Majoring in Actuarial Sciences

[Immune_Sushi]

Hi, my Yr 11 Subject Selection  (For yr11 Subjects) is coming up really soon.

My interests are in Math and Science subjects.
Right now, I dont have a clear idea of what i want to do as a job in the future.

But one of them are Actuarial Sciences. I've checked the pre-reqs and it doesnt require me to have any commerce related subjects for VCE.

For those who are majoring in Actuarial Sciences, how essential is taking Economics 3&4? Would you recommend taking 3&4 Economics?

Also, I need to take subject space in consideration as I have to decide two subjects out of Economics, Chinese SLA and Chemistry.
And I dont have a background in Economics, so im not sure how well i would perform.

Can anyone give some advice?
(btw, how is the workload in Economics?)

[h545]

You don't need VCE Economics to study Actuarial Studies or Economics at uni. The first economics subject (Introductory Microeconomics) doesn't assume any previous knowledge of economics.

[RuiAce]

Can't speak for the uni itself but...

I had no business background. Econ was the easiest course the semester regardless.

[zsteve]

Hi, my Yr 11 Subject Selection  (For yr11 Subjects) is coming up really soon.

My interests are in Math and Science subjects.
Right now, I dont have a clear idea of what i want to do as a job in the future.

But one of them are Actuarial Sciences. I've checked the pre-reqs and it doesnt require me to have any commerce related subjects for VCE.

For those who are majoring in Actuarial Sciences, how essential is taking Economics 3&4? Would you recommend taking 3&4 Economics?

Also, I need to take subject space in consideration as I have to decide two subjects out of Economics, Chinese SLA and Chemistry.
And I dont have a background in Economics, so im not sure how well i would perform.

Can anyone give some advice?
(btw, how is the workload in Economics?)

Nup, economics is definitely not essential or necessary to do actuarial. Workload for economics - I'm doing ECON10004 this semester, and the workload is very light, but that's subjective (I probably find it light because its my 5th subject and a breadth, so I don't put heaps of effort in)