Students in Sydney undertake all units in Years 1 and 2 of the course at the Strathfield campus and all units in Years 3 and 4 of the course at the North Sydney campus.
BA/BCom
320 cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland
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 Rules.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:
New South Wales
Assumed knowledge: For Mathematics major or minor: Mathematics (not General Mathematics).
Recommended studies: For Visual Arts minor: Visual Arts.
Queensland
Prerequisites: English (4, SA)
Victoria
Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English (ESL) or 25 in any other English.
2. Definitions
Bachelor of Arts Major: 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level, at least 40 cp at 200 level and at least 20 cp from 300 level.
Bachelor of Arts Minor: 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.
Bachelor of Commerce Major: 80 or 90 cp in prescribed units which build on a common core of knowledge for all business majors.
3. Completion Requirements
To qualify for the pass degree, a student must complete 320 cp, consisting of:
- 180 cp selected in accordance with the requirements of the Bachelor of Commerce degree consisting of:
Either - 90 cp from Core Units (excludes ECON200 Principles of Business Economics);
- 90 cp from a Bachelor of Commerce major in Accounting
Or - 100 cp from Core Units;
- 80 cp from a Bachelor of Commerce major in either Human Resource Management or Marketing
- 120 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, consisting of:
- 80 cp from a Major other than a Business Studies Major;
- 40 cp from a Minor other than Business Studies or 40 cp electives from other units listed in the Bachelor of Arts Schedule of Unit Offerings1
- 20 cp University Core Units;
- BIPX100 Professional Experience A.
4. Admission Requirements Honours Degree
An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
To be eligible to apply for admission to the honours degree a student must satisfy the admission requirements set out in the rules for honours in the relevant single degree.
5. Completion requirements
To qualify for the honours degree a student must satisfy the requirements set out in the rules for honours in the relevant single degree.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite(Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Bachelor of Commerce
Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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ACCT100 | 10 | Principles of Accounting |
BUSN110 | 10 | Responsible Reasoning and Communication |
BUSN202 | 10 | Professional Ethics |
ECON200 | 10 | Principles of Business Economics |
ISYS111 | 10 | Fundamentals of Business Information Systems |
LEGL101 | 10 | Introduction to Business Law |
MGMT100 | 10 | Foundations of Management |
MGMT304 | 10 | Strategic Management (Pre: completion of 150 cp including MGMT100 Foundations of Management) |
MKTG100 | 10 | Principles of Marketing |
STAT102 | 10 | Business Data Analysis |
Accounting Major
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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ACCT204 | 10 | Managerial Accounting A (Pre: ACCT100 Principles of Accounting) |
ACCT207 | 10 | Financial Accounting A (Pre: ACCT100 Principles of Accounting) |
ACCT209 | 10 | Financial Accounting B (Pre: ACCT207 Financial Accounting A) |
ACCT300 | 10 | Auditing and Assurance Services (Pre: ACCT100 Principles of Accounting) |
ACCT303 | 10 | Managerial Accounting B (Pre: ACCT204 Managerial Accounting A) |
ACCT304 | 10 | Accounting Theory (Pre: ACCT209 Financial Accounting B) |
BAFN200 | 10 | Principles of Finance (Pre: ACCT100 Principles of Accounting, STAT102 Business Data Analysis) |
LEGL201 | 10 | Company Law (Pre: LEGL101 Introduction to Business Law) |
LEGL300 | 10 | Taxation Law (Pre: LEGL101 Introduction to Business Law) |
Human Resource Management Major
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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HRMG200 | 10 | Human Resource Management |
HRMG201 | 10 | Human Resource Development (Pre: MGMT100 Foundations of Management) |
HRMG202 | 10 | Performance Management (Pre: MGMT100 Foundations of Management) |
HRMG204 | 10 | Organisational Behaviour (Pre: MGMT100 Foundations of Management) |
HRMG302 | 10 | Employment Relations (Pre: MGMT100 Foundations of Management, LEGL101 Introduction to Business Law) |
HRMG306 | 10 | Remuneration, Reward and Recognition |
HRMG307 | 10 | Staffing and Talent Management |
OHSE201 | 10 | Principles of Occupational Health and Safety |
Marketing Major
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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MKTG200 | 10 | Marketing Research (Pre: MKTG100 Principles of Marketing, STAT102 Business Data Analysis) |
MKTG201 | 10 | Consumer Behaviour (Pre: MKTG100 Principles of Marketing, STAT102 Business Data Analysis) |
MKTG202 | 10 | Marketing Communication (Pre: MKTG100 Principles of Marketing) |
MKTG207 | 10 | Marketing Management (Pre: MKTG100 Principles of Marketing) |
MKTG313 | 10 | Strategic Marketing (Pre: MKTG200 Marketing Research, MKTG201 Marketing Communication, MKTG207 Marketing Management) |
MKTG314 | 10 | Marketing Advertising and Promotion (Pre: MKTG202 Marketing Communication) |
Elective 1 | 10 | To be selected from the Marketing Elective units in the Bachelor of Commerce Schedule of unit offerings |
Elective 2 | 10 | To be selected from the Marketing Elective units in the Bachelor of Commerce Schedule of unit offerings |
University Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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UNCC100 | 10 | Our World: Community and Vulnerability |
UNCC300 | 10 | Understanding Self and Society: Contemporary Perspectives |
Bachelor of Arts Units
To be taken from the Schedule of Unit Offerings in the Bachelor of Arts.
Professional Experience
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
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BIPX100 | 0 | Professional Experience A |
1 Students taking an Accounting major must select
ECON102 Microeconomics 1 as part of their Arts Major, Minor or as an elective.
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2017-06-27
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