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BCom (Melb) 2008 Cohort
joechan521:
--- Quote from: coblin on January 15, 2008, 05:23:30 pm ---I don't think you can fill up a commerce degree with just finance. There are too few subjects. However, there are some actuarial subjects that are extremely relevant to finance, but they are mathematical (surely not a problem given your scores).
I would take that path. Employers like graduates who are strong in maths.
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coblin, do u mean choosing finance as major, and also do some actuarial subjects too?
Collin Li:
Yes. Some actuarial subjects include Financial Mathematics I (II and III), Models for Insurance and Finance and there are Honours-level subjects called Advanced Financial Mathematics I and II. These give a good mathematical description of Finance.
Be warned there is a "mutually exclusive" rule on Investments and Financial Mathematics III (can't do both).
joechan521:
oh ok, i'll take a look at those, thx,
btw are there student parking permits in melb uni if i want to drive there everytime
joechan521:
--- Quote from: coblin on January 15, 2008, 05:36:27 pm ---Yes. Some actuarial subjects include Financial Mathematics I (II and III), Models for Insurance and Finance and there are Honours-level subjects called Advanced Financial Mathematics I and II. These give a good mathematical description of Finance.
Be warned there is a "mutually exclusive" rule on Investments and Financial Mathematics III (can't do both).
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coblin, i've been looking and that "financial mathematicsI" needs prerequisite of "Mathematics" 1 and 2,
but mathematics 1 and 2 are from science faculty, so if i intend to do that, do they have to be in my breadth subjects?? but the actuarial studies are in my commerce core subjects right?
Also for "Models for Insurance and Finance", its prerequisite needs to do "statistics" and "probability" which are science faculty subjects, and "statistics" and "probability" are not available as breadth subjects.
"financial mathematics II" also needs "probability" as prerequisite
So does that mean i can't do "financial mathematics II or III" or "Models for Insurance and Finance" if im majoring finance??
Do you get what i mean?
Collin Li:
joechan521, how do you expect Actuarial students (pure BCom) to be able to do them then? Of course you will be able to do them! Probability and Statistics is actually an alternative way to satisfy your quantitative requirements (means you don't have to do Quantitative Methods 1 and some other 2nd-year quantitative subject).
You would probably take them in breadth. I assume it says P&S are not available in breadth because Melbourne Model is only catering for first year at the moment. P&S will probably open as breadth for 2009.
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