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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:
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes On successful completion of the BCom (Liberal Studies), students will have the ability to:
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 account for 24 UOC (4 courses)
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:
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: 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.) 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 Liberal Studies courses from one area of approved study and will need to complete whatever the min UOC requirement is for that Major. (This may mean that the student may need to complete more than 192 UOC due to the UOC required for some Liberal Studies Majors). The approved areas of study are listed below (Table B). Critical Thinking and Analysis accounts for 6 UOC (1 course) Professional and Contextual Skills accounts for 12 UOC (2 courses) which are selected from the list below
Table A
Australian School of Business - Areas of Study:
TABLE B
Liberal Studies - Areas of Study:
Free electives account for up to 42 UOC (7 courses). The number of free electives may vary depending on your chosen major(s) combination undertaken and whether you wish to declare a third major in this program. Please contact the Australian School of Business Student Centre for further information.
High achieving students may apply to undertake honours in the area of their Commerce 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 and contact the Honours Co-ordinator in the relevant School.
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, refer to the Professional Recognition of Programs in the UNSW Online Handbook.
For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html
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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