Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Global Studies
BCom/BGlobSt
320 cp
Minimum duration: 4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Course available at:
- Brisbane, Queensland
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Sydney (North Sydney), NSW1
- 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 comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.
International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in 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
- Assumed Knowledge: 2 units of English (any) (Band 3)
Queensland
- Prerequisites: English (4, SA)
Victoria
- Prerequisites:Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English.
2. Completion Requirements
To qualify for the degrees, a student must complete 320 cp consisting of:
- 180 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce, consisting of:
- 60 cp from Core Units;
- 80 cp from one Major2 in Accounting, Human Resource Management or Marketing, Finance, Management, and Event Management;
- 40 cp from one Minor;
OR
40 cp Electives from the Schedule of Unit Offerings in School of Business, or units from other disciplines (subject to campus availability, unit limitation and provided that prerequisite requirements are met.)
- 120 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of;
- 30 cp of Global Studies Specified Units
- 10 cp of units from Global Studies List A;
- 10 cp of units from Global Studies List B;
- 10 cp of units from Global Studies List C;
- 40 cp from Global Study Abroad (with at least 30 cp normally at advanced level);
OR
Global Studies International Internship - 20 cp from Global Studies Electives3;
- 20 cp from the Core Curriculum Units.
3. Progression within the Course
Students normally complete 100- level units before undertaking related 200-level units, and 200-level units before undertaking related 300-level units.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Bachelor of Commerce Units
For the Schedule of Unit offerings in the Bachelor of Commerce refer to the Bachelor of Commerce Course Rules.
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 (Inc: BIPX100 Professional Experience A and BIPX201 Business Experience) |
BUSN111# | 10 | Working with Technology |
BUSN112# | 10 | Managing Markets |
BUSN113# | 10 | Managing People and Organisations |
BUSN304 OR BIPX301 |
10 10 |
Working with Diversity and Conflict OR Professional Experience |
# Business Foundation Units
Major Units: Accounting
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
ACCT204 | 10 | Management Accounting |
ACCT207 | 10 | Financial Accounting (Pre: ACCT100 Introduction to Accounting) |
ACCT209 | 10 | Corporate Accounting (Pre: ACCT207 Financial Accounting) |
ACCT300 | 10 | Auditing (Pre: ACCT209 Corporate Accounting) |
ACCT303 | 10 | Strategic Management Accounting (Pre: ACCT204 Management Accounting) |
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) |
STAT207 | 10 | Business Data Analysis |
Major Units: Event Management
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
MGMT209 | 10 | Event Management: Planning a Successful Event |
MGMT210 | 10 | Entrepreneurial Mindset |
MGMT212 | 10 | Event Management: Design and Sustainability |
MGMT312 | 10 | Event Management: Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts |
MGMT315 | 10 | New Venture Planning (Pre: MGMT210 Entrepreneurial Mindset) |
MKTG201 | 10 | Buyer Behaviour |
MKTG202 | 10 | Marketing Communications: Engaging Stakeholders |
Plus one of the following: | ||
MGMT309 | 10 | Governance Risk and Operations Management |
MGMT314 | 10 | New Product and Service Development |
MKTG209 | 10 | Digital Marketing: The Connected Space |
OHSE201 | 10 | Introduction to OHSE Management |
Major Units: Finance
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BAFN200 | 10 | Principles of Finance |
BAFN203 | 10 | Financial Planning |
BAFN204 | 10 | Portfolio Management: Investing Wisely (Pre: BAFN200 Principles of Finance) |
BAFN205 | 10 | Financial Instruments and Institutions |
BAFN306 | 10 | Entrepreneurial Finance (Pre: BAFN200 Principles of Finance) |
BAFN307 | 10 | Financial Risk Management (Pre: BAFN200 Principles of Finance) |
ECON200 | 10 | Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets (Inc: ECON104 Business Economics, ECON105 Economics for Business) |
STAT207 | 10 | Business Data Analysis |
Major Units: Human Resource Management
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HRMG200 | 10 | Applied Human Resource Management |
HRMG201 | 10 | Strategic Human Resource Development |
HRMG204 | 10 | Organisational Behaviour |
HRMG213 | 10 | Sustainable Compensation and Staffing |
