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Bachelor of Commerce

This section details the Bachelor of Commerce and the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) that are offered by the University of Sydney Business School.

For details of the combined Bachelor of Commerce degrees, please refer to the individual combined Commerce degree sections.

Overview of the degree

Course details
Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
CRICOS code 012849G 036741K
Degree abbreviation BCom BCom(Hons)
Credit points required for completion 144 192
Duration (full-time) 3 years 4 years

Note: Part-time study is also available for these degrees.

The three year Bachelor of Commerce program has been designed in consultation with industry leaders, graduate recruiters, current students and alumni to provide students with a highly relevant and professional program of study. This degree program places a strong emphasis on the key aspects of business and the practical knowledge you need to thrive in today's global market. The key features of the Bachelor of Commerce are as follows:

  • Students receive a strong commercial grounding in the principle areas of business which will prepare you for a career in virtually any field.
  • Students have the flexibility to combine specialist study in a wide range of disciplines, allowing you to tailor your degree to suit your career aspirations.
  • Students are be exposed to real-world business cases and experiences, exploiting the Business School's deep corporate connections, internationally renowned teaching, and global partnerships.

Degree structure and progression

Degree requirements

To be awarded the Bachelor of Commerce, students complete units of study with a total value of 144 credit points, comprising:

  • six core units of study (36 credit points), comprising five junior units of study (30 credit points) and one senior unit of study (six credit points)
  • a major selected from the 'Bachelor of Commerce subject areas for majors and electives'
  • either an optional second major and/or elective units of study selected from any of the 'Bachelor of Commerce subject areas for majors and electives' or from any other faculty of the University of Sydney (subject to approval of the faculty offering the unit and degree requirements)
  • a maximum of 60 credit points in junior (1000 level) units of study
  • a minimum of 96 credit points in units of study from the University of Sydney Business School and School of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (a maximum of 48 credit points in units from any other faculty).

Requirements for the degree with honours

To be awarded the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), meritorious students complete an additional honours year of study after the completion of the requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce. Honours study is offered in most of the subject areas available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce. For details of the requirements for the entry into and completion of the Honours Year in this program, please refer to sydney.edu.au/business/honours.

Core units of study

Students are required to complete their junior core units of study as follows:

  • Full-time students: All junior core units must be completed within the first year of enrolment in the sequence set out in the 'Degree progression' table.
  • Part-time students: All junior core units must be completed within the first two years of enrolment.

The senior capstone core unit should be completed in a student's final semester of enrolment. For further details please refer to the degree progression example.

Junior units of study (30 credit points):

  • BUSS1001 Understanding Business
  • BUSS1002 The Business Environment
  • BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis
  • BUSS1030 Accounting, Business and Society
  • BUSS1040 Economics for Business Decision Making.

Senior capstone unit of study (six credit points):

  • BUSS3500 Integrated Business Applications

Majors and electives

Compulsory major

In the Bachelor of Commerce students select a least one major from the 'Bachelor of Commerce subject areas for majors and electives' to fulfil the requirements of their degree. A major consists of a minimum of 36 credit points in senior units of study (usually six units) in a single subject area. Senior units may only be counted towards the requirements of one major. Commerce subject areas are as follows:

  • Accounting
  • Business Information Systems
  • Commercial Law
  • Econometrics *
  • Economics *
  • Finance
  • Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
  • International Business
  • Management
  • Marketing
  • Quantitative Business Analysis.

* These majors are offered through the School of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

For full details of the requirements for these majors, please refer to the 'Bachelor of Commerce subject areas for majors and electives' section.

Additional majors and electives

Students may select an additional major and/or elective units of study from any subject area offered by the Business School or they can choose a major and/or elective units from any other faculty of the University of Sydney (subject to approval of the faculty offering the unit).

Other faculty majors may differ in size, however in most cases; a minimum of 36 credit points in senior (or intermediate and senior) units of study must be completed in a single subject area. For this degree, a maximum of 48 credit points in units of study (both junior and senior) from outside the Business School and School of Economics may be completed. Students should refer to the other faculty's handbook or website for further information regarding their major requirements.

