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Bachelor of Business

COMBINED DEGREES PROGRAM


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BACHELOR OF BUSINESS/BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (ACCOUNTING)
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS/BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (FINANCE)

The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) requires the completion of a minimum of 145.5 units of study.

Students who gain admission to the Bachelor of Business may, at enrolment, elect to enter the combined program provided that their admission TER score is equal to or above that required for admission to the Bachelor of Business in that year.

Eligible students who decline the offer to take up the combined degrees program at enrolment and wish in a subsequent year to enrol in the combined degrees program will be required to apply to SATAC for admission to the other degree. In some cases these students may have to undertake more than 145.5 units to complete the requirements of the combined degrees program and they are encouraged to seek advice from the relevant Chair of Course Management Committee or nominee before applying.

Students who commence but subsequently do not wish to complete the combined degrees program will normally be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Business or Bachelor of Commerce program and receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed.

Program of study [November, 2008]

To qualify for the combined degrees of Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) or Bachelor of Business /Bachelor of Commerce (Finance), a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:

  • a core Business component (total 30 units);
  • a Business Major from List A of the Bachelor of Business;
  • a core Commerce component (22.5 units) (which may overlap topics also included in the core Business component);
  • a 45-unit specialisation in either accounting (for the BComm(Acc)) or finance (for the BComm(Fin));
  • sufficient other units to make at least 145.5 units in total.

Business component

BUSN1001

Accounting for Managers

4.5

BUSN1005

Introduction to Management

4.5

BUSN1007

Introductory Microeconomics

4.5

BUSN1009

Quantitative Methods

4.5

BUSN2014

Managerial Economics

6

BUSN3023

Strategic Management

6

Business Major
The Business major must be chosen from List A of the Bachelor of Business. List A currently includes: Business Economics; Entrepreneurship; Human Resource Management; International Business; and Marketing. [See
Business Majors list for details.]

Commerce component

BUSN1001

Accounting for Managers

4.5

BUSN1007

Introductory Microeconomics

4.5

BUSN1009

Quantitative Methods

4.5

BUSN1010

Introduction to Business Law

4.5

COMP1301

Information Systems in Business

4.5

Specialisation: Accounting ^ #

45 units comprising:

BUSN1001

Accounting for Managers

4.5

BUSN1002

Financial Accounting Processes

4.5

BUSN2004

Cost and Management Accounting

6

BUSN2005

Financial Accounting Issues

6

BUSN3002

Company Accounting

6

BUSN3003

Auditing

6

BUSN3019

Perspectives on Accounting

6

BUSN3022

Taxation Law and Practice

6

^ Students who select to undertake the Accounting specialisation are advised to include BUSN1008 Introductory Macroeconomics in the First Year of their studies (as an elective). This will facilitate a student changing to the Finance specialisation after the First Year of their studies, should they wish to do so.

# In addition to the 45 units listed, a student who wishes to gain accreditation from the professional accounting bodies (ICAA or CPA) must also undertake BUSN2018 Corporations Law, and BUSN2007 Financial Management within their degree program (as electives).

Specialisation: Finance *

45 units comprising:

BUSN1007

Introductory Microeconomics

4.5

BUSN1008

Introductory Macroeconomics

4.5

BUSN2007

Financial Management

6

BUSN2008

Financial Markets

6

BUSN2013

Macroeconomics

6

BUSN3004

Corporate Finance

6

BUSN3012

International Finance

6

BUSN3016

Investments

6

* Students who select to undertake the Finance specialisation are advised to include BUSN1002 Financial Accounting Processes in the First Year of their studies (as an elective). This will facilitate a student changing to the Accounting specialisation after the First Year of their studies, should they wish to do so.

Electives
Elective topics may be selected from any offered by the University, provided entry and course requirements are met.

Restrictions/Conditions
Students cannot count more than 49.5 units of First Year topics towards either the Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) or Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) combined degrees programs.

Both First Year and upper level topics may be counted towards both a specialisation (in Accounting or Finance) and a Business major, but upper level topics can only be counted towards one Business major.