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Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Bachelor of Actuarial Studies - BActSt3586 - Actuarial Studies
Bachelor of Actuarial Studies (Co op) - BActSt (Co-op)3587 - Actuarial Studies (Co op)

Specialisation Structure
48 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 48 UOC.

Core Courses

Students must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

RISK2001
6 UOC
Fundamentals of Risk and Risk Management
ACTL3142
6 UOC
Actuarial Data and Analysis

Prescribed Electives

Students must complete 36 UOC ( 6 courses) from the following list of courses:
Note that enrolment in the optional electives ACTL4001 and ACTL4002 requires satisfactory performance in courses associated with the professional "Part 1" courses from the Actuaries Institute - detailed information can be found from the School of Risk and Actuarial Studies.

RISK3002
6 UOC
Risk Tools
RISK3003
6 UOC
Risk Decisions
RISK3009
6 UOC
Risk Management Strategies
ACTL3141
6 UOC
Actuarial Models and Statistics
ACTL3182
6 UOC
Asset-Liability and Derivative Models
ACTL3191
6 UOC
Superannuation and Retirement Benefits
ACTL3192
6 UOC
Retirement Saving and Spending Over the Lifecycle
ACTL4001
6 UOC
Actuarial Theory and Practice A
ACTL4002
6 UOC
Actuarial Theory and Practice B
ACTL4301
6 UOC
Models for Risk Management
ACTL4302
6 UOC
Risk and Capital Management
ACTL4303
6 UOC
Asset-Liability Management

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You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.

Additional Information

Please note that these requirements may be subject to change.
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for your program requirements.

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