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Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) / Commerce (Finance)

The Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) or Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) requires three years of full-time study (or the equivalent part-time) and the honours program an additional year (or the equivalent part-time). The course is offered by the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.

Enrolment in the honours program may be offered to a student who meets certain academic criteria and subject to the school/department being able to provide appropriate resources and staff to supervise the program of study.

Admission requirements

The minimum requirements for consideration for entry to all undergraduate courses are specified in detail in the University Entry Requirements.

Course aims

This course provides a broad and flexible educational preparation for a range of professional, business-related careers in private and public enterprise. Its aims are to provide students with:

  • general knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes to facilitate careers in business-related fields
  • the opportunity to obtain professional knowledge in Accounting or Finance
  • the opportunity to obtain professional credentials (where relevant)
  • considerable scope for studies beyond business to broaden the overall educational experience.

Learning outcomes

Students successfully completing this course should be able to:

  • demonstrate an appreciation of the broad environment in which business operates
  • contribute effectively to the successful operation of a business particularly in the area of Accounting or Finance  
  • apply analytical skills, relevant theory and logical thought to decision making processes within a business
  • communicate effectively in a business environment, both verbally and in writing
  • demonstrate commitment to ethical and socially responsible business practice
  • demonstrate detailed understanding of theory and practice in Accounting or Finance
  • apply specialist Accounting or Finance skills to analyse issues and develop appropriate reports or other documentation.

Program of study

To qualify for the Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) or Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) a student must complete 108 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 or Finance as specified below, and
  • 18 units of BUSN elective.

To complete the 108 units elective topics may be selected from any offered by the University, provided course and topic prerequisites requirements are met. No more than 45 units of First Level topics may be included in the 108 units.

Not all topics necessarily are availabe in a given year.

Core - Year 1, 2 & 3 topics


 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)

Specialisation - Accounting - Year 1, 2 & 3 topics


 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 18 units of BUSN electives.

Specialisation - Finance - Year 1, 2 & 3 topics


 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.

Elective - Year 1, 2 & 3 topics


 Must include 18 units of BUSN topics 

Honours

Refer to Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)

Combined degrees

The Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)/(Finance) may also be studied in a combined degrees program with a:

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