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The Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) is a highly valued business qualification that can open the door to a wide variety of career options for graduates. The degree is also flexible enough to allow students to design a degree which aligns with their interests and career ambitions in accounting, finance, human resource management, marketing or information systems. Students also have the option to design their BCom degree with a broader business focus through management, international business, business economics or business law specialisations. For detailed information on the professional recognition this degree offers please visit Professional Recognition of Programs in the UNSW Online Handbook. Program benefits:
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes On successful completion of the BCom, students will have the ability to:
The Bachelor of Commerce may be studied as a single degree or as part of a dual degree program. As a single degree the Bachelor of Commerce is 144 UOC and consists of a depth component and a breadth component as detailed in the following table:
If a student completes the Bachelor of Commerce as part of an approved dual degree program they only complete the 96 UOC of the depth component.
Compulsory core courses account for 24 UOC (4 courses) Please 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 outline for further information.
Flexible core courses account for 24 UOC (4 courses). Students should choose four courses from the following list:
Please 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 outline for further information.
Major requirements 48UOC in an approved disciplinary stream offered by the Australian School of Business (See Table A), containing at least 18 UOC at level 3. (Note that the 48UOC includes the first disciplinary course(s) in the Core (Compulsory or Flexible). This means that, for the majority of majors, students will complete 42UOC in specified disciplinary courses outside the core.) Free electives account for up to 42 UOC (7 courses). At least one of these courses must be taken from within the Australian School of Business to ensure you complete 96UOC of Business courses within the BCom. The free electives may be used to complete a second major from within the Australian School of Business or count towards major of 54 UOC in a modern language offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Science. See requirements for language major. Table A Approved Majors from within the ASB:
Table B
Approved Majors from other Faculties:
General Education Requirements General Education requirements account for 12 UOC (2 courses) and are to be taken outside the Australian School of Business. These courses allow you to select either courses that were developed especially for the General Education Program (beginning with GEN) or to choose 'mainstream' courses that are offered in the degree programs of other faculties. For further information about General Education Requirements please refer to the UNSW Online Handbook.
Please note that students enrolled in programs within the Australian School of Business cannot take General Education courses offered by the Business School. These restrictions also apply to the following courses:
If students are unsure of their General Education requirements they should contact the Australian School of Business Student Centre (Ground floor, West entrance, Australian School of Business building)
High achieving students may apply to undertake honours in the area of their business major. Honours is an additional year of full-time study which provides students with advanced knowledge of their chosen field and develops research and communication skills. Students usually complete advanced courses/seminars and a thesis. Students interested in studying at Honours Level should refer to the relevant Honours plan record for entry requirements
Please refer to the Program Structure for the academic requirements relating to this program.
Rules relating to the award of the degree of BCom shall apply wherever relevant. Students are advised to consult the Academic Rules for further information. For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html
For further information, please refer to the Professional Recognition of Programs in the UNSW Online Handbook.
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 Forms, policies and procedures Frequently asked questions Related Program(s)
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