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Program Description
Program Objectives
Program Structure
Honours
Academic Rules
Fees
Area(s) of Specialisation

Program Summary

 
Faculty: Faculty of Commerce and Economics
 
 
Contact: http://www.fce.unsw.edu.au
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 4 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Session: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Session: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Session: 24
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 192
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
 
 
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
 
 
Bachelor of Commerce (Major)
 
 
Bachelor of Science (Major)
 
 

Program Description

The University offers a four year combined program leading to the award of the degrees of Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science.

This combined degree program will appeal to students wanting a strong, focused and highly regarded business course to complement a program of study in natural or physical sciences or mathematics. Students will complete a major stream in both a selected area of Science and an approved disciplinary stream in Commerce and Economics. Students are unable to take a modern language as a major stream. With approval, students with an appropriate academic record may also enrol in an additional Honours year in Commerce and Economics or in Science.

Students may choose Information Systems as a major in the BCom component only. In selecting their combination of majors, students should note that while there is a wide range of choice, not every combination can be completed in four years of full-time study.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Bachelor of Commerce

The objectives of the Bachelor of Commerce are:
  • To develop understanding of institutional structures and processes supporting global commerce.
  • To develop disciplinary skills and perspectives relevant to global commerce.
  • To develop professional competences and ethical perspectives relevant to practice in global contexts.
  • To develop understandings of alternative ways in which knowledge can be created and effectively deployed.
  • To develop capacities for life-long learning and the negotiation of change.
Bachelor of Science

This program has been designed to:
  • develop and sustain an interest in and knowledge of Science.
  • develop a working knowledge of scientific methods of investigation.
  • encourage curiosity and creative imagination and an appreciation of the role of speculation in the selection and solution of problems, the construction of hypotheses, and the design of experiments.
  • develop an appreciation of scientific criteria and a concern for objectivity and precision.
  • develop confidence and skill in formulating problems and in treating both qualitative and quantitative data.
  • develop the ability and disposition to think logically, to communicate clearly by written and oral means, and to read critically and with understanding.
  • develop the habit of seeking and recognizing relationships between phenomena, principles, theories, conceptual frameworks and problems.
  • promote understanding of the significance of science, technology, economics and social factors in modern society, and of the contributions they can make in improving material conditions.
  • provide opportunities for the development of students' motivations and social maturity, and an awareness of their capabilities in relation to a choice of career which will be fruitful to themselves and to society.
  • provide opportunity to study science in combination with other disciplines.

Program Structure

Core Courses
All students must complete the following courses:
  • 6 units of credit of First Year mathematics courses as specified for the appropriate Science program and;
At least 6 units of credit of statistics selected from:
  • or alternatives statistics courses approved by the program advisor.
All students in the combined degree program must complete at least 12 units of credit of courses from Commerce and at least 12 units of credit of courses from an approved Science program within the first 2 sessions of full-time enrolment (or within the first 48 units of credit of courses completed).

Within the first 4 sessions of full-time study (or the first 96 units of credit completed), all students must complete 36 units of credit of courses from an approved Science program and 36 units of credit of courses taught by the Faculty of Commerce and Economics, including compulsory courses listed above.

Honours

Candidates for Honours must complete one year of study additional to the minimum required for the BCom BSc at Pass Level.

Honours in Commerce
Students wishing to take the Bachelor of Commerce at Honours level must consult the Head of School in which they wish to study for Honours. For the rules relating to Honours in Commerce please refer to the 3502 Commerce page


Honours in the Science
Candidates for Honours in the Science component of the combined degree program will need to undertake an additional year of study as prescribed by the relevant School, and to fulfill prerequisite conditions for undertaking Honours as listed for each approved major. Students who wish to undertake Honours in Science should consult the Head of the School in which they wish to undertake Honours prior to their third year of study.

Academic Rules

Rules Relating to the Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Science Program

Entry to the course will be by quota with the admission requirements being not less than those for the degree with the highest requirements (currently the Bachelor of Commerce degree) and also with the HSC admission requirements for the Bachelor of Science (3970). There is no automatic transfer between Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Science programs. Students may apply to transfer between these Programs through UAC if they are Local students and through Undergraduate addmissions if they are International students.

For the award of the degrees of BCom BSc, the following requirements must be satisfied:
  • Completion of 192 units of credit including:
  • At least 84 units of credit from the courses offered by the Faculty of Commerce and Economics and 84 units of credit from courses for the BSc.
  • Completion of the required courses for a single major in one of the approved areas of study in the Faculty of Commerce and Economics, as listed in this Handbook. Students are unable to take a modern language as a major stream.
  • Completion of the required courses for a major in one approved Science discipline. Available majors for the science component are listed in Table A in the Science section of the Handbook. A Computer Science major may only be undertaken with the permission of the School of Computer Science and Engineering.
  • At the discretion of the program authority, variations to course requirements within individual programs may be approved.
Rules Relating to the Bachelor of Commerce Component

1. Each student must complete the core courses listed above and the requirements listed for a single major in an approved Disciplinary Stream under Rule 9 for the BCom degree. The remaining units of credit required to satisfy the Commerce component may be chosen from any other undergraduate courses taught by the Faculty of Commerce and Economics.

2. Candidates for Honours must complete one year of study additional to the minimum required for the BCom BSc at Pass Level. Students wishing to take the Bachelor of Commerce at Honours level must consult the Head of School in which they wish to study for Honours. In addition to the Pass degree requirements, the award with a degree of Honours requires:

2.1 the completion of a major of at least 48 units of credit in a disciplinary stream specified as necessary preparation for Honours year studies, and

2.2 the completion of a program prescribed for an approved disciplinary stream in the Honours year. Approved disciplinary streams (Honours) are listed under Rule 9 for BCom in the Faculty of Commerce and Economics section of this Handbook.

2.3 In the Commerce/Science degree Students can do no more than 6/7 Commerce Level 1 courses.


Rules Relating to the Bachelor of Science Component

3. Of the minimum 84 units of credit in courses related to an approved program of study in Science for the combined degree:

3.1 None may be from courses offered by the Faculty of Commerce and Economics.

3.2 Students must complete 24 units of credit of level 1 courses offered by Science schools. No more than 18 units of credits of level 1 can be from any one course area.

3.3 Students must complete the prescribed courses for an approved major as listed in Table A of the Science Handbook or with approval, Computer Science. Remaining courses to make up the minimum 84 units of credit in Science courses should be selected from the relevant optional courses as listed for each eligible Science program in Table A.

4. Candidates for Honours in the Science component of the combined degree program will need to undertake an additional year of study as prescribed by the relevant School, and to fulfill prerequisite conditions for undertaking Honours as listed for each approved major. Students who wish to undertake Honours in Science should consult the Head of the School in which they wish to undertake Honours prior to their third year of study.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following web-page:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html


Area(s) of Specialisation

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