Professional accreditation requirements

Within the Bachelor of Commerce (and related combined programs), students may choose to pursue a program of study that would allow them to seek accreditation with particular professional bodies.

Professional accounting accreditation (ICAA or CPA Australia)

Completion of an accredited degree is a recognised pathway to a career in professional accounting. The Bachelor of Commerce has been accredited by CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICPAA).

To meet minimum accreditation requirements of these organisations, students must complete the following units of study:

  • BUSS1030 Accounting, Business and Society
  • ACCT1006 Accounting and Financial Management
  • ACCT2011 Financial Accounting A
  • ACCT2012 Management Accounting A
  • ACCT3011 Financial Accounting B
  • ACCT3012 Management Accounting B
  • ACCT3014 Auditing and Assurance*
  • CLAW1001 Foundations of Business Law
  • CLAW2201 Corporations Law*
  • CLAW3201 Australian Taxation System
  • FINC2011 Corporate Finance I.

* Note: From 2004, CPA Australia has allowed students the option of completing auditing and taxation units of study as part of their degree at university or as postgraduate elective professional studies within their CPA program.

For CPA Australia accreditation, in addition to the units already listed, students complete the following four units of study (24 credit points):

  • BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis
  • ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics #
  • ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics #
  • INFS2001 IS for Performance Improvement.

# Business School students have an allowance of 48 credit points for study in an alternative faculty - ECON subjects are now offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. At the time of publication of this handbook, an application was in process to seek approval from the professional accrediting bodies to substitute ECON1001 and ECON1002 with BUSS1040 Economics for Business Decision Making within the revised Bachelor of Commerce structure. Please check the Business School website for the latest information (sydney.edu.au/business/accounting/professional_accreditation)

Accreditation variations for combined Law degree students

For students in the combined Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws program, the following 'LAWS' units of study may be substituted for the 'CLAW' units of study to meet CPA and ICAA accreditation requirements:

  • For CLAW1001 Foundations of Business Law: LAWS1006 Foundations of Law AND LAWS1015 Contracts
  • For CLAW2201 Corporations Law: LAWS2014 Corporations Law
  • For CLAW3201 Australian Taxation System: LAWS3412 Australian Income Tax AND LAWS3409 Advanced Taxation Law.

For offering details of these 'LAWS' units of study, contact the Sydney Law School (sydney.edu.au/law/).

Australian Computer Society (ACS) accreditation

Students planning to satisfy the professional accreditation requirements for the ACS should include in their degree a prescribed set of units of study, including a major in Business Information Systems (at least 42 credit points in senior units of study). The required units of study are listed below:

  • INFS1000 Digital Business Innovation
  • INFS2001 IS for Performance Improvement
  • INFS2020 Business Process Modelling and Improvement
  • INFS3040 Enterprise Systems and Integrated Business; and
  • four additional senior 'INFS' coded elective units of study including at least two 'INFS' units at 3000-level. (See listings under the 'Business Information Systems' subject area for available units of study).
Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) accreditation

All undergraduate degrees incorporating a major in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management are AHRI-accredited. Students wishing to satisfy the requirements for professional membership of AHRI should complete an Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management major as part of their degree. The required units of study for the major are listed under the 'Commerce subject areas'.

Degree progression

The following table illustrates a degree progression example for a student enrolled full-time in the Bachelor of Commerce undertaking units of study totalling 24 credit points per semester.

Note: In this example, core units of study are indicated in 'bold type'.

