Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts
Course requirements
1. Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts, a candidate must complete 192 credit points, comprising:
24 credit points of commerce degree core units of study;
a commerce major (48 credit points) selected in the Bachelor of Commerce Table A subject areas;
6 credit points of arts degree core unit of study;
an arts major (48 credit points) selected in the Bachelor of Arts Table A subject areas;
a minor (36 credit points) selected from the Bachelor of Commerce Table A, the Bachelor of Arts Table A or Table S;
6 credit points of units of study in the Open Learning Environment (OLE) selected from Table O; and
any additional elective units of study from Tables A, S, or O required to make up the 192 credit point total.
2. Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts (Dalyell Stream)
To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts, a candidate must complete 192 credit points, comprising:
24 credit points of commerce degree core units of study;
a commerce major (48 credit points) selected in the Bachelor of Commerce Table A subject areas;
6 credit points of arts degree core unit of study;
an arts major (48 credit points) selected in the Bachelor of Arts Table A subject areas;
a minor (36 credit points) selected from the Bachelor of Commerce Table A, the Bachelor of Arts Table A or Table S;
at least 12 credit points of Dalyell Stream units of study selected from Table D;
any additional elective units of study from Tables A, S, O, or D required to make up the 192 credit point total.
Progression guides and examples
For progression guides and examples of major combinations for the course, please log into Canvas and navigate to Progression guides and examples.
Dalyell stream
The Dalyell stream is a targeted stream that offers outstanding students the opportunity to engage in challenging experiences to gain greater breadth and/or depth of learning in their degree.
Students enrolled in the Dalyell Stream must complete a minimum of 12 credit points of Dalyell Stream units of study (Table D). Dalyell Stream students also have the opportunity of completing optional Enrichment units of study as degree electives.
For further details regarding the Dalyell stream, please refer to the About the Dalyell Stream and Dalyell Stream unit of study tables including Table D and the Enrichment units of study in the Interdisciplinary Studies Handbook and the University's website.
Majors, minors, and programs (Table A and Table S)
A Table A major consists of 48 credit points in 1000, 2000 and 3000-level units of study in a single subject area, including a 3000-level capstone for the Bachelor of Commerce or an Interdisciplinary project unit of study for the Bachelor of Arts. A Table A or S minor consists of 36 credit points in 1000, 2000 and 3000 level units of study in a single subject area. In some cases, 1000 and 2000-level core units for the degree or for a major may be cross-credited across programs, majors or minors where the unit is also core (e.g. BUSS1020, BUSS1030 and FINC2011).
In the Bachelor of Commerce and the Bachelor of Arts, students must select a major from both the Business and the Arts and Social Sciences disciplinary pools. Students must also complete a minor from Table A or Table S (Interdisciplinary Studies) to meet degree requirements.
1. Table A - Business School
(i) Majors
(iii) Minors
Note. The Professional Accounting program is not available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts. Students in this combined degree who wish to seek professional accreditation can still achieve this by completing the requirements outlined in the Professional Accreditation section in this handbook. Students cannot complete a major and a minor in the same subject area.
2. Table S - Shared pool (Interdisciplinary Studies)
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts can complete a minor in a wide range of subject areas offered by the University of Sydney through the shared pool of minors. The following areas offer minors in this shared pool: Architecture and Interaction Design; Arts and Social Sciences; Education and Social Work; Engineering and Information Technologies; Health, Medicine and Dentistry; Music; and Science, Agriculture, Environment and Veterinary Science.
The available subject areas for minors and their requirements can be found in the Interdisciplinary Studies Handbook.
Electives (Tables A, S, O and D)
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts can complete elective units of study from the subject areas listed in Table A (Business School), Table A (Faculty of Arts) and Table S (shared pool). The available units of study are listed in Table A (Business School), Table A (Arts), Table S (Shared Pool), Table O (Open Learning Environment) and for students in the Dalyell stream, Table D in the Interdisciplinary Studies Handbook.
Students enrolled in this degree also have the opportunity to complete a variety of standalone Commerce elective units (those not counting towards majors etc.) working with industry and other community projects, study tours or exchange study at an overseas university. For details refer to the Commerce degree electives section of this handbook.
