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Courses Handbook 2014

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2014.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2013.

313563 v.1 Actuarial Science Major (BSc Actuarial Sci)


Major/Stream Overview

This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.


The BSc (Actuarial Science) degree offers students the opportunity of gaining exemptions in the eight (8) subjects that makes up Part 1 of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia examinations. The course is recommended for students who intend to complete further studies and qualify as an Actuary and perhaps a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia.



Major/Stream Entry and Completion Details

A course weighed average of 65 percent is required to enter the Actuarial Science Major.



Major/Stream Organisation


Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 3 Semester 1
311007 v.1   Statistical Modelling 301 4.0 25.0
311625 v.1   Survival Analysis 301 5.0 25.0
311626 v.1   Life Contingencies 301 4.0 25.0
311628 v.2   Investment Science 301 4.0 25.0
  100.0
Year 3 Semester 2
311627 v.1   Life Contingencies 302 4.0 25.0
311629 v.2   Investment Science 302 4.0 25.0
311631 v.2   Risk Analysis and Credibility Theory 302 4.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   25.0
  100.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 3 Semester 2 Hrs/Wk Credit
302300 v.2   Applied Mathematical Modelling 302 4.0 25.0
3975 v.5   Applied Statistics 302 4.0 25.0
8393 v.9   Experimental Design and Analysis 202 4.0 25.0
310297 v.2   Logistics Modelling and Optimisation 202 4.0 25.0
302292 v.1   Network Optimisation 202 4.0 25.0




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