The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Bachelor of Commerce (Business Economics) or Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) and Bachelor of Business requires the completion of a minimum of 144 units of study.
Admission Requirements
Students who gain admission to the Bachelor of Commerce may, at enrolment, elect to enter the combined program provided that their admission ATAR score is equal to or above that required for admission to the Bachelor of Business in that year.
Eligible students who decline the offer to take up the combined degrees program at enrolment and wish in a subsequent year to enrol in the combined degrees program will be required to apply to SATAC for admission to the other degree. In some cases these students may have to undertake more than 144 units to complete the requirements of the combined degrees program and they are encouraged to seek advice from the relevant Chair of Course Management Committee or nominee before applying.
Students who commence but subsequently do not wish to complete the combined degrees program will normally be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Business or Bachelor of Commerce program and receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed.
Program of study
To qualify for the combined degrees of Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Bachelor of Commerce (Business Economics) or Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) with Bachelor of Business degree, a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:
- a Commerce component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of Commerce as detailed below
- a Business component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of Business as detailed below
- sufficient other units to make at least 144 units in total
- some course combinations appear to require more than 144 units to complete, eg Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) (76.5 units) combined with Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) (90 units), implying in this example that a total of 166.5 units are required. However, as a result of there being many topics in common to both degrees, all degree combinations can still be completed with no more than 144 units.
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Bachelor of Commerce (Business Economics) or Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) component
To qualify for the Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)*, Bachelor of Commerce (Business Economics) or Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic. This must include:
- 36 units of core topics; and
- a 40.5 units specialisation in Accounting or a 36 units specialisation in Business Economics or Finance as specified below.
*The Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) requires 76.5 units.
Core topics
36 units comprising:
BUSN1001 Accounting Principles (4.5 units)
BUSN1009 Quantitative Methods (4.5 units)
BUSN1012 Management, People and Organisations (4.5 units)
BUSN1013 Economics for Business (4.5 units)
BUSN1015 Foundations of Finance (4.5 units)
BUSN1019 Law for Business (4.5 units)
BUSN2034 Interpersonal Skills for Professionals (4.5 units)
BUSN3043 Governance Sustainability and Ethics (4.5 units) (for Bachelor of Commerce (Business Economics) or Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)), or
BUSN3064 Financial Statement Analysis (4.5 units) (for Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting))
Specialisations
Accounting
40.5 units comprising:
BUSN1002 Financial Accounting Processes (4.5 units)
BUSN2029 Financial Reporting (4.5 units)
BUSN2035 Cost and Management Accounting (4.5 units)
BUSN2036 Financial Accounting Issues (4.5 units)
BUSN2037 Financial Management (4.5 units)
BUSN2042 Corporations Law (4.5 units)
BUSN3047 Company Accounting (4.5 units)
BUSN3048 Auditing (4.5 units)
BUSN3054 Taxation Law and Practice (4.5 units)
Business Economics
36 units comprising:
BUSN1008 Introductory Macroeconomics (4.5 units)
BUSN2031 Business Forecasting (4.5 units)
BUSN2040 Macroeconomics (4.5 units)
BUSN2043 Managerial Economics (4.5 units)
BUSN3056 International Trade (4.5 units)
Including 13.5 units selected from the following:
BUSN2019 International Business Context (4.5 units)
BUSN2022 The Australian Economy (4.5 units)
BUSN2024 Sustainable Resource Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3037 Import-Export Theory and Practice (4.5 units)
Finance
36 units comprising:
BUSN1008 Introductory Macroeconomics (4.5 units)
BUSN1014 Financial Markets (4.5 units)
BUSN2021 Management of Financial Institutions (4.5 units)
BUSN2027 International Finance (4.5 units)
BUSN2037 Financial Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3029 Investments and Portfolio Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3049 Corporate Finance (4.5 units)
Including 4.5 units from::
BUSN2040 Macroeconomics (4.5 units)
BUSN3028 Personal Financial Planning (4.5 units)
BUSN3031 Derivatives and Risk Management (4.5 units)
Other topics may be substituted with approval.
