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2010 Course Handbook

BUSN03P - Actuarial Studies (Postgraduate Study Pattern)

Major: Business
Area of Study: Business
Degree: MCom - Master of Commerce
Offered By: The Faculty of Business and Economics
Admission Requirements: Bachelor degree with a GPA of 2.7 or equivalent
Fees:
Attendance Modes:

Internal

Study Loads:

Full Time (1.0)

Part Time

Commencing Study Periods:

FH

SH

General Requirements

Minimum number of credit points 32
and completion of other specific requirements as set out below

Specific Requirements

800 level
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)
ACST863 Actuarial Research Project A (4)
ACST865 Quantitative Methods in Risk Management (4)
ACST864 Actuarial Research Project B (4)
ACST871 Investment Management (4)
ACST872 Quantitative Techniques in Debt and Equity Investment Management (4)
ACST873 Financial Derivatives Management (4)
BUS840 Business Project Management (4) 16
Required two ofModules (8 credit points each):
Accounting Module (8)
Commercial Law Module (8)
Economics Module (8)
Finance Module (8)
Information Systems and Technology Module (8)
Marketing Module (8)
Management, Organisations and Society Module (8)
Research Module (8)
Sport Business Management Module (8)
Tourism and Hospitality Module (8) 16
Electives
Balance of credit points required0
TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM 32

Modules

For details of modules, consult this pdf document.

Notes

Note: Students who have not completed sufficient business units in a previous degree will be required to undertake a preliminary program.