 

Year

Semester

Units of study

1

1

BUSS1001

BUSS1030

BUSS1040

junior
(elective or major)

2

BUSS1002

BUSS1020

junior or senior
(elective or major)

junior or senior
(elective or major)

2

1

senior
(major)

senior
(2nd major or elective)

senior
(elective)

senior
(elective)

2

senior
(major)

senior
(2nd major or elective)

senior
(2nd major or elective)

senior
(elective)

3

1

senior
(major)

senior
(major)

senior
(2nd major or elective)

senior
(2nd major or elective)

2

senior
(major)

senior
(major)

senior
(2nd major or elective)

BUSS3500

Please note: The information listed in this example is based on the unit of study offerings for 2012 and is intended as a guide only. Students are usually able to complete the units of study for their course in different sequences to that which is listed (including enrolling in units in Summer or Winter School sessions when available). Students are advised to plan their course based upon their individual needs and to contact the Student Information Office if they need any assistance in planning their progression in their degree.

The University of Sydney Business School website illustrates units of study progression sequences for specific majors in this degree. This information can be accessed at sydney.edu.au/business/course/BCom/.

Bachelor of Commerce subject areas for majors and electives

Students select their compulsory and elective Commerce majors and electives from the following subject areas. For the requirements of non-Business School majors, students should refer to the faculty handbook of the faculty which offers the major (sydney.edu.au/handbooks).

In relation to these subject areas, please note the following:

  • All units of study listed under the following subject areas are worth six credit points unless indicated otherwise
  • Junior units of study (1000 level) may be used to meet the prerequisite requirements for more than one major. Senior (or in some cases intermediate and senior) units of study (2000 and 3000 level) can only be used to meet the requirements for one major.
  • Information relating to prerequisites/corequisite requirements and unit of study availability in 2012 can be found in the tables in the Undergraduate units of study section. As the availability of units of study may change, students are advised to check the school's website (sydney.edu.au/business) regularly as it contains the most up to date information on unit availability as well as timetabling information for each unit of study that is currently offered. The units of study listed under the following subject areas were approved for 2012 at the time of printing this handbook. As this information can change, students may include any units of study that are approved and appear under these subject areas in subsequent years' handbooks as part of their major/s or as electives.
  • The Econometrics and Economics majors are offered by the School of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. All other majors listed are offered by the University of Sydney Business School.

Accounting

For the award of a major in Accounting in the Bachelor of Commerce and combined Commerce degrees, students complete:

(i) three junior prerequisite unit of study (18 credit points), as follows:

  • BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis; OR ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A*
  • BUSS1030 Accounting, Business and Society*
  • ACCT1006 Accounting and Financial Management.

* BUSS1020 and BUSS1030 are core units for the Bachelor of Commerce and related combined degrees.

(ii) two compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points), as follows:

  • ACCT2011 Financial Accounting A
  • ACCT2012 Management Accounting A.

(iii) a minimum of 24 credit points in elective senior units of study selected from the following:

  • ACCT3011 Financial Accounting B
  • ACCT3012 Management Accounting B
  • ACCT3013 Financial Statement Analysis
  • ACCT3014 Auditing and Assurance
  • ACCT3031 International Corporate Governance
  • ACCT3032 Current Issues in Management Accounting
  • ACCT3098 Accounting Honours Preparation A (3 credit points)
  • ACCT3099 Accounting Honours Preparation B (3 credit points)
  • CLAW2201 Corporations Law.

The units ACCT3098 and ACCT3099 are worth three credit points each. If students wish to include these units as part of their major, they would need to complete at least five elective units of study to meet elective requirements. CLAW2201 requires the completion of additional prerequisites outside the prerequisite units listed for this major.

Please check the Business School units of study table in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements.

Business Information Systems

For the award of a major in Business Information Systems in the Bachelor of Commerce and combined Commerce degrees, students complete:

(i) one junior unit of study (six credit points), as follows:

  • INFS1000 Digital Business Innovation.

(ii) two compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points), as follows:

  • INFS2001 IS for Performance Improvement
  • INFS2020 Business Process Modelling and Improvement.

(iii) a minimum of four senior elective units of study (24 credit points) selected from the following:

  • INFS2010 Digital Information Design and Management
  • INFS2030 e-Commerce Business Management
  • INFS3030 Information Protection and Assurance
  • INFS3040 Enterprise Systems and Integrated Business
  • INFS3050 Business Intelligence for Managers
  • INFS3060 Managing Digital Innovation Projects
  • INFS3080 Business Information Systems Project.