HRMG302 | 10 | Employment Relations and Legal Frameworks |
HRMG305 | 10 | Sustainable HRM and Stakeholders (Pre: HRMG200 Applied Human Resource Management) |
HRMG308 | 10 | Strategic HRM: Analytics, Metrics, Human Capital (Pre: HRMG200 Applied Human Resource Management , HRMG201 Strategic Human Resource Development) |
MGMT310 | 10 | Sustainable Organisational Change (Inc: HRMG201 Human Resource Development and Performance Management) |
Major Units: Management
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
MGMT205 | 10 | Evidence-Based Decision Making |
MGMT212 | 10 | Global Comparative Management |
MGMT213 | 10 | Organisational Analysis |
MGMT214 | 10 | Sustainable Leadership |
MGMT304 | 10 | Strategic Management |
MGMT309 | 10 | Governance, Risk and Operations Management |
MGMT310 | 10 | Sustainable Organisational Change (Inc: HRMG201 Human Resource Development and Performance Management) |
MGMT311 | 10 | Managing Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
Major Units: Marketing
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
MKTG201 | 10 | Buyer Behaviour |
MKTG202 | 10 | Marketing Communications: Engaging Stakeholders |
MKTG207 | 10 | Marketing Toolkit |
MKTG209 | 10 | Digital Marketing: The Connected Space |
MKTG301 | 10 | International Marketing: The Borderless World |
MKTG313 | 10 | Marketing Strategy and Planning (Pre: MKTG207 Marketing Toolkit) |
MKTG315 | 10 | Marketing Analysis: Evidence-Based Decisions (Pre: MKTG207 Marketing Toolkit) |
MKTG318 | 10 | Social Impact of Marketing |
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
- Indigenous Business Studies
- Infomatics
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Occupational Health and Safety and Environment
Global Studies Specified Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HIST115 | 10 | Global History: Six Degrees of Separation |
POLS104 | 10 | Introduction to International Relations |
GLST305 | 10 | Global Studies Research Project (Pre: At least 20 cp of specified Global Studies units) |
Global Studies Units (30 cp)
Consisting of:
- 10 cp of units from Global Studies List A
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
GEOG207 | 10 | Precarious States: Development, Geopolitics, Livelihoods (Pre: GEOG101 Exploring Human Environments or HIST115 Global History: Six degrees of Separation; Inc: GEOG200 Development in South East Asia, GLST201 Global Change and Development) |
HIST251 | 10 | Human Rights in History (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in History or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World) |
PHIL202 | 10 | Justice, Authority and Human Rights |
POLS210 | 10 | Racism in Our Times: Global Perspectives on Indigenous Politics (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Politics and International Relations or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World) |
- 10 cp of units from Global Studies List B
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
GEOG204 | 10 | Environmental Sustainability: The Global Challenge |
POLS213 | 10 | International Security and Terrorism (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Politics and International Relations) |
SOCS243 | 10 | Global Health (Inc: GLST200 Global Health) |
AND
- 10 cp of units from Global Studies List C
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
POLS309 | 10 | World Politics and Justice (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Politics and International Relations) |
SOCS301 | 10 | Social Justice and the Economy (Pre: 10 cp from 200-level units in Sociology or related discipline) |
With permission from the Course Coordinator, where a student is unable to take POLS309 or SOCS301 the following units are approved for substitution:
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HIST308 | 10 | Making History (Pre: 20 cp in 200-300 level History units; Inc: HIST308 Historiography) |
HIST327 | 10 | Global Histories: First Nations and Colonisation (Pre: 20 cp from 200/300-level unit in History; Inc: HIST104 Indigenous Peoples in Settler Colonies) |
HIST329 | 10 | Diasporas and Journeys: Immigration in World History (Pre: 20 cp from 200/300-level unit in History; Inc: HIST 206 Comparative History of Immigrant Peoples) |
HIST330 | 10 | Contemporary World History (Pre: 20 cp from 200/300-level unit in History; Inc: HIST 226 Contemporary World History) |
HIST333 | 10 | The Emergence of East Asia (Pre: 20 cp from 200-level History units; Inc: HIST 211 Modern China; HIST 212 Modern Japan) |
HUMA317 | 10 | History and Geography of Rome (Pre: 10 cp of 200-300 level History or Geography units) |
Global Study Abroad or Global Studies International Internship (40 cp)
