Bachelor of Commerce
Only limited Majors for the Bachelor of Commerce are offered at the Strathfield campus.
BCom
240 cp
Minimum duration: 3 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
- Brisbane, Queensland1
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Sydney (North Sydney), NSW
- Sydney (Strathfield), NSW
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Admission Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:
New South Wales
- Prerequisites: English.
Queensland
- Prerequisites: English (4, SA).
Victoria
- Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English.
Or be admitted under the Passion 4 Business Program.International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
2. Definitions
"Major": A major is 80 cp from prescribed units as outlined in the Requirements for the Completion of the Pass Degree.
3. Completion Requirements
3.1 To qualify for the Pass degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 60 cp from Specified Core Units
- 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units;
- 80 cp from Major Units (single major)
- 80 cp consisting of any combination of second major, minor(s) or electives.
3.2 For the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cohort to qualify for the Pass degree, a student must complete 240 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 60 cp from Specified Core Units
- 20 cp from University Core Curriculum Units;
- 80 cp from Major Units (single major) consisting of either
- Major in Accounting or
- Major in Management
- 40 cp from Indigenous Business Studies Minor
- 40 cp consisting of
- CPA Accreditation Minor for Major in Accounting; or
- Any combination of 40 cp at an appropriate level
4. Other Requirements
A Major consists of 80 cp. Students must complete at least one major.
For professional accreditation in Accounting, students must complete both the major and minor in Accounting.
For professional accreditation in Human Resource Management, students must complete both the major and relevant minor in Human Resource Management.
A Minor consists of 40 cp. Students must select units from their Business School discipline or approved interdisciplinary area in other Faculties as listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings - Minors. Students must consult with their Course Coordinator before selecting Minors in other Faculties or external to ACU. Normally a maximum of one minor external to the Faculty of Law and Business may be undertaken.
5. Progression Requirements
In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the Faculty Learning and Teaching Committee.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Specified Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ACCT100 OR BUSN104 | 10 |
Introduction to Accounting (Inc: BUSN104 Money Matters); OR Money Matters (Inc: ACCT100 Introduction to Accounting) |
BIPX202 | 10 | Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities (Pre: 80 cp or equivalent) |
BUSN102 | 10 | Ethical Communication for Business |
BUSN304 | 10 | Working with Diversity and Conflict (Pre: Completion of 150 cp) |
MGMT100 | 10 | Managing: People, Systems and Culture |
MKTG100 | 10 | Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value |
University Core Curriculum Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
UNCC100 | 10 | Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society |
UNCC300 | 10 | Justice and Change in a Global World (Pre: UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society; Inc: UNCC301 Humanity in Catholic History and Culture, UNCC302 Human Dignity in International Context) |
Major Units: Accounting
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ACCT204 | 10 | Management Accounting (Pre: ACCT100 Introduction to Accounting) |
ACCT207 | 10 | Financial Accounting (Pre: ACCT100 Introduction to Accounting) |
ACCT303 | 10 | Strategic Management Accounting (Pre: ACCT204 Management Accounting) |
BAFN200 | 10 | Principles of Finance: Understanding Money (Pre: ACCT100 Introduction to Accounting, STAT102 Business Data Analysis: Facts from Figures) |
ECON200 | 10 | Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets (Inc: ECON104 Business Economics, ECON105 Economics for Business) |
LEGL101 | 10 | Introduction to Business Law: Legal Frameworks for Businesses |
LEGL201 | 10 | Company Law: Directors and Corporate Regulation (Pre: LEGL101 Introduction to Business Law: Legal Frameworks for Businesses) |
STAT102 | 10 | Business Data Analysis: Facts from Figures |
Major Units: Event Management
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BAFN206 | 10 | New Venture Finance (Pre: BUSN104 Money Matters or ACCT100 Introduction to Accounting) |
MGMT104 | 10 | Event Management: Design and Sustainability |
MGMT209 | 10 | Event Management: Planning a Successful Event (Pre: MGMT104 Event Management: Design and Sustainability) |
MGMT210 | 10 | Entrepreneurial Mindset (Pre: MGMT100 Managing: People, Systems and Culture) |
MGMT312 | 10 | Event Management: Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts (Pre: MGMT104 Event Management: Design and Sustainability) |
MKTG201 | 10 | Buyer Behaviour: Understanding Customers (Pre: MKTG100 Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value) |
MKTG202 | 10 | Marketing Communications: Engaging Stakeholders (Pre: MKTG100 Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value) |
Plus one of the following: | ||
MGMT211 | 10 | Social Entrepreneurship (Pre: MGMT100 Managing: People, Systems and Culture) |
MGMT309 | 10 | Operations Management (Pre: HRMG204 Organisational Behaviour) |
