Program

Commerce/Adv Science (Hons) - 3593

Program Summary

Faculty: UNSW Business School

Contact:  UNSW Business School Student Centre

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Typical Duration: 5 Years  

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC For Award: 240

UAC Code: 424100

Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

Award(s):

Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours)

Bachelor of Commerce

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Program Description

The handbook provides you with information on the degree structure you would need to follow for the year you commence your study.

If you are a prospective student researching your study options, please visit UNSW Business School website for more information.


The Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) (BCom/BAdvSci(Hons) dual degree program enables students to complete a depth of study in advanced science from the Faulty of Science, complemented with a strong, focused and highly regarded business program.

The typical duration of this program is 5 years full-time, including (subject to academic performance) an Honours year in the Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours). With approval, students with an excellent academic record within the Commerce component may proceed to enrol in the separate one year Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) program after the completion of at least 144UOC including all the requirements B Commerce component.

For questions regarding the Bachelor of Commerce requirements for the program, students should consult staff in the UNSW Business School Student Centre. For questions relating to the Bachelor of Science component of the program, students should consult the UNSW Science Student Centre.

For detailed information on the professional recognition this degree offers please visit Professional Recognition of Programs in the UNSW Online Handbook.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

On successful completion of the Bachelor of Commerce, 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;
  • understand the social and ethical dimensions in their chosen disciplinary areas.
For the Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours), please see program objectives and learning outcomes as listed in program 3962 Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours).

Program Structure

A total of 240 units of credit are required to complete this dual degree program. Students must satisfy the following requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce and the Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) components. Where the requirements for the two programs are completed in less than 240 units of credit due to overlapping courses, students may satisfy the remaining units of credit from those offered from within UNSW Science or UNSW Business School.

These UOC need to be made up of:
  • BCom Compulsory core courses
  • Core statistics course
  • BCom Flexible core courses
  • SCIF1121 or SCIF1131
  • An approved major from the B Commerce program
  • UNSW Business School electives
  • An approved major from the Advanced Science (Honours) program;
  • Science elective courses ('Science' courses are defined in Rules below.)
  • 48 units of credit Honours Year within the Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) program
BCom Compulsory core courses account for 18 UOC (3 courses)

Core statistics course
Students are required to complete 6 UOC (1 course) of statistics selected from:
or alternative statistics courses approved by the program advisor.

Students should select the MATH or PSYC course required for their Advanced Science (Honours) major. If an Advanced Science (Honours) major does not require a MATH or PSYC course (for example the Pathology and Vision Science majors) or if the Advanced Science (Honours) major does not require one of the statistics courses listed above, students should complete ECON1203.

Students who complete a MATH or PSYC course to satisfy this requirement will have the course counted towards their Advanced Science (Honours) component. Students who complete ECON1203 to satisfy the requirement will have the course counted towards their Commerce degree component.

BCom Flexible core courses account for 24 UOC (4 courses). Students should choose four courses from the following list:
BCom Major Requirements: 48 UOC in an approved disciplinary stream offered by the UNSW Business School (Refer to Table A below), containing at least 18 UOC at level 3. (Note that the 48 UOC 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.)

Table A - Approved Majors from within the UNSW Business School:
  • Accounting
  • Business Economics
  • Business Strategy and Economic Management
  • Business Law
  • Finance
  • Financial Economics
  • Human Resource Management
  • Information Systems
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Real Estate Studies
  • Taxation
UNSW Business School Electives
Any remaining credit requirements within the B Com component (a minimum of 96 UOC must be completed) after the core courses and Commerce major must be taken in courses offered by the UNSW Business School. The exact number of courses to complete will depend on the major chosen.

Honours

Honours in the Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) Component
For details about Honours in the Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) please see 3962 Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) program page.

Honours (optional) in the Bachelor of Commerce Component
High achieving students undertaking the Bachelor of Commerce in dual award mode may apply to complete an additional year (48 UoC) of study for the award of Honours. For details of Honours please see 4501 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) program.

Academic Rules

Note: Students are not permitted to complete more than 96 UoC of Level I courses across both the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) programs unless approved by the program authority.

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

Rules relating to the Advanced Science (Honours) component
When a student undertakes a Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) degree as part of a dual degree, the program rules are as follows (for further information, please refer to the 3962 Advanced Science (Honours) program page):
  1. Students must complete a minimum of 144 units of credit;
  2. Students must complete at least one approved Advanced Science (Honours) major, and this must be declared before enrolling in Level II courses. Information about how to declare a major can be found on the Science Centre website. (See 3962 Advanced Science (Honours) for list of available majors;
  3. Student may choose to complete an optional minor using their science electives. (See 3962 Advanced Science (Honours) for list of available minors);
  4. SCIF1121 Advanced Science: Professional Perspective and Practice (6 units of credit) or SCIF1131 Science: Technological and Professional Perspectives (6 units of credit) must be completed in first year. Students taking the Vision Science major should take VISN1101 Seeing the World: Perspectives from Vision Science instead of SCIF1121 or SCIF1131.
  5. An Honours Year of 48 units of credit must be completed. Honours may only be completed in one discipline. For information regarding the admission requirements and application process for honours, please see the information under 'Honours' on the 3962 Advanced Science (Honours) program page;
  6. In addition to the courses required for a student's chosen major, SCIF1121/1131, and honours, students must take 'science' courses so that the major plus SCIF1121/1131, plus Honours year plus 'science' courses total 144 units of credit;
  7. Students must complete at least 24 units of credit of 'science' Level I courses;
  8. Students must complete at least 30UOCof Level III ‘science’ courses;
  9. When offered in a particular major, students must take higher versions of any level II or level III courses. Any variation to this must be approved by the Associate Dean (Academic Programs) or nominee;
  10. Students may not enrol into Level II courses until at least 30UOC of Level I courses have been completed.
  11. Students may not enrol into Level III courses until at least 72UOC of courses have been successfully completed.
  12. Progression to stages 2, 3, and 4 of this program is subject to academic performance. Students will be required to attain a weighted average mark (WAM) of 70 in each semester. If a student does not maintain this minimum level of academic performance, they will be transferred to the 3529 Bachelor of Commerce/ Bachelor of Science.
Students who intend to complete a double major, or a major combined with a minor, in the Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) as part of a dual degree at UNSW should be aware that it may be difficult to complete these combinations within 144 units of credit. . This may involve extra time and cost to complete, and may have visa implications for international students.

Students wishing to complete a Biotechnology, Neuroscience or Vision Science major may not be able to complete their major within the minimum units of credit. Completing one of these majors as part of the dual program may involve an extra semester of study, extra cost and would have visa implications for international students.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  UNSW Fee Website.

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 UNSW Business School Student Centre for advice.
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Level 1, room 1028, Quadrangle Building
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Science Student Centre
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tel: + 61 2 9385 6125 / 9385 7788
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