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
GLST300* | 40 | Global Studies International Internship (Pre: At least 100 cp of study from the Global Studies double degree) |
OR | ||
GLST301 | 10 | Global Study Abroad A (Pre: 120 cp of study) |
GLST302 | 10 | Global Study Abroad B (Pre: 120 cp of study) |
GLST303 | 10 | Global Study Abroad C (Pre: 120 cp of study) |
GLST304 | 10 | Global Study Abroad D (Pre: 120 cp of study) |
*At the discretion of the National Head of the School of Arts, a student who can demonstrate exceptional and ongoing personal circumstances beyond their control (eg. chronic illness) that prevent them from travelling overseas may be allowed to substitute study abroad or the international internship with GLST306 Global Studies Special Project. Where an ongoing risk applies to more than one student, eg (travel advisory bans; health pandemic etc) GLST306 may also be offered at the discretion of the National Head of School Arts).
Global Studies Electives (20 cp)
Global Economics Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
DVST301 | 10 | Development Alternatives: Fair Trade (Pre: GEOG207 Precarious States: Development, Geopolitics, Livelihoods) |
ECON204 | 10 | Development Economics (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Economics) |
ECON209 | 10 | The Global Economy (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Economics) |
Race, Rights and Ethics Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
DVST303 | 10 | Advocacy and Policy Development (Pre: 10 cp from 200-level units in International Development Studies) |
HIST251 | 10 | Human Rights in History (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in History or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World) |
HIST327 | 10 | Global Histories: First Nations and Colonisation (Pre: 20 cp from 200-level unit in History; Inc: HIST104 Indigenous Peoples in Settler Colonies) |
PHIL202 | 10 | Justice, Authority and Human Rights |
POLS210 | 10 | Racism in Our Times: Global Perspectives on Indigenous Politics (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Politics and International Relations or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World) |
SOCS209 | 10 | Race and Ethnicity: Australian and Global Perspectives |
International Units
Asia
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
GEOG207 | 10 | Precarious States: Development, Geopolitics, Livelihoods (Pre: GEOG101 Exploring Human Environments or HIST115 Global History: Six degrees of Separation; Inc: GEOG200 Development in South East Asia, GLST201 Global Change and Development) |
HIST219 | 10 | Modern South East Asia (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in History or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World) |
HIST252 | 10 | Empires: From the Silk Road to the Asian Century (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in History or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World) |
HIST333 | 10 | The Emergence of East Asia (Pre: 20 cp from 200-level History units; Inc: HIST 211 Modern China; HIST 212 Modern Japan) |
POLS202 | 10 | South East Asian Politics (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Politics and International Relations) |
THSR200 | 10 | Introducing Asian Religions (Pre: 40 cps in 100-level units) |
Europe
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HIST208 | 10 | European Fascism (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in History) |
HIST209 | 10 | Revolutionary Europe 1789-1917 (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in History) |
HIST215 | 10 | Europe Divided and United, 1945-2005 (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in History) |
Middle East
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
POLS201 | 10 | Middle Eastern Politics (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Politics and International Relations) |
The Americas
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HIST224 | 10 | Rise of the United States (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in History) |
HIST225 | 10 | US Foreign Policy Since 1945 (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in History) |
HIST229 | 10 | Rebels and Revolution in Latin America (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in History) |
Global Migration Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
DVST200 | 10 | Refugees and Forced Migration (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in International Development Studies or Global Studies) |
HIST214 | 10 | Destination Australia: Immigrants and Refugees in Australian History (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in History or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World) |
