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2010 Course Handbook

ACTL05P - Actuarial Studies - coursework (Postgraduate Study Pattern)

Major: Actuarial Studies
Area of Study: Actuarial Studies
Degree: MAcstPrac - Master of Actuarial Practice
Offered By: The Faculty of Business and Economics
Admission Requirements: Bachelor degree with an overall GPA of 3.0; GPA in mathematics/statistics of 3.0; mathematics background equivalent to MATH136 or better
Fees:
Attendance Modes:

Internal

External

Study Loads:

Full Time (1.5)

Part Time

Commencing Study Periods:

FH

SH

General Requirements

Minimum number of credit points 48
and completion of other specific requirements as set out below

Specific Requirements

800 level
Required 16 cp fromACST851 Mathematics of Finance (4)
ACST854 Survival Models (4)
ACST858 Financial Economics and Valuation (4)
ACST859 Contingent Payments 1 (4)
ACST860 Contingent Payments 2 (4)
ACST861 Mathematical Theory of Risk (4)
ACST862 General Insurance Pricing and Reserving (4) 16
Required 16 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)
ACST851 Mathematics of Finance (4)
ACST852 Finance and Financial Reporting (4)
ACST854 Survival Models (4)
ACST858 Financial Economics and Valuation (4)
ACST859 Contingent Payments 1 (4)
ACST860 Contingent Payments 2 (4)
ACST861 Mathematical Theory of Risk (4)
ACST862 General Insurance Pricing and Reserving (4)
ACST863 Actuarial Research Project A (4)
ACST864 Actuarial Research Project B (4)
ACST865 Quantitative Methods in Risk Management (4)
ECON822 Microeconomics (4)
ECON823 Macroeconomics (4)
STAT810 Statistical Theory (4) 16
Required 16 cp fromAny of the ACST units listed above AND/OR
ACCG805 Research Methodology in Finance (4)
ACCG808 Corporate Finance (4)
ACCG818 Investments (4)
ACCG837 Capital Markets (4)
ACCG838 Business Valuation (4)
ACCG840 Personal Financial Planning (4)
ACCG845 Performance Measurement and Management (4)
ACCG890 Corporate Financial Forecasting (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 (4)
BUS840 Business Project Management (4)
BUSL860 Banking and Finance Law (4)
BUSL861 Financial Services Law (4)
BUSL862 Insurance Law (4)
BUSL863 Corporate and Market Law and Regulation (4)
BUSL864 International Banking and Finance Law (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)
STAT811 Generalized 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) 16
Electives
Balance of credit points required0
TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM 48