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 (Commerce majors available are only Accounting, Human Resource Management and Marketing)
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 (Advanced or Standard) (Band 2) or English (EAL) (Band 3).
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 Business Foundation 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 (a maximum of 40cp of electives may be taken from outside the Faculty of Law and Business).
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 Business Foundation 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 the major 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
Students are required to complete the Business Foundation units (ACCT100/BUSN104, BUSN111, BUSN112, and BUSN113 or equivalent) in their first semester, prior to progression to level 2 units. Students who complete a minimum of 2 Foundation units may progress to level 2 units with the permission of the Course Coordinator. Students should follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.
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 (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 |
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 |
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) |
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 |
MGMT215 | 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: Understanding Customers |
MKTG202 | 10 | Marketing Communications: Engaging Stakeholders |
Plus one of the following: | ||
MGMT211 | 10 | Social Entrepreneurship |
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: New Venture Financing (Pre: BAFN200 Principles of Finance) |
BAFN307 | 10 | Financial Risk Management (Pre: BAFN200 Principles of Finance) |
ECON200 | 10 | Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets |
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 |
Major Units: Informatics
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
DATA200 | 10 | Data Information and Management |
ISYS201 | 10 | IT Infrastructure |
ISYS217 | 10 | Programming Concepts |
ISYS225 | 10 | Systems Analysis and Design |
ISYS228 | 10 | Fundamentals of Business Information Systems |
ISYS316 | 10 | Business Process Modelling and Analysis |
MGMT308 | 10 | Project Management |
STAT207 | 10 | Business Data Analysis |
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 |
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 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
- Informatics
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing
- Occupational Health, Safety and Environment
Elective Units
Any unit from a major or minor may be considered an elective if not used in a major or minor. All proposed units are part of a designated major, minor or a specified unit.
- Indigenous cohorts also available from Brisbane
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1422753
Page last updated: 2019-09-25
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/1422753