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Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)

COMBINED DEGREES PROGRAM


Bachelor of Commerce Program of Study

BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (ACCOUNTING)/BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (FINANCE)/BACHELOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)/Bachelor of Information Technology requires the completion of a minimum of 144 units of study.

All students enrolling for the first time in either degree will be given the option at enrolment of undertaking the combined degrees program, subject to their meeting the cut-off score and entry requirements for the other degree.

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 144 units to complete the requirements of the combined degrees program and they are encouraged to seek advice from the relevant course coordinator before applying.

Students who commence but subsequently do not wish to complete the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) or the Bachelor of Information Technology program and to 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 Commerce (Accounting), Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)/Bachelor of Information Technology, a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:

Commerce component

  • a core Commerce component (total 18 units) as follows

BUSN1001

Accounting for Managers

4.5

BUSN1007

Introductory Microeconomics

4.5

BUSN1009

Quantitative Methods

4.5

BUSN1010

Introduction to Business Law

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 Auditing

6

BUSN3003

Auditing

6

BUSN3019

Perspectives on Accounting

6

BUSN3022

Taxation Law and Practice

6

* Students who wish to become members of the professional accounting bodies must undertake BUSN2018 Corporations Law, and BUSN2007 Financial Management 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

Information Technology component

Refer to the Bachelor of Information Technology course rule for the Information Technology component.