The Bachelor of Commerce requires the completion of 108 units of study. It can be undertaken in three years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time) with the honours program as an additional year (or the equivalent part-time). The course may be completed without a named specialisation. The course is offered by the College of Business, Government and Law.
Enrolment in the honours program may be offered to high achieving students who meet certain academic and other criteria.
Admission requirements
The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.
Course aims
This course provides students with the opportunity to develop broad knowledge and competencies to facilitate careers in commercial business-related fields. Students will be encouraged and supported to develop transferable interpersonal and professional capabilities, including the capability to be reflective, self-evaluating and critically engaged. There is a particular focus on application of knowledge, competencies and capabilities to diverse and global commercial business/organisational contexts. Students will apply their knowledge and competencies to a broad range of commercial business/organisational practices including systems and processes, planning, production, operations and the use of current and emerging data and analytical practices.
Learning outcomes
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
- critically apply broad theoretical and technical accounting, finance, economic and management knowledge and skills to inform commercial business planning
- analyse commercial business practices and decisions using theoretical and technical knowledge of regulatory, governance, compliance and legal requirements
- apply theoretical knowledge, technical competencies and critical judgement to provide solutions to routine commercial business problems
- explain the impact of socially responsible, ethical, economic, regulatory, sustainability, governance and global perspectives on commercial business planning and practices
- communicate technical advice and ideas to specialists and non-specialists, in written and spoken forms
- manage time, self and tasks effectively as an individual and to collaborate with a diverse team
- use computer-based information systems or applications to solve or document business problems
Program of study
To qualify for the Bachelor of Commerce a student must complete 108 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic. This must include
- 63 units of core topics
- 45 units of BUSN option topics
Option topics may be selected from any offered by the University, provided course and topic prerequisites requirements are met. No more than 45 units of First Level topics may be included in the 108 units.
Not all topics are necessarily available in a given year.
Except with the permission of the Course Management Committee, the course must be completed within ten consecutive years. Failure to do so may constitute evidence of unsatisfactory progress. Where permission is given to complete in more than ten consecutive years, there may be a requirement for additional coursework in order to ensure relevant and up-to-date knowledge.
Core - Year 1, 2 & 3 topics
63 units comprising:
BUSN1001 Accounting Principles (4.5 units)
BUSN1002 Financial Accounting Processes (4.5 units)
BUSN1008 Introductory Macroeconomics (4.5 units)
BUSN1009 Quantitative Methods (4.5 units)
BUSN1012 Management, People and Organisations (4.5 units)
BUSN1013 Economics for Business (4.5 units)
BUSN1014 Financial Markets (4.5 units)
BUSN1015 Foundations of Finance (4.5 units)
BUSN1019 Law for Business (4.5 units)
BUSN2019 International Business Context (4.5 units)
BUSN2022 The Australian Economy (4.5 units)
BUSN2034 Interpersonal Skills for Professionals (4.5 units)
BUSN2037 Financial Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3043 Governance, Sustainability and Ethics (4.5 units)
Option - Business - Year 1, 2 & 3 topics
Plus 45 units selected from the following of which at least 18 units must be at third-year level and provided prerequisites are met:
BUSN1021 Organisational Behaviour (4.5 units)
BUSN1022 Marketing Principles (4.5 units)
BUSN2020 Consumer Behaviour (4.5 units)
BUSN2027 International Finance (4.5 units)
BUSN2028 Market Research (4.5 units)
BUSN2029 Financial Reporting (4.5 units)
BUSN2031 Business Forecasting (4.5 units)
BUSN2036 Financial Accounting Issues (4.5 units)
BUSN2040 Macroeconomics (4.5 units)
BUSN2043 Managerial Economics (4.5 units)
BUSN3027 E-Business (4.5 units)
BUSN3029 Investments and Portfolio Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3031 Derivatives and Risk Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3044 Industry Placement (4.5 units)
BUSN3047 Company Accounting (4.5 units)
BUSN3048 Auditing (4.5 units)
BUSN3049 Corporate Finance (4.5 units)
BUSN3052 Leadership in Business and Society (4.5 units)
BUSN3065 The Future of Work in the Digital Age (4.5 units)
Honours
Refer to Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
