Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)/(Business Economics)/(Finance), Bachelor of Arts - prior to 31 December 2019

The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Bachelor of Commerce (Business Economics) or Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) and Bachelor of Arts requires the completion of a minimum of 144 units of study. 

Students who commence but subsequently do not wish to complete the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Bachelor of Commerce (Business Economics), Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) or the Bachelor of Arts program and to 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), Bachelor of Arts 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
• an Arts component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of Arts as detailed below

Not all topics necessarily are available in a given year.

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Bachelor of Commerce (Business Economics) and 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:

For Accounting:

• 31.5 units of core topics; and
• 40.5 units specialisation.

For Business Economics and for Finance:

• 36 units of core topics; and
• 36 units specialisation.

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)

Core - Year 1, 2 & 3 topics

31.5 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)
BUSN3064  Financial Statement Analysis  (4.5 units)

Specialisation - Accounting - Year 1, 2 & 3 topics

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)

Bachelor of Commerce (Business Economics)

Core - Year 1, 2 & 3 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)

Specialisation - Business Economics - Year 1, 2 & 3 topics

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)
 BUSN3044  Industry Placement  (4.5 units)

Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)

Core - Year 1, 2 & 3 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)

Specialisation - Finance - Year 1, 2 & 3 topics

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 Arts component

To qualify for the Bachelor of Arts a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic. This must include:

• COMS1001 Academic and Professional Communication (4.5 units)*
• a 36-unit major sequence, comprising two First Level topics (9 units), two Second Level topics (9 units), two Third level topics (9 units), plus two topics (9 units) from Second or Third Level according to requirements for the specific major sequence;
• a 22.5-unit minor sequence in a different field of study, comprising two First Level topics (9 units), two Second Level topics (9 units) and a further topic (4.5 units), at either Second or Third Level;
• a further two topics (9 units) at either Second or Third level for the elective component.

For acceptable majors and minors please refer to the Bachelor of Arts course rule for details.

Students who complete COMS1001 as part of their 22.5 unit minor sequence must complete 13.5 units of either Second or Third level elective topics

*Under certain conditions the core topic COMS1001 may be replaced with an alternative topic. See COMS1001 for further details.