Macquarie law

[tram]

Hey

I wanted to do a double degree at Maquarie university, Bachelor of Actuarial studies and Bachelor of law. I'm attracted to Maquarie uni mainly becuase of it's actuarial studies degree, it has quite a reputation in that department. However, i'm not sure how good their law degree is.

Can anyone shed a little light on this?

Thanks:)

[tram]

In anwser to my own question, the site to look at for law rankings (and other general rankings) is:

http://www.australian-universities.com/ratings/law-school-rankings/

Credit goes to EZ for that link:)

[AzureBlue]

Australian Business School Rankings

University of Melbourne (MELBOURNE)   1
University of New South Wales (UNSW)   2
University of Sydney (SYDNEY)   3
Australian National University (ANU)   4
Monash University (MONASH)   5
University of Queensland (QUEENSLAND)   6
University of Western Australia (UWA)   7
Macquarie University (MACQUARIE)   8
University of Adelaide (ADELAIDE)   9
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)   10
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)   11
Curtin University of Technology (CURTIN)   12

Australian Law School Rankings

University of Melbourne (MELBOURNE)   1
University of Sydney (SYDNEY)   2
Australian National University (ANU)   3
University of New South Wales (UNSW)   4
Monash University (MONASH)   5
University of Queensland (QUEENSLAND)   6
University of Western Australia (UWA)   7
University of Adelaide (ADELAIDE)   8
Macquarie University (MACQUARIE)   9
Griffith University (GRIFFITH)   10
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)   11
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)   12

Provided this information is accurate and up-to-date, let's go to Melbourne Uni, shall we?

[tram]

hey Macq still has the best act stud program i think

lol, we're just moving the act stud thread here aren't we azure?

[AzureBlue]

I think the rankings above might be from 2006... so they are probably outdated. Well, Macquarie has the oldest, longest and first established actuarial studies program in Australia so it must be pretty decent. I have no idea about law though.

[tram]

mmmm, but tbh, i don't think that the rankings have changed THAT much, i.e. i doubt that macq had moved into the top five for law.

Hmmmmm act stud(honours) with jd at melbs after equals a more recognised law degree which is also a JD not just LLB. BUT takes 7 year as opposed to 5. How much are those two year worth?

[AzureBlue]

mmmm, but tbh, i don't think that the rankings have changed THAT much, i.e. i doubt that macq had moved into the top five for law.
Hmmmmm act stud(honours) with jd at melbs after equals a more recognised law degree which is also a JD not just LLB. BUT takes 7 year as opposed to 5. How much are those two year worth?

Well, I guess you can get an extra JD and Hons at Melbourne in an extra 2 years, as well as convenience - but it just takes longer.

The  Department of Actuarial Studies at Macquarie University has been recognised by the  Institute of Actuaries of Australia as a Centre of Excellence in actuarial education. The Macquarie actuarial program has been running successfully for over 40 years and many Macquarie actuarial graduates hold senior positions in the financial services industry in Australia and overseas.

I dunno
Also, going off topic, but is it worth doing a Masters degree in Actuarial Science after an honours year?

[ninwa]

Just out of interest, what factors did they base that list on?

[AzureBlue]

What's the difference between Bachelor of Actuarial Studies with the Bachelor of Laws (http://www.acst.mq.edu.au/undergraduate_actuarial_studies/actuarial_degrees/bachelor_of_actuarial_studies_with_bachelor_of_laws) and Bachelor of Actuarial Studies with the degree Bachelor of Laws (http://www.arts.mq.edu.au/undergraduate_programs/degrees_by_name/bachelor_of_actuarial_studies_with_the_degree_of_bachelor_of_laws)?

The former takes 6 years and the latter takes 5 years...

It's so awesome that Macquarie offers double degrees with Actuarial studies - in Melbourne Uni you can't even do a double major with actuarial studies, only a diploma sometimes.

I really don't know which to choose either. I'm glad I have almost 3 years to go til uni!!

[Eriny]

If you're going to move north to do actuarial/law, I'd highly recommend ANU. It's ranked higher and has a lower ENTER requirement.

[AzureBlue]

If you're going to move north to do actuarial/law, I'd highly recommend ANU. It's ranked higher and has a lower ENTER requirement.

I've already got a tough decision between two universities, I don't need a third one to choose from :S
Anyway, I've heard ANU is pretty decent too, how long does it take to do a double degree with actuarial/law and does this exempt you from part II from the professional IAA exams? Also, how much do the residential colleges cost per week on average?

[tram]

Just out of interest, what factors did they base that list on?

lol, no idea, but it sounds about correct right?? At least for the purposes of comparing UoM and Macq

[humph]

http://studyat.anu.edu.au/programs/4443XBACTS;overview.html

see also

http://studyat.anu.edu.au/programs/3401XBACTS;overview.html

It doesn't exempt you from part II unless you do honours... Though few people do honours in Actuarial.

Residential colleges vary: $160-300 self-catered, $250-300 catered.

[AzureBlue]

http://studyat.anu.edu.au/programs/4443XBACTS;overview.html
see also
http://studyat.anu.edu.au/programs/3401XBACTS;overview.html
It doesn't exempt you from part II unless you do honours... Though few people do honours in Actuarial.
Residential colleges vary: $160-300 self-catered, $250-300 catered.

Wow, that's so cheap! I was expecting more like $500 catered. But it sucks how you don't get exempted for doing a double degree at ANU
I'm thinking Melbourne for single degree and hopefully honours year or Macquarie for double degree. Hmm

[tram]

lol, we reli did just move the actuarial studies thread here:)

and hmmmmm, i think my choice is still between Mcaq and UoM......soz humph.....the exemption from part 2 as well in the same time will make it a lot easier then again......the colleges are a bit cheaper............