will study include: financial calculus, risk and insurance, advanced corporate finance, applied probability and financial risk, financial economics and statistical inference. You will complete a Mathematics and Finance Honours Project.

Accreditation

The Bachelor of Mathematics and Finance (Honours) is accredited by the Australian Mathematical Society. Completion of this degree provides ‘points’ towards membership of Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Corporate Finance

Investment Analysis

Financial Mathematics

Advanced Corporate Finance

Linear and Generalised Linear Models

Mathematics and Finance Honours Project

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months
Part-time
- 96 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-27 00:00:00
Starting 2027-03-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-24 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

192 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Wollongong, Australia

Disciplines

Mathematics Finance Risk Management View 65 other Bachelors in Finance in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Applicants need to have achieved the required score in a qualification equivalent to the completion of 13 years of schooling in Australia.

In order to succeed in your chosen course, it is assumed you have completed relevant subjects in your senior high school studies or other relevant qualifications. This is particularly important for degrees which have a strong basis in Mathematics or Science.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

33840 AUD / year

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Citizens or residents

Free

Living costs

Wollongong

Australia

1600 - 2200 AUD / month

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