A combined Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) or Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)/Bachelor of International Studies 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 also 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 International Studies or Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) programs and to receive credit for some, or all, of the topics already completed.

Program of study

To qualify for the combined degrees of Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) or Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)/Bachelor of International Studies, a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:
  • an International Studies component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of International Studies as detailed below 
  • a Commerce component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of Commerce as detailed below 
  • sufficient other units to make at least 144 units in total.

Bachelor of International Studies component

To qualify for the Bachelor of International Studies a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic. This must include:
  • 36 units of core topics as listed below; and
  • one 36 unit major sequence offered within the Bachelor of International Studies, which may encompass any of the core topics below; and
  • one 22.5 unit minor sequence (which may encompass any of the core topics not counted in the chosen major sequence) from another major sequence offered within the Bachelor of International Studies.

Not all topics necessarily are available in a given year.

Core topics

36 units comprising:

INTR1006 International Relations: An Introduction (4.5 units)
INTR1007 Australia and the World (4.5 units)

and two of the following:

AMST1002 America and the World: The United States in a Global Context (4.5 units)
ASST1001 Discovering Asia (4.5 units)
ASST1002 Modern Asia: Economy, Society and Politics (4.5 units)
DVST1001 The Political Economy of International Development (4.5 units)
HIST1703 Turning Points in World History (4.5 units)
INTR1008  Great Wars, Long Peace  (4.5 units)
POLI1003 Australian Politics: A Comparative Study (4.5 units)

plus three of the following:

ASST2005 Democracy and Human Rights in Asia (4.5 units)
INTR2001 Peace and War (4.5 units)
INTR2002 The Modern International System (4.5 units)
INTR2003 Political Economy of the Asia-Pacific Region (4.5 units)

plus:

INST3002 Perspectives in International Studies (4.5 units)

Major and Minor Sequence Options

36 units chosen from


Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) and Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) component

To qualify for the Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) or Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic. This must include:

  • 31.5 units of core topics; and
  • a 36 unit specialisation in either Accounting (which includes BUSN1001 Accounting Principles) or Finance as specified below, and
  • 9 units of BUSN electives for Accounting, which should be BUSN2037 Financial Management and BUSN2042 Corporations Law if membership of a professional body is sought, OR
  • 4.5 units of BUSN electives for Finance, which may be any BUSN elective.

Not all topics necessarily are available in a given year.

Core topics

31.5 units comprising:

BUSN1001 Accounting Principles (4.5 units)
BUSN1009 Quantitative Methods (4.5 units)
BUSN1012 Business Communication (4.5 units)
BUSN1013 Economics for Business (4.5 units)
BUSN1019 Law for Business (4.5 units)
BUSN3043 Governance Sustainability and Ethics (4.5 units)
COMP1301 Information Systems in Business (4.5 units)

Specialisations

Accounting#

36 units comprising:

BUSN1001 Accounting Principles (4.5 units)
BUSN1002 Financial Accounting Processes (4.5 units)
BUSN2029 Accounting Theory in Practice (4.5 units)
BUSN2035 Cost and Management Accounting (4.5 units)
BUSN2036 Financial Accounting Issues (4.5 units)
BUSN3047 Company Accounting (4.5 units)
BUSN3048 Auditing (4.5 units)
BUSN3054 Taxation Law and Practice (4.5 units)

# In order to graduate with a BCom(Accounting) which is professionally accredited (by CPAA, ICAA and NIA) students will be required to take BUSN2037 Financial Management and BUSN2042 Corporations Law as part of their 9 units of BUSN electives.

Finance

36 units comprising:

BUSN1008 Introductory Macroeconomics (4.5 units)
BUSN1014 Financial Markets (4.5 units)
BUSN2021 Management of Financial Institutions (4.5 units)
BUSN2027 International Finance (4.5 units)
BUSN2037 Financial Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3029 Investments and Portfolio Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3049 Corporate Finance (4.5 units)

plus one of:

BUSN2040 Macroeconomics (4.5 units)
BUSN3028 Personal Financial Planning (4.5 units)
BUSN3031 Derivatives and Risk Management (4.5 units)

Other topics may be substituted with approval.