Please check the Business School unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements.

Commercial Law

For the award of a major in Commercial Law in the Bachelor of Commerce and combined Commerce degrees, students complete:

(i) one junior unit of study (six credit points), as follows:

  • CLAW1001 Foundations of Business Law.

(ii) a minimum of six senior elective units of study (36 credit points) selected from the following:

  • CLAW2201 Corporations Law
  • CLAW2202 Business Failure and Restructuring
  • CLAW2203 Regulation of Capital Markets
  • CLAW2204 Banking and Finance Law
  • CLAW2205 Competition and Consumer Law
  • CLAW2207 Business, Ethics and the Law
  • CLAW2208 Business Regulation, Risk and Compliance
  • CLAW2209 Intellectual Property for Business
  • CLAW2210 Chinese Tax *
  • CLAW2211 Commercial Practice in China
  • CLAW2212 Franchising
  • CLAW3201 Australian Taxation System
  • CLAW3202 Tax Strategies for Business
  • CLAW3204 Capital Raising and Management
  • CLAW3206 Regulation of Mergers and Acquisitions
  • CLAW3207 Employment Regulation for Business.

Units of study marked with an "*" will not be offered for 2012.

Please check the Business School unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements.

Econometrics

For the award of a major in Econometrics in the Bachelor of Commerce and combined Commerce degrees, students complete:

(i) two junior prerequisite units of study (12 credit points), as follows:

  • BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis *; OR ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A
  • ECMT1020 Business and Economic Statistics B.

* The core unit BUSS1020 substitutes for ECMT1010 for students in the Bachelor of Commerce and related combined degrees.

(ii) two compulsory units of study (12 credit points), as follows:

  • ECMT2110 Regression Modelling
  • ECMT3110 Econometric Models and Methods.

(iv) a minimum of four senior elective units of study (24 credit points), with at least three at 3000-level (18 credit points), selected from the following options:

  • ECMT2130 Analysis of Discrete Choice Data *
  • ECMT2130 Financial Econometrics
  • ECMT3120 Applied Econometrics
  • ECMT3130 Forecasting for Economics and Business
  • ECMT3150 The Econometrics of Financial Markets.

Units of study marked with an "*" will not be offered for 2012.

Please check the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements.

Economics

For the award of a major in Economics in the Bachelor of Commerce and combined Commerce degrees, students complete:

(i) four junior prerequisite units of study (24 credit points), as follows:

  • BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis * ; OR ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A
  • ECMT1020 Business and Economic Statistics B
  • ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics
  • ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics.

* The core unit BUSS1020 substitutes for ECMT1010 for students in the Bachelor of Commerce and related combined degrees.

(ii) two compulsory units of study (12 credit points), as follows:

  • ECOS2001 Intermediate Microeconomics; OR ECOS2901 Intermediate Microeconomics Honours
  • ECOS2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics; OR ECOS2902 Intermediate Macroeconomics Honours.

(iii) a minimum of four senior elective units of study (24 credit points), with a least three at 3000-level (18 credit points), selected from the following options:

  • ECOS2201 Economics of Competition and Strategy
  • ECOS2306 Managerial Firms: Evolution and Attributes
  • ECOS2903 Mathematical Economics A
  • ECOS3002 Development Economics
  • ECOS3003 Hierarchies, Incentives and Firm Structure
  • ECOS3004 History of Economic Thought
  • ECOS3005 Industrial Organisation
  • ECOS3006 International Trade
  • ECOS3007 International Macroeconomics
  • ECOS3008 Labour Economics
  • ECOS3010 Monetary Economics
  • ECOS3011 Public Finance
  • ECOS3012 Strategic Behaviour
  • ECOS3015 Law and Economics
  • ECOS3016 Experimental and Behavioural Economics
  • ECOS3017 Health Economics
  • ECOS3018 Economics of Growth
  • ECOS3019 Capital and Dynamics
  • ECOS3020 Special Topic in Economics
  • ECOS3021 Business Cycles and Asset Markets
  • ECOS3022 The Economics of Financial Markets
  • ECOS3023 Personnel Economics
  • ECOS3901 Advanced Microeconomics Honours
  • ECOS3902 Advanced Macroeconomics Honours
  • ECOS3903 Applied Microeconomics Honours
  • ECOS3904 Applied Macroeconomics Honours.

