A combined Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) or Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) or Bachelor of Commerce (Sustainability)/Bachelor of International Relations requires the completion of a minimum of 144 units of study.
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 Relations or Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting), Bachelor of Commerce (Finance), Bachelor of Commerce (Sustainability) 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) or Bachelor of Commerce (Sustainability)/Bachelor of International Relations, a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:
- an International Relations component of at least 72 units for the Bachelor of International Relations 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 Relations component
To qualify for the Bachelor of International Relations a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic. This must include:
Year 1 topics
9 units of core topics:
AMST1002 America and the World: The United States in a Global Context (4.5 units)
INTR1006 International Relations: An Introduction (4.5 units)
Plus 9 units chosen from the following:
HIST1704 History's Killing Fields (4.5 units)
HIST1802 Europe, 1945 to the Present (4.5 units)
HIST1803 'The Lucky Country'? Australia and the World since 1939 (4.5 units)
INTR1100 Exploring the International (4.5 units)
INTR1102 Modern Asia since 1945 (4.5 units)
Year 2 topics
13.5 units of core topics:
INTR2003 The Asia Pacific and the Cold War (4.5 units)
INTR2006 Debating Human Rights (4.5 units)
INTR2015 New Security Agenda (4.5 units)
Plus 4.5 units chosen from the following:
HIST2014 War and Society in the Modern World (4.5 units)
HIST2016 Globalisation in World History (4.5 units)
Plus 9 units chosen from the following:
AMST2002 American Politics (4.5 units)*
HIST2030 The Great Powers and the Origins of the Modern Middle East (4.5 units)
HIST2042 The Rise and Fall of the Soviet Empire (4.5 units)
HIST2043 Terrorism and Society in Modern Europe(4.5 units)
INTR2005 The Next Superpower? The Rise of China in the 21st Century (4.5 units)
INTR2008 Africa on a Global Stage (4.5 units)
INTR2012 Food Security (4.5 units)
INTR2100 Reimaging the Global South (4.5 units)
INTR2101 Democracy and Human Rights in Asia (4.5 units)
* Note that students who wish to qualify and apply for the Washington Internship must select AMST2002
Year 3 topics
9 units of core topics:
INTR3104 Global Workplace (4.5 units)
INTR3102 Controversies in International Relations (4.5 units)
18 units chosen from the following:
AMST3013 The Alliance and the Rise of China (4.5 units)
AMST3016 Internship Program: Washington DC (9 units)*
HIST3004 The Fall of Britannia's Empire and the Postcolonial Experience (4.5 units)
INTR3001 Australian Foreign Policy (4.5 units)
INTR3003 Africa: International Interventions (4.5 units)
INTR3006 The Rise of the Indo-Pacific (4.5 units)
INTR3100 Environment and Development in Asia (4.5 units)
INTR3101 Politics, Identity and International Relations (4.5 units)
INTR3103 International Practicum (4.5 units)*
* Note that students cannot take both INTR3103 International Practicum and AMST3016 in this combined degree program.
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) or Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) or Bachelor of Commerce (Sustainability) component
To qualify for the Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) or Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) or Bachelor of Commerce (Sustainability) a student must complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic. This must include:
For Accounting:
- 31.5 units of core topics; and
- 40.5 units specialisation.
For Finance:
- 31.5 units of core topics; and
- 36 units specialisation; and
- 4.5 units of BUSN electives.
For Sustainability:
- 31.5 units of core topics; and
- 31.5 units specialisation; and
- 9 units of BUSN electives.
Core topics
31.5 units comprising:
BUSN1001 Accounting Principles (4.5 units)
BUSN1009 Quantitative Methods (4.5 units)
BUSN1012 Management, People and Organisations (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
40.5 units comprising:
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)
BUSN2037 Financial Management (4.5 units)
BUSN2042 Corporations Law (4.5 units)
BUSN3047 Company Accounting (4.5 units)
BUSN3048 Auditing (4.5 units)
BUSN3054 Taxation Law and Practice (4.5 units)
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) OR
BUSN3028 Personal Financial Planning (4.5 units) OR
BUSN3031 Derivatives and Risk Management (4.5 units)
Plus 4.5 units of BUSN topics, where topic prerequisites are met.
Other topics may be substituted with approval.
Sustainability
For students who commenced before 2016 only
31.5 units comprising:
BUSN2024 Sustainable Resource Management (4.5 units)
ENVS2742 Environment, Economy and Culture (4.5 units)
POLI2012 Environmental Politics (4.5 units)
Plus 18 units selected from:
ASST3011 Environment and Development in Asia (4.5 units)
DVST2701 Sustainable Development (4.5 units)
ENVS3732 Environmental Impact Assessment (4.5 units)
ENVS3742 Issues in Environmental Management (4.5 units)
GEOG2711 Australian Environmental Change (4.5 units)
GEOG2712 Asian Regional Development (4.5 units)
GEOG2722 Society and Space (4.5 units)
LLAW3242 Environmental Law** (4.5 units)
PHIL2604 Environmental Philosophy (4.5 units)
BUSN3026 Business Planning for New Ventures* (4.5 units)
BUSN3045 Enterprise and Innovation Project#* (4.5 units)
Plus 9 units of BUSN topics, where topic prerequisites are met.
*Permission must be sought to enrol in this topic
**Permission required as prerequisites apply
#Quotas apply and access will be competitive