HIST329 | 10 | Diasporas and Journeys: Immigration in World History (Pre: 20 cp from 200-level unit in History; Inc: HIST 206 Comparative History of Immigrant Peoples) |
War, Peace and Security Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
HIST256 | 10 | War and Peace (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in History or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World; Inc: HIST 110 War and Peace) |
POLS213 | 10 | International Security and Terrorism (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Politics and International Relations) |
Students may also choose electives from the following units (subject to availability and prerequisites):
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
BIOL129 | 10 | Foundations of Ecology |
COMM222 | 10 | Communication in a Global Society (Pre: 10 cp from Communication or Global Studies units) |
DVST100 | 10 | Introduction to International Development Studies |
DVST101 | 10 | Humanitarian Work and Development Aid |
DVST203 | 10 | Qualitative Research Methodologies for Development Projects (Pre: GEOG207 Precarious States: Development, Geopolitics and Livelihoods) |
DVST204 | 10 | Project Management (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in International Development Studies) |
ENVR102 | 10 | Earth Science |
GEOG204 | 10 | Environmental Sustainability: The Global Challenge |
GEOG206 | 10 | Climate Change: Past, Present and Future |
GEOG306 | 10 | Extreme Earth: Natural Hazards, Risk and Vulnerability (Pre: 20 cp of 200–level Geography units) |
HIST327 | 10 | Global Histories: First Nations and Colonisation (Pre: 20 cp from 200-level unit in History; Inc: HIST104 Indigenous Peoples in Settler Colonies) |
HIST330 | 10 | Contemporary World History (Pre: 20 cp from 200-level unit in History; Inc: HIST 226 Contemporary World History) |
HUMA252 | 10 | Art, Politics and Society in Renaissance and Baroque Rome (Pre: 10 cp unit in Art History, History, Theological Studies, Studies of Religion or Philosophy) |
HUMA317 | 10 | History and Geography of Rome (Pre: 10 cp of 200-300 level History or Geography units) |
ITAN101 | 10 | Introductory Italian |
MUSC280 | 10 | Music, Culture and Diversity |
PHIL107 | 10 | Philosophy of World Religions |
POLS212 | 10 | Politics in the Developing World (Pre:10 cp from 100-level unit in Politics and International Relations; Inc: POLS209 Contemporary Politics) |
SOCS206 | 10 | Globalisation, Religion and Modernity (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology or equivalent) |
SOCS207 | 10 | Meaning of Life: Researching Qualitatively (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level unit in Sociology or equivalent) |
SOCS226 | 10 | Global Youth Cultures (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology or Youth Work or POLS140 The Global Citizen: Civics and Citizenship in a Changing World) |
SOCS237 | 10 | People Count: Researching Quantitatively (Pre: 10 cp from 100-level units in Sociology or equivalent) |
SOCS243 | 10 | Global Health (Inc: GLST200 Global Health) |
SPAN101 | 10 | Introductory Spanish |
THSR205 | 10 | Introducing Judaism and Islam (Pre: 40 cps in 100-level units; Inc: THSR101 Introduction to Judaism and Islam) |
Core Curriculum Units
Visit Core Curriculum for more information.
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name | Prerequisites (P) Incompatible Units (I) |
---|---|---|---|
One unit from: | |||
UNCC100 | 10 | Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society | Nil |
PHIL102 | 10 | Theories of Human Nature | Nil |
PHIL104 | 10 | Introduction to Ethics | Nil |
And one unit from: | |||
UNCC300 | 10 | Justice and Change in a Global World | UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the anatomy of modern society or PHIL102 Theories of Human Nature or PHIL104 Introduction to Ethics (P); UNCC301 Humanity in Catholic History and Culture, UNCC302 Human Dignity in International Context (I) |
PHIL320 | 10 | Ethics, Justice and the Good Society | Nil |
- Students in Sydney are required to complete units at North Sydney and Strathfield campuses. Enrolment is via North Sydney campus. Students will not be required to travel between campuses on the same day.
- Students undertaking an Accounting major must take ECON102 Microeconomics 1 as one of their Global Studies electives.
- A student undertaking an Accounting major must undertake BAFN200 Principles of Finance instead of ECON200 Business Economics.
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1421982
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1421982