Bachelor of Commerce  - Overview

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Offered By: Faculty of Economics and Commerce
Duration: 3 years full-time
Minimum: 144 units
Academic Plan: 3400XBCOM
CRICOS Code: 002289F
UAC Code: 133003(Bachelor of Commerce)
Areas of Interest: Accounting, Business Information Systems, Commerce, Finance, International Business, Management, and Marketing

The Bachelor of Commerce offers significant flexibility and diversity in student choice. Students can complete specialist sequences in a wide variety of business-related fields in addition to studies from elsewhere in the University. Students are required to complete 144 units typically comprised of 24 semester length courses each worth 6 units. Full-time students normally take 4 courses each semester. Within the degree structure, there are three basic components.

First, students complete a set of core courses comprising one-fourth of the degree. These core courses provide the foundations of the degree and subsequent studies build upon this knowledge. Core courses are generally taken during the first year of study and cover business reporting, financial and management accounting, commercial law, economics, finance, information systems, management  and quantitative methods and techniques.

The second component involves one or more major(s) in the student's chosen area of specialisation. A major consists of a sequence of related courses taken over three years of the degree that build upon the core courses. The major(s) can be taken from accounting, business information systems, corporate sustainability, finance, international business, management or marketing. 

The third component involves elective courses to complete the remaining units in the degree. For most students, the elective component represents around one-third of their degree. Some students opt to undertake a further specialist major as part of the elective component. This further specialist major may be taken from the ones listed above. The elective component may include further courses from the College of Business and Economics and/or courses from another College such as language, arts or science-related courses.

Professional accreditation – students who intend to seek membership of CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia or the Australian Computer Society are required to complete specified professional sequences of courses. Further information is available from the College office.

Admission Requirements
These are only a guide for admission. Exact entry level will be set at time of offer.

Entry RequirementEntry Level
UAI / ENTER / TER 75
QLD Band 12
International Baccalaureate 30


Queensland Band equivalents are a guide only - selection is made on a UAI equivalent that is not available to students.
The University reserves the right to alter or discontinue its programs as required.

For more information on the Entry Requirements for International Students see the ANU International Education Office link on the Useful Links Page.
Prerequisites

None. But assumed knowledge is:-
ACT: Advanced Mathematics Major
NSW: HSC Mathematics
QLD: Mathematics B or Mathematics C
SA/NT: Mathematics 1 (single) or Mathematics 1 (double) or Mathematics 2
TAS: Mathematics Stage 2 or Mathematics Stage 3
VIC: Mathematical Methods 3/4 or Specialist Mathematics 3/4
WA: Applicable Mathematics or Calculus
IB: Mathematical Methods (SL) OR Mathematics (HL)