UNSW Handbook Program - Commerce (Liberal Studies)

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Commerce (Liberal Studies) - 3539

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	Faculty: UNSW Business School
	Contact: Australian School of Business Student Centre
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Typical Duration: 4 Years
	Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
	Min UOC Per Semester: 3
	Max UOC Per Semester: 24
	Min UOC For Award: 192

Program Description

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Students should always follow the program requirements according to the year they started their degree. For more information please visit Previous UNSW Online Handbooks.
The Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) is a highly valued business qualification that opens the door to a wide variety of careers. By combining rigorous business studies with a liberal studies component, you are able to design a degree which allows you to undertake studies in the areas of accounting, finance, human resource management, marketing, information systems, management, international business, business economics or business law while at the same time following your interests through studies in Arts, Social Sciences, Languages, and/or Science.

Program benefits:

Reputable program that is highly regarded by the industry.
Provides you with a professional business qualification and the option to explore your interests in Arts, Social Sciences, Languages, and/or Science.
Develops business knowledge as well as critical thinking and analytical skills, written and oral communication skills, and the ability to reason and to solve problems.
Opens up jobs opportunities in a range of industries, government and education.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

To develop understanding of institutional structures and processes supporting global commerce.
To develop disciplinary skills and perspectives relevant to global commerce.
To develop professional competences and ethical perspectives relevant to practice in global contexts.
To develop understandings of alternative ways in which knowledge can be created and effectively deployed.
To develop capacities for life-long learning and the negotiation of change.
To develop the student’s understanding of the importance of the ASB graduate attributes of a social perspective, professional skills, problem solving, oral and written communication, leadership and teamwork.

The Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) program is designed to give students the flexibility to choose broader areas of study depending on their interests and aspirations, therefore providing a broad liberal education while obtaining a professional business qualification.

Program Structure

Students should always follow the program requirements according to the year they started their degree. For more information please visit Previous UNSW Online Handbooks.

The program normally consists of 32 courses or 192 units of credit (UOC) in approved courses to be completed over a period of four academic years.

Compulsory core courses
Flexible core courses
Major requirements
6-9 liberal studies courses
1 course in critical thinking and analysis
2 courses in professional and contextual skills
Free options

Compulsory core courses account for 24 UOC (4 courses)

ACCT1501 Accounting & Financial Mgt 1A (6 UOC)
ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 (6 UOC)
ECON1203 Business & Economic Statistics (6 UOC)
MGMT1001 Managing Organisations&People (6 UOC)

Note: For students intending to complete a major in Actuarial Studies, MATH1151 and MATH1251 should be completed instead of ECON1203 . Please refer to Actuarial Studies for further information.

Flexible core courses account for 24 UOC (4 courses). Students should choose four courses from the following list:

ACCT1511 Accounting & Financial Mgt 1B (6 UOC)
ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 (6 UOC)
FINS1613 Business Finance (6 UOC)
INFS1602 Info Systems in Business (6 UOC)
LEGT1710 Business and the Law (6 UOC)
MARK1012 Marketing Fundamentals (6 UOC)

Note: For students intending to complete a major in Actuarial Studies, ACTL1001 Actuarial Studies and Commerce must be completed as one of these flexible core courses. Please refer to Actuarial Studies for further information.

Major requirements account for up to 96 UOC (16 courses) Choose from EITHERA single major within the Australian School of Business consisting of 48 UOC, which includes 42 UOC in an approved disciplinary stream and 6 UOC from the core requirements plus a minor of 24 UOC containing at least 6 UOC at level 3 (excluding Industrial Training components). The minor does not form part of the nominated major. ORA double major within the Australian School of Business consisting of 96 UOC (For each major, 42 UOC in the approved disciplinary stream and 6 UOC from the core requirements)

Liberal Studies courses account for a minimum of 36 UOC (6 courses) chosen from two out of the following three streams: Humanities, Language or Science. In order to obtain a third major in Liberal Studies, students should undertake all 9 Liberal Studies courses (54 UOC) from one area of approved study.
The approved areas of study are tabled below

Australian School of Business - Areas of Study

Accounting

Actuarial Studies

Business Economics

Business Law*

Business Strategy & Economic Management

Finance

Financial Economics

Human Resource Management

Information Systems & Technology Management

International Business

Management

Marketing

Taxation

*Available only as a double major

Humanities

English

Film

Music

Philosophy

Theatre & Performance Studies

History & Philosophy of Science

History

Women's & Gender Studies*

Social Science & Policy

Asian Studies

Australian Studies*

Development Studies

Environmental Studies

European Studies

International Relations

Linguistics

Political Economy#

Politics

Sociology & Anthropology

*Available as a minor only (36 UOC)

# For a major, courses must be taken from the Faculty of Arts

Language

Chinese

French

German

Indonesian Studies*

Japanese Studies

Korean Studies

Hispanic Studies

*Available as a minor only (36 UOC)

Science

Anatomy*

Biochemistry*

Biological Science*

Biotechnology*

Chemistry

Computer Science

Environmental Earth Science*

Food Science & Nutrition*

Genetics*

Geography

Geology*

Marine Science (Marine Biology)*

Marine Science (Marine Geology)*

Marine Science (Physical Oceanography)*

Materials Science*

Mathematics

Medical Microbiology & Immunology*

Microbiology*

Molecular Biology*

Pharmacology*

Physical Oceanography/Meteorology*

Physics*

Physiology*

Psychology*

Safety Science

Statistics

*Available as a minor only

Critical Thinking and Analysis accounts for 6 UOC (1 course)

MGMT2200 Critical Thinking and Analysis (6 UOC)

Professional and Contextual Skills accounts for 12 UOC (2 courses) which are selected from the list below

ECON2322 European Integration (6 UOC)
LEGT2712 Business, Ethics and the Law (6 UOC)
MARK1014 Customer Relationship Manag. (6 UOC)
MGMT1101 Global Business Environment (6 UOC)
MGMT2725 Career Planning & Management (6 UOC)

Free options account for up to 24 UOC (6 courses). The number of free options will depend on your chosen major(s) and whether you wish to declare a third major in this program. Please contact the Australian School of Business Student Centre for further information.

Sample Program

Program requirements 32 courses (192 UOC)
8 core courses (36 UOC)
Single major and a minor		or a double major
Up to 8 elective courses for a major (48 UOC)	Up to 4 elective courses for a minor (24 UOC)	Up to 8 elective courses for 1st major (48 UOC)	Up to 8 elective courses for 2nd major (48 UOC)
plus
6-9 Liberal studies courses* (36-54 UOC)
plus
Critical thinking and analysis (6 UOC)
Professional and contextual skills (12 UOC)
plus
3-6 free options* (18-36 UOC)		0-3 free options* (0-18 UOC)

*Number of free options may vary depending on major combination undertaken. Please contact the Australian School of Business Student Centre for further information.

Honours

Honours level study is available. Students interested in studying at Honours Level should refer to the relevant Honours plan record for entry requirements.

Academic Rules

Rules relating to the award of the degree of Bachelor of Commerce shall apply wherever relevant. Students are advised to consult the Academic Rules for further information.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Professional Recognition

For further information, refer to the Professional Recognition of Programs in the UNSW Online Handbook.

Further Information

Please note that these requirements may be subject to change.
Students should always follow the program requirements according to the year they started their degree. For more information please visit Previous UNSW Online Handbooks.

Contact the Australian School of Business Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Ground Floor, West Wing, Australian School of Business Building
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