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Courses Handbook 2015

This handbook contains information on courses and components (majors, minors, streams and units) at Curtin in 2015.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2014.

MJRU-ACTUA 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/Minor/Stream Organisation


Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 3 Semester 1
STAT3001 v.1   Statistical Modelling 4.0 25.0
MATH3006 v.1   Life Contingencies 1 4.0 25.0
STAT3006 v.1   Investment Science 1 4.0 25.0
MATH3005 v.1   Survival Analysis 5.0 25.0
  100.0
Year 3 Semester 2
STAT3007 v.1   Investment Science 2 4.0 25.0
MATH3007 v.1   Life Contingencies 2 4.0 25.0
STAT3002 v.1   Risk Analysis and Credibility Theory 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
MATH2000 v.1   Network Optimisation 4.0 25.0
INDE2001 v.1   Logistics Modelling and Optimisation 4.0 25.0
STAT2000 v.1   Experimental Design and Analysis 4.0 25.0
STAT3003 v.1   Applied Statistics 4.0 25.0
MATH3001 v.1   Applied Mathematical Modelling 4.0 25.0




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