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 from | 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) | |||
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 of | Modules (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 required | 0 | |||
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.