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Courses Handbook 2011

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2011.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2010.

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

Introduction

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.

Course Entry Requirements

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

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 1 OPTION   25.0
  100.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 3 Hrs/Wk Credit
302292 v.1   Network Optimisation 202 4.0 25.0
302300 v.2   Applied Mathematical Modelling 302 4.0 25.0
310297 v.2   Logistics Modelling and Optimisation 202 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