Subjects and Syllabus

The Fellowship Program comprises three subjects— two principles subjects and one applications subject. Each subject runs during a 15-week semester including the exam period.

It is important you check the subject descriptions (see syllabus links below) and ensure your principles subject choices meet the prerequisites for your intended applications subject.

Subjects

Principles subjects

You choose two of the following subjects:

LIRV

Life Insurance and Retirement Valuation


AVAILABLE IN SEMESTER 1 

LIRPD

Life Insurance and Retirement Product Development


AVAILABLE IN SEMESTER 2

GIHV

General Insurance and Health Valuation


AVAILABLE IN SEMESTER 1 

GIHPPA

General Insurance and Health Pricing and Portfolio Analytics


AVAILABLE IN SEMESTER 2

ERM

Enterprise Risk Management


AVAILABLE IN SEMESTER 1 

INV

Investment



AVAILABLE IN SEMESTER 2

BANK

Banking (expected Semester 1 2024)


AVAILABLE IN SEMESTER 1

Applications subjects

You choose one of the following subjects after you have attempted two principles subjects:

DSA

Data Science Applications


AVAILABLE IN SEMESTERS 1 & 2

GIA

General Insurance Applications


AVAILABLE IN SEMESTERS 1 & 2

LIA

Life Insurance Applications


AVAILABLE IN SEMESTERS 1 & 2

SRA

Superannuation and Retirement Applications


AVAILABLE IN SEMESTER 1

Prerequisites

To enrol in a Fellowship Program applications subject you must have attempted (but not necessarily passed) two principles subjects and meet the prerequisites:

  • Data Science Applications (previously known as Data Analytics Applications): knowledge of the Data Science Principles (previously known as Data Analytics Principles) subject syllabus and a basic understanding of Python— see here for more information;
  • General Insurance Applications: attempted General Insurance and Health Valuation, and General Insurance and Health Pricing and Portfolio Analytics;
  • Life Insurance Applications: attempted Life Insurance and Retirement Valuation, and Life Insurance and Retirement Product Development; and
  • Superannuation and Retirement Applications: attempted Life Insurance and Retirement Product Development.