Bachelor of Business component
To qualify for the Bachelor of Business a student must complete 72 units* with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic. This must include:
- 45 units of core topics; and
- a 27-unit specialisation in Marketing, Management, International Business, and Innovation and Enterprise or a 45-unit specialisation for Human Resource Management, or if no specialisation is selected, 27 units of BUSN electives.
*Except for the Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management), which requires a total of 90 units.
Core topics
BUSN1001 Accounting Principles (4.5 units)
BUSN1009 Quantitative Methods (4.5 units)
BUSN1012 Management, People and Organisations (4.5 units)
BUSN1013 Economics for Business (4.5 units)
BUSN1019 Law for Business (4.5 units)
BUSN1022 Marketing Principles (4.5 units)
BUSN2019 International Business Context (4.5 units)
BUSN2038 Human Resource Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3055 Strategic Management (4.5 units)
INNO1001 Innovative and Creative Thinking: Recognizing Opportunities (4.5 units)
Business specialisations
Students must select no specialisation or one of the specialisations as indicated below:
No specialisation
27 units of BUSN electives
Human Resource Management
45 units comprising:
BUSN1021 Organisational Behaviour (4.5 units)
BUSN2030 Training and Development (4.5 units)
BUSN2032 Human Resource Planning, Recruitment and Selection (4.5 units)
BUSN2044 Managing Diversity (4.5 units)
BUSN3032 Reward and Performance Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3033 Occupational Health and Safety (4.5 units)
BUSN3035 Employee Relations (4.5 units)
BUSN3050 International Human Resource Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3059 Human Resources Strategy and Change Management (4.5 units)
LLAW3253 Labour Law (4.5 units)
Innovation and Enterprise
27 units comprising:
INNO1003 Collaboration, Co-Creation and the Crowd: Leveraging your Ecosystem for Innovation (4.5 units)
INNO2001 Innovation for Social Impact: Doing Good While Doing Well (4.5 units)
INNO2004 From Intuition to Insight: Validating Desirability, Feasibility and Viability (4.5 units)
INNO3001A From Innovation to Impact: Creating a Roadmap from Opportunity to Action (4.5 units)
INNO3002 Going Live! Entrepreneurial Strategies, Resources and Activities (4.5 units)
Including 4.5 units from:
BUSN2026 Entrepreneurship and Small Business (4.5 units)
BUSN3026 Business Planning (4.5 units)
BUSN3027 E-Business (4.5 units)
INNO3003 Finding Backers and Champions: Pitching for Financial Resources and Support (4.5 units)
INNO3005 Early Wins Matter: Nothing Happens Without a Sale (4.5 units)
International Business
27 units comprising:
BUSN2039 International Business Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3037 Import-Export: Theory and Practice (4.5 units)
BUSN3050 International HRM (4.5 units)
BUSN3051 International Marketing (4.5 units)
Including 9 units from:
BUSN2046 Operations and Supply Chain Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3044 Industry Placement (4.5 units)
BUSN3052 Leadership in Business and Society (4.5 units)
BUSN3056 International Trade (4.5 unit)
Management
27 units comprising:
BUSN1021 Organisational Behaviour (4.5 units)
BUSN2039 International Business Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3059 Human Resources Strategy and Change Management (4.5 units)
Including 13.5 units from:
BUSN2024 Sustainable Resource Management (4.5 units)
BUSN2046 Operations and Supply Chain Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3027 E-Business (4.5 units)
BUSN3044 Industry Placement (4.5 units)
BUSN3052 Leadership in Business and Society (4.5 units)
Marketing
27 units comprising:
BUSN2020 Consumer Behaviour (4.5 units)
BUSN2028 Market Research (4.5 units)
BUSN3042 Strategic Marketing (4.5 units)
BUSN3051 International Marketing (4.5 units)
Including 9 units from:
BUSN2033 Marketing Communications (4.5 units)
BUSN2048 Social Media Marketing (4.5 units)
BUSN3027 E-Business (4.5 units)
BUSN3030 Marketing Applications (4.5 units)
BUSN3041 Services Marketing (4.5 units)
BUSN3044 Industry Placement (4.5 units)