Please check the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements.

Finance

For the award of a major in Finance in the Bachelor of Commerce and combined Commerce degrees, students complete:

(i) one junior unit of study (six credit points) selected from the units offered by the University of Sydney Business School.*

* It is strongly recommended that students who wish to complete a Finance major also complete BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis (or ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A), BUSS1040 Economics for Business Decision Making (or ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics) and ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics in their first year of enrolment (subject to degree constraints).

(ii) three compulsory senior units of study (18 credit points), as follows:

  • FINC2011 Corporate Finance I
  • FINC2012 Corporate Finance II
  • FINC3017 Investments and Portfolio Management.

(iii) a minimum of 18 credit points of senior elective units of study (a minimum of three units) selected from the following options:

  • FINC3011 International Financial Management
  • FINC3012 Derivative Securities
  • FINC3013 Mergers and Acquisitions
  • FINC3014 Trading and Dealing in Security Markets
  • FINC3015 Financial Valuation: Case Study Approach
  • FINC3018 Bank Financial Management
  • FINC3019 Fixed Income Securities
  • FINC3020 Financial Risk Management
  • FINC3021 Mathematical Finance
  • FINC3022 Alternative Investments.

Please check the Business School unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements.

Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management

For the award of a major in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management in the Bachelor of Commerce and combined Commerce degrees, students complete:

(i) one junior units of study (six credit points), as follows:

  • WORK1003 Foundations of Work and Employment.

(ii) two compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points), as follows:

  • WORK2203 Industrial Relations Policy
  • WORK2205 Human Resource Processes.

(iii) a minimum of four senior elective units of study (24 credit points) selected from the following:

  • WORK2209 Organisational Analysis and Behaviour
  • WORK2210 Strategic Management
  • WORK2211 Human Resource Strategies *
  • WORK2215 IR and HRM Practice
  • WORK2217 International Human Resource Management
  • WORK2218 People and Organisations
  • WORK2219 Management and Organisational Ethics
  • WORK2221 Organisational Communication
  • WORK2222 Leadership in Organisations
  • WORK2224 Globalisation, Work and Employment
  • WORK2225 Work and Society *
  • WORK2226 Institutions at Work
  • WORK2227 Regulation at Work *
  • WORK3921 Theories of Work and Organisations
  • WORK3922 Researching Work and Organisations.

Units of study marked with an "*" will not be offered for 2012.

Please check the Business School unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements.

International Business

For the award of a major in International Business in the Bachelor of Commerce and combined Commerce degrees, students complete:

(i) one junior unit of study (six credit points) offered by the University of Sydney Business School.

(ii) four compulsory senior units of study (24 credit points), as follows:

  • IBUS2101 International Business Strategy
  • IBUS2102 Cross-Cultural Management
  • IBUS3101 International Business Alliances
  • IBUS3102 International Risk Management.

(iii) a minimum of two senior elective units of study (12 credit points) selected from the following options:

  • ACCT3031 International Corporate Governance
  • CLAW2211 Commercial Practice in China
  • ECOP3012 Global Political Economy
  • ECOP3014 Political Economy of Development
  • ECOS3006 International Trade
  • ECOS3007 International Macroeconomics
  • FINC3011 International Financial Management
  • GOVT2210 International Risk Analysis *
  • GOVT2221 Politics of International Economic Relations
  • GOVT2225 International Security in the 21st Century
  • IBUS3103 Global Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
  • IBUS3104 Ethical International Business Decisions
  • IBUS3107 Business Negotiations
  • MKTG3116 International Marketing
  • WORK2217 International Human Resource Management
  • WORK2222 Leadership in Organisations
  • Senior language units of study (2000 and 3000 level) from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (a maximum of two units of study or 12 credit points).

