Course Content
The Bachelor of Actuarial Studies requires completion of 144 units, of which:
A maximum of 60 units may come from completion of 1000-level courses
The 144 units must include:
72 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:
- BUSN1001 Business Reporting and Analysis
- ECON1101 Microeconomics 1
- STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods
- STAT2013 Introductiory Mathematical Statistics for Actuarial Studies
- STAT2005 Introduction to Stochastic Processes
- STAT2014 Regression Modelling for Actuarial Studies
- STAT2032 Financial Mathematics
- STAT3032 Survival Models
- STAT3057 Risk Modelling 1
- STAT3058 Risk Modelling 2
- STAT3037 Life Contingencies
- STAT3038 Actuarial Techniques
6 units from completion of a course from the following list: (choose 1)
- ECON1100 Economics 1 (H)
- ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1
6 units from completion of a course from the following list: (choose 1)
- ECON2102 Macroeconomics 2 (P)
- ECON2016 Economics II (H)
6 units from completion of a course from the following list: (choose 1)
- MATH1013 Mathematics and Application 1
- MATH1115 Advanced Mathematics and Application 1
- MATH1113 Mathematical Foundations for Actuarial Studies
6 units from the completion of courses on List 1 or List 4 of the ANU College of Business and Economics.
48 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU
Minor Modules
Finance
This minor requires the completion of 24 units which must include:
6 units from the completion of the following course(s):
- FINM1001 - Foundations of Finance (6 units)
6 units from the completion of the following course(s):
- STAT1003 - Statistical Techniques (6 units)
- STAT1008 - Quantitative Research Methods (6 units)
12 units from the completion of the following course(s):
- FINM2001 - Corporate Finance (6 units)
- FINM2002 - Derivatives (6 units)
- FINM2003 - Investments (6 units)
- FINM3005 - Corporate Valuation (6 units)
Elective Study
48 units from completion of elective courses offered by ANU
Once you have met the program requirements of your degree, you may have enough electives to complete an additional elective major, minor or specialisation.