| Offered By: |
School of Finance and Applied Statistics |
| Academic Career: |
Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject: |
Statistics |
| Offered in: |
First Semester, 2010 |
| Unit Value: |
6 units |
| Course Description: |
Supervised reading course covering the details and practical understanding of the operation and regulation of the life insurance industry and the actuarial management of risks undertaken by life insurance companies. |
| Learning Outcomes: |
Practical understanding of the operation and regulation of the life insurance industry and the actuarial management of risks undertaken by life insurance companies. |
| Indicative Assessment: |
- 15% Quizzes in class
- 15% Assignment
- 70% Final Exam
|
| Workload: |
10 hours per week. |
| Course Classification(s): |
and |
| Areas of Interest: |
Actuarial Studies |
| Eligibility: |
At least an average of 65% (or equivalent) in the final two years of an Australian undergraduate degree with at least two years of university level statistical and mathematical study including calculus and linear algebra, as well as mathematical statistics and linear regression theory. |
| Prescribed Texts: |
See Course website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT8047 |
| Preliminary Reading: |
See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT8047 |
| Indicative Reading List: |
See Course Website: http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT8047 |
| Programs: |
Graduate Certificate in Actuarial Studies and Master of Actuarial Studies |
| Other Information: |
For further information please refer to http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT8047 |
| Academic Contact: |
See http://ecocomm.anu.edu.au/courses/course.asp?code=STAT8047 |