Units of study marked with an "*" will not be offered for 2012.

Students should note that almost all senior elective units of study require the completion of additional prerequisites outside of those units of study listed for this major.

Note: Students who choose to include Political Economy (ECOP), Government and International Relations (GOVT) or language units from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences must meet the prerequisite requirements for these units of study as set out in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Handbook (sydney.edu.au/handbooks). The number of units students can complete from another faculty (non-Business School or School of Economics) are restricted (refer to individual degree rules for details). For example, students in the combined Law programs cannot complete any units from outside of the Business School as electives for this major.

Please check the Business School and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences unit of study tables in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements.

Management

For the award of a major in Management in the Bachelor of Commerce or combined Commerce degrees, students complete:

(i) one junior prerequisite unit of study (six credit points) from the University of Sydney Business School.*

* The junior unit selected may be a core unit or an optional junior unit which may be a prerequisite for an elective option under this major.

(ii) three compulsory senior units of study (18 credit points), as follows:

  • WORK2201 Foundations of Management
  • WORK2210 Strategic Management
  • WORK2218 People and Organisations.

(iii) a minimum of three senior elective units of study (18 credit points) selected from the following options:

  • ECOS2306 Managerial Firms: Evolution and Attributes
  • ECOS3003 Hierarchies, Incentives and Firm Structure
  • ECOS3005 Industrial Organisation
  • ECOS3008 Labour Economics
  • ECOS3012 Strategic Behaviour
  • WORK2205 Human Resources Processes
  • WORK2209 Organisational Analysis and Behaviour
  • WORK2211 Human Resource Strategies *
  • WORK2217 International Human Resource Management
  • WORK2219 Management and Organisational Ethics
  • WORK2221 Organisational Communication
  • WORK2222 Leadership in Organisations
  • WORK2224 Globalisation, Work and Employment
  • WORK2227 Regulation at Work. *

Units of study marked with an "*" will not be offered for 2012.

Some of these elective units of study require the completion of additional prerequisites outside of those units of study listed for this major.

Please check the Business School and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences unit of study tables in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements..

Marketing

For the award of a major in Marketing in the Bachelor of Commerce, students complete:

(i) one junior prerequisite unit of study (six credit points), as follows:

  • MKTG1001 Marketing Principles.

(ii) three compulsory senior units of study (18 credit points), as follows:

  • MKTG2112 Consumer Behaviour
  • MKTG2113 Marketing Research
  • MKTG3118 Marketing Strategy and Planning.

(iii) a minimum of three senior elective units of study (18 credit points) selected from the following options:

  • CLAW2212 Franchising
  • MKTG2010 Marketing Channels and Logistics *
  • MKTG3110 Electronic Marketing *
  • MKTG3112 Marketing Communications
  • MKTG3114 New Products Marketing
  • MKTG3116 International Marketing
  • MKTG3117 Services Marketing
  • MKTG3119 Public Relations Management
  • MKTG3120 Building and Managing Brands
  • MKTG3121 Advertising: Creative Principles
  • MKTG3211 Contemporary Issues in Marketing. *

Units of study marked with an "*" will not be offered for 2012.

Please check the Business School unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements.

Quantitative Business Analysis

For the award of a major in Quantitative Business Analysis in the Bachelor of Commerce and combined Commerce degrees, students complete:

(i) one junior prerequisite unit of study (six credit points), as follows:

  • BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis; OR ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics B.*

* The core unit BUSS1020 substitutes for ECMT1010 for students in the Bachelor of Commerce and related combined degrees.

(ii) two compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points), as follows:

  • QBUS2310 Management Science
  • QBUS2810 Statistical Modelling for Business.

