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Program Description
Program Objectives
Program Structure
Sample Program
Honours
Academic Rules
Fees
Professional Recognition
Further Information
Area(s) of Specialisation

Program Summary

 
Faculty: Australian School of Business
 
 
Contact: asbstudents@unsw.edu.au
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 4 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 3
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 192
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Science (Major)
 
 
Bachelor of Commerce (Major)
 
 
Bachelor of Science (Honours)
 
 
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)
 
 

Program Description

Need information on our business programs? Start your search at the Australian School of Business website.

A combined Commerce/Science degree provides the latest thinking in business and technology for today and the future. It offers excellent career options, equipping you with unique skill sets that can lead to a wide range of career opportunities. Whether you want to focus your career on science and feel you need the commercial skills that a business degree can give you, or you want a career in business with the added dimension of a science degree, then this combined degree gives you the flexibility to choose a program to meet your needs. A good example for a career in human resources is - BCom (Human Resource Management) combined with BSc (Psychology).

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Bachelor of Commerce
  • 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.
  • To develop the student’s understanding of the importance of the ASB graduate attributes of a social perspective, professional skills, problem solving, oral and written communication, leadership and teamwork.
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

**This is a new program structure for students commencing in 2010. Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced.**

Studies leading to the award of the Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Science degree normally consists of 192 units of credit (UOC) or 32 courses to be completed over four academic years (15 Australian School of Business courses (90 UOC) and 14 Science courses (84 UOC). These units of credit (UOC) will be made up of:
  • Compulsory core courses
  • First year mathematics course
  • Core statistics course
  • Flexible core courses
  • Major requirements
  • Free options
Compulsory core courses account for 18 units of credit (3 courses)
First year mathematics course
  • 6 units of credit (1 course) of First Year mathematics as specified for the appropriate Science program
Core statistics course
  • 6 units of credit (1 course) of statistics selected from
or alternatives statistics courses approved by the program advisor.

Note: For students intending to complete a major in Actuarial Studies, MATH1151 and MATH1251 should be completed. Please refer to Actuarial Studies for further information.
Students wishing to complete Advanced Science or Mathematics are strongly encouraged to seek advice on the most appropriate statistics course for their program.

Flexible core courses account for 24 units of credit (4 courses). Students should choose four courses from the following list:
Note: For students intending to complete a major in Actuarial Studies, ACTL1001 Actuarial Studies and Commerce must be completed as one of these flexible core courses. Please refer to Actuarial Studies for further information.

Major requirements account for up to 156 units of credit (26 courses)

A single major within the Australian School of Business consisting of 48 UOC, which includes 42 UOC in an approved disciplinary stream and 6 UOC from the core requirements. Students are unable to take a modern language as a major stream. The remaining Business course or credit requirements not required for a major sequence and not core courses, as prescribed, if any, may be chosen from any other courses offered by the Australian School of Business.
AND
Completion of the required courses for a major in one approved Science discipline . The remaining Science course or credit requirements not required for a major sequence and not core courses, as prescribed, if any, may be chosen from any other courses offered by the Faculty of Science. (A minimum of 84 UOC (14 courses))

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.

All students in the combined degree program should complete at least 12 UOC (2 courses) from Australian School of Business and at least 12 UOC (2 courses) from an approved Science program within the first 2 semesters of full-time enrolment (or within the first 48 UOC of courses completed). Within the first 4 semesters of full-time study (or the first 96 units of credit completed), all students should complete 36 units of credit of courses from an approved Science program and 36 units of credit of courses taught by the Australian School of Business, including compulsory courses listed.

Sample Program

Program requirements 32 courses (192 UOC)
7 Core Business courses (42 UOC)
+
1 Core Mathematics course (6 UOC)
+
1 Core Statistics course (6 UOC)
Single major BCom discipline
Up to 8 elective courses for a major (48 UOC)
Single major BSc discipline
Up to 14 elective courses (84 UOC)
Up to 3 free options* (18 UOC)
*Number of free options may vary depending on major combination undertaken. Please contact the Business Student Centre for further information.

Honours

Honours level study is available. Students interested in studying at Honours Level should refer to the relevant Honours plan record for entry requirements.

Candidates for Honours in the Science component of the combined degree program will need to consult the Head of the School in which they wish to undertake Honours prior to their third year of study.

Academic Rules

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 should contact the Business Student Centre.
Rules Relating to the Bachelor of Commerce Component
Please refer to the Program Structure for the academic requirements relating to this program.
Rules relating to the award of the degree of Bachelor of Commerce or to the award of the Bachelor of Economics shall apply wherever relevant. Students are advised to consult the Academic Rules for further information.
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 Australian School of Business.
3.2 Students must complete 24 units of credit and a maximum of 36 units 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 courses offered by the Faculty of Science (defined as course codes in the Schools of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Bimolecular Sciences, Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, Materials Science and Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, Psychology, Physics, Optometry, Risk and Safety Science, the Department of Aviation and course codes from Science Communication (SCOM), the Science Faculty (SCIF), Computer Science, Medical Science and Food Science).
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 fulfil 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 website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Professional Recognition

For further information, refer to the Professional Recognition of Programs in the Online Handbook.

Further Information

Please note that these requirements may be subject to change.
Students are advised to follow requirements according to the year they commenced. Please refer to previous editions of the Online Handbook for your program requirements.

If students are unsure of the program requirements they should contact the relevant Faculty Office

Business Student Centre
e-mail: asbstudents@unsw.edu.au
tel: + 61 2 9385 3189
location: Ground Floor, West Wing, Australian School of Business Building

Faculty of Science
e-mail: sso@unsw.edu.au
tel: + 61 2 9385 6125 / 9385 7788
location: Robert Webster Building, Room 128

Area(s) of Specialisation

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