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ACTL01P - Actuarial Studies (Postgraduate Study Pattern)

Major: Actuarial Studies
Area of Study: Actuarial Studies
Degrees: MCom - Master of Commerce
Offered By: EFS - Division of Economic and Financial Studies
Admission Requirements:Bachelor degree with major in actuarial studies with a GPA of 2.7 OR equivalent professional qualification
Fees:$460.00
Attendance Modes:
  • Internal
  • External
Study Loads:
  • Full Time (1.0)
  • Part Time
Commencing Study Periods:
  • FH
  • SH

General Requirements

Minimum number of credit points32
and completion of other specific requirements as set out below

Specific Requirements

800 level
Required 24 cp fromACST801 Actuarial Research Project (4)
ACST815 Superannuation (4)
ACST827 Corporate and Structured Finance (4)
ACST828 Options, Futures and Derivatives (4)
ACST829 Capital Budgeting and Financial Modelling (4)
ACST831 Actuarial Control Cycle 1 (4)
ACST832 Actuarial Control Cycle 2 (4)
ACST833 Insurance (4)
ACST834 Financial Institutions Management and Regulation (4)
BUS840 Business Project Management (4) 24
Required 8 cp fromACCG808 Corporate Finance (4)
ACCG818 Investments (4)
ACCG837 Capital Markets (4)
ACCG838 Business Valuation (4)
ACCG839 Portfolio Management (4)
ACCG840 Personal Financial Planning (4)
ACCG845 Performance Measurement and Management (4)
ACCG890 Corporate Financial Forecasting (4)
ACST801 Actuarial Research Project (4)
ACST815 Superannuation (4)
ACST827 Corporate and Structured Finance (4)
ACST828 Options, Futures and Derivatives (4)
ACST829 Capital Budgeting and Financial Modelling (4)
ACST831 Actuarial Control Cycle 1 (4)
ACST832 Actuarial Control Cycle 2 (4)
ACST833 Insurance (4)
ACST834 Financial Institutions Management and Regulation (4)
BCA801 Epidemiology (4)
BCA804 Data Management and Statistical Computing (4)
BCA808 Linear Models (4)
BCA809 Categorical Data and Generalised Linear Models (4)
BCA810 Bioinformatics and Statistical Genetics (4)
BUS840 Business Project Management (4)
ECON828 International Investment and Risk (4)
ECON867 International Financial Management (4)
GEOS801 Introduction to Geographic Information Science for Postgraduates (4)
MKTG800 Marketing and Finance (4)
STAT810 Statistical Theory (4)
STAT811 Generalised Linear Models (4)
STAT814 Statistical Design (4)
STAT818 Epidemiological Methods (4)
STAT822 Time Series (4)
STAT827 Survival Analysis (4)
STAT828 Data Mining (4)
STAT878 Modern Computational Statistical Methods (4)
STAT890 Stochastic Finance (4) 8
Electives
Balance of credit points required
TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM 32
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