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Bachelor of Actuarial Studies/Bachelor of Laws

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Degree Structure

Actuarial Studies/Law -- a typical full-time course pattern commencing in Semester 1:

Program Total (240 units) First semester Second semester
Year 1
(48 units)
LAWS1201 Foundations of Australian Law (6u)
LAWS1203 Torts (6u)
ECON1101 Microeconomics 1
MATH1115 Mathematics and Applications 1 (H)
LAWS1202 Lawyers, Justice and Ethics (6u)
LAWS1204 Contracts (6u)
ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1
FINM1001 Money Markets and Finance
Year 2
(48 units)
LAWS1205 Australian Public Law (6u)
LAWS1206 Criminal Law and Procedure (6u)
BUSN1001 Business Reporting and Analysis
STAT2001 Introductory Mathematical Statistics
LAWS2250 International Law (6u)
LAWS2249 Legal Theory (6u)
FINM2001 Corporate Finance
ECON2102 Macroeconomics 2
Year 3
(48 units)
LAWS2201 Administrative Law (6u)
LAWS2203 Corporations Law (6u)
STAT2008 Regression Modelling
STAT2032 Financial Mathematics
LAWS2202 Commonwealth Constitutional Law (6u)
Law elective course (6u)
STAT3004 Stochastic Modelling 
STAT3032 Survival Models
Year 4
(48 units)
LAWS2204 Property (6u)
Law elective course (6u)
STAT3035 Risk Theory
STAT3037 Life Contingencies
LAWS2205 Equity and Trusts (6u)
Law elective course (6u)
STAT3036 Credibility Theory
STAT3038 Actuarial Techniques
Year 5
(48 units)
LAWS2244 Litigation and Dispute Management (6u)
Law elective courses (18u)
LAWS2207 Evidence (6u)
Law elective courses (18u)

Note:
1. In the standard five-year pass degree, it is not possible to gain full exemptions from IAAust Part I requirements; however, by overloading (i.e., taking more than the standard four courses in some semesters) or by using the College of Business and Economics Summer School Program (if available), students may be able to complete their exemptions from Part I. It may be possible to complete some of the Part I exemptions as part of an Honours year in Actuarial Studies (contact Convenor of Actuarial Studies).

 

Actuarial Studies/Law -- a typical full-time course pattern commencing in Semester 2:

  Semester 1 Semester 2
Year 1
(24 units)
  LAWS1201 Foundations of Australian Law
LAWS1204 Contracts
ECON1101 Microeconomics 1
ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1
Year 2
(48 units)
LAWS1203 Torts
LAWS1205 Australian Public Law
BUSN1001 Business Reporting and Analysis
MATH1115 Mathematics and Its Applications 1 (Honours)
LAWS1202 Lawyers, Justice & Ethics
LAWS2250 International Law
STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods
ECON2102 Macroeconomics 2
Year 3
(48 units)
LAWS1206 Criminal Law & Procedure
LAWS2201 Administrative Law
STAT2001 Introductory Mathematical Statistics
STAT2032 Regression Modelling
LAWS2249 Legal Theory
LAWS2202 Commonwealth Constitutional Law
STAT3004 Stochastic Modelling
STAT3036 Credibility Theory
Year 4
(48 units)
LAWS2203 Corporations Law
LAWS2204 Property
STAT2008 Regression Modelling
STAT3037 Life Contingencies
LAWS2205 Equity & Trusts
1 Law Elective (6 units)
STAT3032 Survival Models
STAT3038 Actuarial Techniques
Year 5
(48 units)
2 Law Electives (12 units)
STAT3035 Risk Theory
Actuarial Studies Elective (6 units)
Sem 2 LAWS2207 Evidence
3 Law Electives (18 units)
Year 6
(24 units)
LAWS2244 Litigation & Dispute Management
3 Law Electives (18 units)
 

Note:
1. In the standard five-year pass degree, it is not possible to gain full exemptions from IAAust Part I requirements; however, by overloading (i.e., taking more than the standard four courses in some semesters) or by using the College of Business and Economics Summer School Program (if available), students may be able to complete their exemptions from Part I. It may be possible to complete some of the Part I exemptions as part of an Honours year in Actuarial Studies (contact Convenor of Actuarial Studies).


The Degree with Honours

Information on honours for Bachelor of Actuarial Studies/Bachelor of Laws.

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