MKTG209 | 10 | Digital Marketing: The Connected Space (Pre: MKTG100 Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value) |
MKTG313 | 10 | Strategic Marketing (Pre: Completion of 120 cp including 40 cp MKTG units ) |
MKTG314 | 10 | Managing Products and Brands in the Competitive Marketplace (Pre: MKTG100 Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value) |
Major Units: Finance
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BAFN200 | 10 | Principles of Finance: Understanding Money (Pre: ACCT100 Introduction to Accounting, STAT102 Business Data Analysis: Facts from Figures) |
BAFN203 | 10 | Financial Planning (Pre: BAFN200 Principles of Finance: Understanding Money) |
BAFN204 | 10 | Portfolio Management: Investing Wisely (Pre: BAFN200 Principles of Finance: Understanding Money) |
BAFN205 | 10 | Financial Instruments and Institutions: Understanding Capital Markets (Pre: ACCT100 Introduction to Accounting, STAT102 Business Data Analysis: Facts from Figures) |
BAFN306 | 10 | Entrepreneurial Finance: New Venture Financing (Pre: BAFN200 Principles of Finance: Understanding Money) |
BAFN307 | 10 | Financial Risk Management: Protecting the Enterprise (Pre: BAFN200 Principles of Finance: Understanding Money) |
ECON200 | 10 | Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets (Inc: ECON104 Business Economics, ECON105 Economics for Business) |
STAT102 | 10 | Business Data Analysis: Facts from Figures |
Major Units: Human Resource Management
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HRMG200 | 10 | Human Resource Management: Staffing and Employee Engagement (Pre: MGMT100 Managing: People, Systems and Culture) |
HRMG201 | 10 | Human Resource Development and Performance Management (Pre: MGMT100 Managing: People, Systems and Culture) |
HRMG204 | 10 | Organisational Behaviour (Pre: MGMT100 Managing: People, Systems and Culture) |
HRMG302 | 10 | Employment Relations and Legal Frameworks (Pre: MGMT100 Managing: People, Systems and Culture; Inc: PERS302 Employment Relations) |
HRMG305 | 10 | Sustainable HRM and Stakeholders (Pre: Completion of 120 cp including 40 cp from HRM Major; Inc: PERS305 Analysis of Human Resources) |
HRMG308 | 10 | Strategic HRM: Analytics, Metrics, Human Capital (Pre: HRMG200 Human Resource Management: Staffing and Employee Engagement, HRMG201 Human Resource Development and Performance Management) |
HRMG310 | 10 | Global Human Resource Management and Sustainability (Pre: MGMT100 Managing: People, Systems and Culture; Inc: PERS310 International Human Resources) |
MGMT310 | 10 | Managing Organisational Change and Development (Pre: Completion of 120 cp; Inc: HRMG201 Human Resource Development and Performance Management) |
Major Units: Management
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BUSN201 | 10 | International Business |
HRMG200 | 10 | Human Resource Management: Staffing and Employee Engagement (Pre: MGMT100 Managing: People, Systems and Culture) |
HRMG204 | 10 | Organisational Behaviour (Pre: MGMT100 Managing: People, Systems and Culture) |
MGMT304 | 10 | Strategic Management (Pre: Completion of 150 cp) |
MGMT305 | 10 | Management and Leadership (Pre: MGMT100 Managing: People, Systems and Culture) |
MGMT309 | 10 | Operations Management (Pre: HRMG204 Organisational Behaviour) |
MGMT310 | 10 | Managing Organisational Change and Development (Pre: Completion of 120 cp) |
MGMT311 | 10 | Managing Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Pre: MGMT100 Managing: People, Systems and Culture) |
Major Units: Marketing
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
MKTG201 | 10 | Buyer Behaviour: Understanding Customers (Pre: MKTG100 Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value) |
MKTG202 | 10 | Marketing Communications: Engaging Stakeholders (Pre: MKTG100 Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value) |
MKTG208 | 10 | Services Marketing (Pre: MKTG100 Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value) |
MKTG209 | 10 | Digital Marketing: The Connected Space (Pre: MKTG100 Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value) |
MKTG301 | 10 | International Marketing: The Borderless World (Pre: MKTG100 Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value) |
MKTG313 | 10 | Strategic Marketing (Pre: Completion of 120 cp including 40 cp MKTG units) |
MKTG314 | 10 | Managing Products and Brands in the Competitive Marketplace (Pre: MKTG100 Marketing: Creating and Capturing Customer Value) |
MKTG315 | 10 | Marketing Analysis: Evidence-Based Decisions (Pre: Completion of 120 cp) |
Minors
Students should refer to the Bachelor of Commerce Schedule of Unit Offerings - Minors for units listed in the following Bachelor of Commerce Minors in the Faculty of Law and Business:
- Accounting - for professional accreditation
- Data Analytics
- Entrepreneurship
- Event Management
- Finance
- Human Resource Management - for professional accreditation
- Human Resource Management
- Indigenous Business Studies
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Occupational Health, Safety and Environment
Elective Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BIPX301 | 10 | Professional Experience B (Pre: Completion of 120 cp, BIPX202 Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities) |
BIPX302 | 10 | Professional Experience C (Pre: BIPX301 Professional Experience B) |
ISYS111 | 10 | Fundamentals of Business Information Systems |
Page last updated: 2017-06-28
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1268768
Page last updated: 2017-06-28
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1268768