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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 LAWS AND LEGAL PRACTICE
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE (FINANCE)/BACHELOR OF LAWS AND LEGAL PRACTICE

The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)/Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice requires the completion of a minimum of 190.5 units of study and a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws a minimum of 172.5 units.

For admission to the program, students must first apply for admission to the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice. If successful, they will be given the option of taking up the combined degrees program at the time of their first enrolment.

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 Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Bachelor of Commerce (Finance).

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 Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice 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 program of Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)/Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:

Commerce component

BUSN1001

Accounting for Managers

4.5

COMP1301

Information Systems in Business

4.5

BUSN1007

Introductory Microeconomics

4.5

BUSN1009

Quantitative Methods

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 wish to become members of the professional accounting bodies must also undertake BUSN2007 Financial Management.

** Students may count this topic towards their Law 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

Law component

Total number of units required for completion of the combined courses:
Minimum of 190.5 for BCom(Accounting)/LLB/LP combined program* #
Minimum of 172.5 for BCom(Accounting)/LLB combined program* #
Minimum of 196.5 for BCom (Finance)/LLB/LP combined program
Minimum of 178.5 for BCom(Accounting)/LLB combined program

* Students requiring professional accreditation will require a minimum of 196.5 units for the BCom/LLB/LP and 178.5 units for the BCom/LLB.

# Students will be required to take BUSN2007 Financial Management as an elective if they require professional body accreditation.