Students in Sydney undertake their Arts units at the Strathfield campus. Only the three nominated Majors for the Bachelor of Commerce are offered at the Strathfield campus

BA/BCom

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • Strathfield

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy .

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:

StatePrerequisites

New South Wales

Prerequisites: English (Standard) (Band 2), EAL (Band 3)

Assumed knowledge: For Mathematics major or minor: Mathematics (not Mathematics General 2).

Recommended studies: For Visual Arts minor: Visual Arts.

Queensland

Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C)

Victoria

Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English.

Assumed knowledge: For Mathematics major or minor: Satisfactory completion of Math Methods Unit 3 & 4.

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy .

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2022 Admission. The Course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Definition

Bachelor of Arts Major: 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level, at least 40 cp at 200 level and at least 20 cp from 300 level.

Bachelor of Arts Minor: 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.

Bachelor of Commerce Major: 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level, at least 40 cp at 200 level and at least 20 cp from 300 level.

Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 320 cp, consisting of:

  1. 180 cp selected in accordance with the requirements of the Bachelor of Commerce degree consisting of:
  2. 60 cp from Bachelor of Commerce Specified Business Units (Part A);
  3. 80 cp from a Bachelor of Commerce major in Accounting, Human Resource Management or Marketing (Part B); and
  4. 40 cp from a Bachelor of Commerce Minor in Accounting, Human Resource Management or Marketing (Part C); OR
  5. 40 cp Electives from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Commerce (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite and corequisite requirements are met) (Part D).
  6. 120 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, consisting of:
  7. 80 cp from a Major other than a Business Studies Major (Part E);
  8. 40 cp from a Minor other than Business Studies (Part F) or 40 cp electives from other units listed in the Bachelor of Arts Schedule of Unit Offerings [1](Part G)
  9. 20 cp Core Curriculum Units (Part H).

Part A : Bachelor of Commerce Specified Business Units

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
BUSN104Money Matters10Business Foundation Unit
BUSN112Managing Markets10Business Foundation Unit
BUSN113Managing People and Organisations10Business Foundation Unit
ITEC100Information Technology Professional Skills and Practices10Business Foundation Unit
BIPX202Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities10
BIPX301Professional Experience10

Part B : Bachelor of Commerce Major

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
ACCTAccounting80
HRMGHuman Resource Management80
MKTGMarketing80

Part C : Bachelor of Commerce Minors

Complete exactly 1 of the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
ACCTAccounting40
HRMGHuman Resource Management40
MKTGMarketing40

Students should refer to the Bachelor of Commerce Schedule of Unit Offerings - Minors for units listed in the following Bachelor of Commerce Minors in the Faculty of Law and Business.

Part D : Elective Units - Bachelor of Commerce

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
BCOMBachelor of Commerce240

Part E : Major - Bachelor of Arts

Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
ARCHArchaeology80
BUSDBusiness Studies80
DETIDesign and Technologies80
DRAMDrama80
ECONEconomics80
ENGLEnglish80
GEESGeography, Environment and Society80
HISTHistory80
INDVInternational Development Studies80
LANSLanguages80
LEGLLegal Studies80
MATHMathematics80
MEDIMedia80
MUSCMusic80
PHILPhilosophy80
PINRPolitics and International Relations80
PSYCPsychology80
SOCISociology80
SRLGStudy of Religions80
THSDTheological Studies80
VISUVisual Arts80

Part F : Minor - Bachelor of Arts

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
ARCHArchaeology40
BUSDBusiness Studies40
COMMCommunication40
COMSCommunity Services40
CRWRCreative Writing40
DRAMDrama40
DTCODigital Technologies (Computing)40
ECONEconomics40
EDUCEducation40
ENGLEnglish40
GEESGeography, Environment and Society40
GLSTGlobal Studies40
GRDEGraphic Design40
HISTHistory40
HLDVHealthy Development40
INDVInternational Development Studies40
LANSLanguages40
LEGLLegal Studies40
MATHMathematics40
MEDIMedia40
MUSCMusic40
PHILPhilosophy40
PINRPolitics and International Relations40
PSYCPsychology40
SOCISociology40
THSDTheological Studies40
VEAMVeterans Arts Minor40
VISUVisual Arts40
YWRKYouth Work40

For the Schedule of Unit offerings in the Bachelor of Arts refer to the Bachelor of Arts Course Rules .

Part G : Electives from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Arts

Complete 0 to 40 credit points from the following:

Students undertaking an Accounting major must take ECON102 Microeconomics 1 as part of their Arts Major, Minor or as an Elective.

For the Schedule of Unit offerings in the Bachelor of Arts refer to the Bachelor of Arts Course Rules.

Part H : Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10
OR
PHCC102Being Human10
OR
PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10
CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10
OR
PHCC320The Just Society10
Footnote

1.Students undertaking an Accounting major must take ECON102 Microeconomics 1 as part of their Arts Major, Minor or as an Elective.

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