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Commerce (Co-op) - 3554

Program Summary

Faculty: Australian School of Business

Contact: Australian School of Business Student Centre

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Typical Duration: 4 Years

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC For Award: 192

UAC Code: 424006

ATAR: N/A

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

Award(s):

Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op)

Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op) (Major)

Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions

Program Description

Need information on our business programs? Start your search at the Australian School of Business website.Students should always follow the program requirements according to the year they started their degree. For more information please visit Previous UNSW Online Handbooks.

Please note: Entry into this program is open to domestic students only.

Important information
From Semester 1 2013, Actuarial Studies will no longer be offered as a major in the Bachelor of Commerce program. This can now be studied within the new Bachelor of Actuarial Studies program.
The Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op) (BCom(Co-op)) is a highly valued and unique business qualification. It provides high-achieving students with a strong, 4-year academic program, integrated with fully assessable industry placement experiences that enable students to work with some of Australia's leading employers. The degree is also flexible enough to allow students to design a program which aligns their interests and career ambitions in accounting, finance, actuarial studies, marketing or information systems with other areas of business, or to complete an Honours year within the 4 years.

The BCom (Co-op) combines the requirements of the degree with 18 months of coordinated industrial experience at three different sponsoring organisations. Industrial training extends outside university semesters.

A scholarship is payable from funds donated by the sponsoring organisations, and entry to the program is limited to students awarded a scholarship through the BCom(Co-op) selection procedures administered by the Co-op Program Office. For baseline requirements to the UNSW Co-op program visit the future students page.

Program benefits:

Highly regarded by industry
Provides students with the fundamentals of business and the option to explore their interests
Prepares students academically, technically and professionally
Equips students with the skills and knowledge to pursue a variety of career options
Allows students to qualify for professional accreditation in a range of areas

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

On successful completion of the BCom(Co-op), students will have the ability to:

demonstrate business knowledge and apply that knowledge in business problems
demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills
present complex issues in coherent written statements and oral presentations
demonstrate understanding of disciplinary issues in a local or global context
demonstrate understanding of the principles of working collaboratively in teams demonstrate understanding of the social and ethical dimensions in their chosen disciplinary areas
demonstrate appropriate skills for the workplace gained through internships and work-based learning.

Program Structure

Studies leading to the award of the BCom(Co-op) normally consist of 192 UOC (or 32 courses) to be completed over 4 academic years.

Two streams of study will be possible within the BCom(Co-op*):

(*Both streams may not be available in all Co-op areas. Please contact the relevant Co-op Coordinator for details.)

1. Stream A - General stream:

UOC in this stream will consist of:

Compulsory core course
Flexible core courses
Major requirements (2 majors possible, with at least 1 within the ASB)
Free electives
General Education courses
Industrial Training courses (36 UOC)

2. Stream B - Honours stream

UOC in this stream will consist of:

Compulsory core courses
Flexible core courses
Major requirement (1 major)
Free electives
General Education courses
Industrial Training courses (36 UOC)
Honours courses and thesis (48 UOC)

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)

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)

Major requirement: Students complete a major (48UOC) in the disciplinary area of their Co-op scholarship. The major must contain 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.)

Students may complete another major within an approved area of study within the ASB or other Faculty (Refer to Table A) if studying under Stream A.

Table A

Approved Majors within the ASB:

Accounting

Business Economics

Business Strategy and Economic Management

Business Law

Finance

Financial Economics

Human Resource Management

Information Systems

International Business

Management

Marketing

Taxation

Approved Majors from other Faculties:

• Chinese Studies*
• French Studies*
• German Studies*
• Hispanic Studies*
• Japanese Studies*
• Korean Studies*

* Please note these majors are 54 UOC.

Industrial Training Experience courses account for 36 UOC. Students complete 3 industrial training experience courses within the area of their co-op scholarship, with each course worth 12 UOC.

ACCT2101 Industrial Training Exp1 Co-op (12 UOC)
FINS2101 IT Experience 1 (Co-op) (12 UOC)
INFS2101 ITE 1 (Co-op) (12 UOC)
MARK2101 Ind. Training Exp. 1 (Co-op) (12 UOC)

Sample Program

Requirements 32 courses (192 UOC)
Stream A - General Stream		Stream B - Honours Stream
Compulsory and flexible Core courses (48 UOC)		Compulsory and flexible Core courses (48 UOC)
*8 courses for major 1 (48 UOC)**	*8 courses for major 2 (48UOC)**	*8 courses for major 1 (48 UOC)**	Honours courses and thesis (48 UOC)
3 courses of Industry placement (36 UOC)		3 courses of Industry placement (36 UOC)
Up to 2 free electives (12 UOC)		Up to 2 free electives (12 UOC)
General Education requirements (12 UOC)		General Education requirements (12 UOC)

* Includes disciplinary course(s) in the Core

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:

GENL2015 The World of Work
GENL2021 An Introduction to the Australian Legal System
GENL2032 Cyberspace Law 2.0
GENL5021 Business Law Basics

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)

Honours

Students interested in studying the Honours stream should refer to the relevant disciplinary Honours stream for entry requirements and content, and contact the relevant Co-op and Honour Co-ordinators.

Students may also complete Honours by undertaking an additional (5th) year after satisfying the requirements of the General stream of the pass degree. Co-op scholars completing Honours under this path will not receive the Co-op scholarship for this 5th (honours) year. Students interested in studying Honours through this path should refer to the relevant Honours stream record for entry requirements and contact the Honours Co-ordinator in the relevant School.

Academic Rules

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.

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, please 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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