Program Requirements

Students must pass and achieve a grade average of 60% across the first 48 units attempted to progress to the second year of the program.

Degree Structure

The program is 96 units consisting of 48 units of core courses and 48 units of elective courses.

Core Courses (48 units)

Year 1:
STAT6045 Actuarial Techniques (6 units)
STAT6038 Regression Modelling (6 units)
STAT7042 Survival Models (6 units)
STAT6043 Life Contingencies (6 units)

Year 2:
STAT8040 - Actuarial Control Cycle 1
STAT8041 - Actuarial Control Cycle 2

and at least two of:

STAT8047 Advanced Life Insurance (6 units)
STAT8048 Advanced General Insurance (6 units)
STAT8049 Advanced Global Retirement Income Systems (6 units)
FINM8006 Advanced Investments (6 units)

Elective Courses (48 units)

Electives courses to the value of at least 48 units are to be chosen from the following list or other approved courses offered within the College.

FINM7008 Applied Investments (6 units)
FINM7007 Financial Management (6 units)
FINM7003 Continuous Time Finance (6 units)
STAT8036 Credibility Theory (6 units)
STAT6046 Financial Mathematics (6 units)
STAT6039 Principles of Mathematical Statistics (6 units)
STAT8035 Risk Theory (6 units)
STAT7018 Stochastic Modelling (6 units)
STAT8050 Research Essay in Actuarial Studies (6 units)

A maximum of 12 units may be chosen from the current postgraduate courses offered within the College which are not included in the list above.

Working Rules

Working Rules for this program are available here

The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.