• Offered by Rsch Sch of Finance, Actuarial Studies & App Stats
  • ANU College ANU College of Business and Economics
  • Course subject Actuarial Studies
  • Academic career UGRD
  • Course convener
    • Bridget Browne
  • Mode of delivery In Person
  • Offered in Second Semester 2014
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Assessment of solvency; analysis of experience; analysis of surplus; actuarial techniques in the wider fields, an introduction to professionalism.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Upon successful completion of the requirements for this course, students will be able to:
  1. Monitor and assess experience
  2. Determine an appropriate assumption set
  3. Apply relevant approaches and techniques to the valuation of liabilities
  4. Measure, report and manage solvency
  5. Understand the methods and implications of various approaches to profit measurement
  6. Understand the calculation of appraisal values
  7. Apply appropriate techniques to the pricing of products and contracts; and
  8. Manage the business and respond to the experience

Indicative Assessment

  • Assignment 1 - 15%
  • Assignment 2 - 15%
  • Final Exam - 70%

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Workload

Four hours per week of lectures and/or tutorials plus private study time.
Professional actuarial course for the Honours year of Actuarial Studies Degree.

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must have completed ACST4004P/F or must be studying a Bachelor of Social Sciences (4444) (4444HBSOCS)

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

Student Contribution Band:
2
Unit value:
6 units

If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.  Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.

Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee Description
1994-2003 $2784
2014 $3246
2013 $3246
2012 $3090
2011 $3090
2010 $3090
2009 $3090
2008 $3090
2007 $3090
2006 $3090
2005 $3084
2004 $3084
International fee paying students
Year Fee
1994-2003 $2784
2014 $3762
2013 $3756
2012 $3582
2011 $3582
2010 $3576
2009 $3264
2008 $3264
2007 $3264
2006 $3132
2005 $3084
2004 $3084
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.

Second Semester

Class number Class start date Last day to enrol Census date Class end date Mode Of Delivery Class Summary
7294 21 Jul 2014 01 Aug 2014 31 Aug 2014 30 Oct 2014 In Person N/A

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