Actuarial Studies with a Concurrent Diploma

[Ilovemathsmeth]

Hi

I'm doing an Actuarial Studies major and was hoping to combine it with a concurrent diploma in Applied Mathematics. Are there any added benefits of doing this diploma in terms of employment opportunities? Is it useful to be doing such a diploma along side Actuarial studies?

Please help

Ilovemathsmeth

[Russ]

From what I gather, the employment options for an actuary are pretty good without one (since it's such a competitive degree) but I'll let actual actuarial students handle this.

If nobody knows i can ask my mate, he's running (or doing something high up in) the act. society at melb.

[tram]

I wouldn't think so. If you make it thought the course you should be able to find job reasonably easily as there is a steady demand for actuaries (as russ said). Having extra mathematical knowledge may help, but like, a good interview would probably count for a lot more e.g. it's not uncommon at all for people who only did the act stud major to get jobs over honours students.

Having said that, i do plan to do a diploma myself, the diploma of music (practical) to be specific becuase not only do i really enjoy music and would like a few letters after my name to show the work that i have done over the years, but ECs like music are good for CVs Also the big plus side is that even with the diploma, it will only take me three years to finish the degree.

But anyway, if i were in your position, i would stick to the main degree

[AzureBlue]

The diploma will add an extra year to the degree, I got told? How can you fit that in in 3 years with only 1 breadth a year?

[Russ]

That's why it adds a year...

[AzureBlue]

That's why it adds a year...

How come you can finish a Dip of Music with BComm in 3 years? By overloading massively?

[Russ]

I have no idea on what a music diploma requires. off the top of my head, there may be a practical component that allows you to get greater credit etc.

But in general, the purpose of the extra year is to give you the time needed to finish the diploma as well as your degree.

[TrueTears]

Dip of music is pretty easy... but it'd be a waste to do music @ Melbourne or any uni's in AUS

[AzureBlue]

Dip of music is pretty easy... but it'd be a waste to do music @ Melbourne or any uni's in AUS

Does it only consist of 1 music subject each year?

[TrueTears]

for music performance? you do 6 subjects over the course of 3 years, so i think it's 2 subjects per year

although there are alot of exceptions, alot of students who learn with my teacher just skip subjects, get exemptions etc and just simply practise 24/7 lol

[TrueTears]

yeah, you could overload if you want, but depending on your connections i know some people who don't have to do those bs history and theory subjects.

But yeah do a concurrent course in maths way better than a diploma in music

[AzureBlue]

But yeah do a concurrent course in maths way better than a diploma in music

Pure or applied? I'm guessing pure is more enjoyable, and applied is more useful (hence the 'applicable')?

[Hutchoo]

Actuarial (H) Hutchoo likes the sound of pure math.

[Ilovemathsmeth]

Thanks for the replies So there's no real advantage apart from letting me pursue my interest? See that's the thing, I'm not sure if giving up an entire year, plus the workload that comes with it is worth pursuing my interest when I'm already doing a Maths based degree.

Yep you do either overload or in my case it adds a year.

[Ilovemathsmeth]

Yep applied I went to the info session today and decided I wasn't suitable for Pure Maths. All those proofs and questions sounded too much like Linear Algebra *shudder*