(iii) a minimum of four senior elective units of study (24 credit points) selected from the following unit options including at least two units with a QBUS 3000 code:

  • QBUS2320 Methods of Decision Analysis
  • QBUS2330 Operations Management
  • QBUS2350 Project Planning and Management *
  • QBUS3310 Advanced Management Science
  • QBUS3320 Supply Chain Management
  • QBUS3810 Business Risk Analysis
  • QBUS3820 Data Mining and Data Analysis.

Units of study marked with an "*" will not be offered for 2012.

Please check the Business School unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements.

Subject areas from other faculties

Students may choose to complete a major from another faculty of the University of Sydney (depending on credit point restrictions and approval of the faculty offering the major). For example, a language major from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences may possibly be completed. Students can complete a maximum of 48 credit points from outside of the University of Sydney Business School and School of Economics (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences) within the Bachelor of Commerce.

Students should refer to the other faculties handbooks for details of available major areas of study and unit of study requirements (sydney.edu.au/handbooks).

Units of study for the Bachelor of Commerce

For information on Business School units of study that are available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce and details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements in 2012, please refer to the tables under the Undergraduate units of study: University of Sydney Business School.

For information on School of Economics units of study that are available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce and details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements in 2012, please refer to the tables under the Undergraduate units of study: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

For descriptions of the Business School and School of Economics units offered for 2012, refer to Undergraduate unit of study descriptions.

Course rules and resolutions

 

Bachelor of Commerce

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)


These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.

Course resolutions

1 Course codes

Code

Course title

FH037

Bachelor of Commerce

FH042

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)

2 Attendance pattern

The attendance pattern for this course is full time or part time according to candidate choice.

3 Admission to candidature

Admission to this course is on the basis of a secondary school leaving qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), tertiary study or an approved preparation program. English language requirements must be met where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English. Special admission pathways are open for mature aged applicants who do not possess a school leaving qualification, educationally disadvantaged applicants and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Applicants are ranked by merit and offers for available places are issued according to the ranking. Details of admission policies are found in the Coursework Rule.

4 Requirements for award

(1)
The units of study that may be taken for the course are set out in the Table of undergraduate units of study: University of Sydney Business School.
(2)
To qualify for the award of the pass degree, a candidate must successfully complete 144 credit points, including:
(a)
36 credit points of core units of study (30 junior credit points and 6 senior credit points); and
(b)
a major; and
(c)
a maximum of 60 credit points in junior units of study; and
(d)
a maximum of 48 credit points in units of study from another faculty.

5 Majors

(1)
Completion of a major is a requirement of the course. A major requires the successful completion of 36 senior credit points, chosen from units of study listed in the table for that major. Units of study counted towards one major may not count toward any other major completed. The majors available are:
(a)
Accounting
(b)
Business Information Systems
(c)
Commercial Law
(d)
Econometrics
(e)
Economics
(d)
Finance
(e)
Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
(f)
International Business
(g)
Management
(h)
Marketing
(i)
Quantitative Business Analysis
(2)
Candidates have the option of completing a second major from the University of Sydney Business School or from another faculty of the University as permitted by individual Faculty resolutions. Requirements for the completion of a major and the majors available are specified in the resolutions of the faculty offering the major.

6 Progression rules

Full time students must enrol in all junior core units of study within the first year of enrolment. Part time students must enrol in all junior core units of study within the first two years of enrolment.

7 Requirements for the Honours degree

(1)
Honours is available to meritorious students who complete an additional year of full time study, after the completion of the pass degree. Part time study is permitted if approved by the administering Discipline or Department.
(2)
Admission, requirements and award of honours are according to the Resolutions of the University of Sydney Business School.

8 Award of the degree

(1)
The Bachelor of Commerce is awarded in the grades of either Pass or Honours. The honours degree is awarded in classes according to the conditions specified in the Resolutions of the University of Sydney Business School.
(2)
Candidates for the award of the Honours degree who do not meet the requirements, and who have not already graduated, will be awarded the pass degree.

9 Transitional provisions

(1)
These resolutions apply to students who commenced their candidature after 1 January, 2012.
(2)
Candidates who commenced prior to 1 January, 2012 may complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January, 2017. The Business School may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.