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Commerce (Co-op) - 3554

Program Summary

   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Typical Duration: 4 Years
 
 
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
 
 
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
 
 
Min UOC For Award: 192
 
 
Award(s):
 
 
Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op)
 
 
Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op) (Major)
 
  

Program Description

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The Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op) (BCom(Co-op)) is a highly valued and unique business qualification. It provides high-achieving students with a strong, 4-year academic program, integrated with fully assessable industry placement experiences that enable students to work with some of Australia's leading employers. The degree is also flexible enough to allow students to design a program which aligns their interests and career ambitions in accounting, finance, actuarial studies, marketing or information systems with other areas of business, or to complete an Honours year within the 4 years.
The BCom (Co-op) combines the requirements of the degree with 18 months of coordinated industrial experience at three different sponsoring organisations. Industrial training extends outside university semesters.

A scholarship is payable from funds donated by the sponsoring organisations, and entry to the program is limited to students awarded a scholarship through the BCom(Co-op) selection procedures administered by the Co-op Program Office. For baseline requirements to the UNSW Co-op program visit the future students page.

Program benefits:
  • Highly regarded by industry
  • Provides students with the fundamentals of business and the option to explore their interests
  • Prepares students academically, technically and professionally
  • Equips students with the skills and knowledge to pursue a variety of career options
  • Allows students to qualify for professional accreditation in a range of areas

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes

On successful completion of the BCom(Co-op), students will have the ability to:
  • demonstrate business knowledge and apply that knowledge in business problems
  • demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills
  • present complex issues in coherent written statements and oral presentations
  • demonstrate understanding of disciplinary issues in a local or global context
  • demonstrate understanding of the principles of working collaboratively in teams demonstrate understanding of the social and ethical dimensions in their chosen disciplinary areas
  • demonstrate appropriate skills for the workplace gained through internships and work-based learning.

Program Structure

Studies leading to the award of the BCom(Co-op) normally consist of 192UOC (or 32 courses) to be completed over 4 academic years.


Two streams of study will be possible within the BCom(Co-op*):

(*Both streams may not be available in all Co-op areas. Please contact the relevant Co-op Coordinator for details.)

1. Stream A - General stream:

UOC in this stream will consist of:
  • Compulsory core course
  • Flexible core courses
  • Major requirements (2 majors possible, with at least 1 within the ASB)
  • Free electives
  • General Education courses
  • Industrial Training courses (36 UOC)
2. Stream B - Honours stream

UOC in this stream will consist of:
  • Compulsory core courses
  • Flexible core courses
  • Major requirement (1 major)
  • Free electives
  • General Education courses
  • Industrial Training courses (36 UOC)
  • Honours courses and thesis (48 UOC)
Compulsory core courses account for 24 UOC (4 courses)
Flexible core courses account for 24 UOC (4 courses). Students should choose four courses from the following list:
Please note: For students intending to complete a major in Actuarial Studies, MATH1151 and MATH1251 should be completed instead of ECON1203 . Please refer to Actuarial Studies outline for further information.

Major requirement: Students complete a major (48UOC) in the disciplinary area of their Co-op scholarship. The major must contain at least 18 UOC at level 3. (Note that the 48UOC includes the first disciplinary course(s) in the Core (Compulsory or Flexible). This means that, for the majority of majors, students will complete 42UOC in specified disciplinary courses outside the core.)

Students may complete another major within an approved area of study within the ASB or other Faculty (Refer to Table A) if studying under Stream A.
Table A
 
Approved Majors within the ASB:
Accounting
Actuarial Studies
Business Economics
Business Strategy and Economic Management
Business Law
Finance
Financial Economics
Human Resource Management
Information Systems
International Business
Management
Marketing
Taxation

Approved Majors from other Faculties:

• Chinese Studies*
• French Studies*
• German Studies*
• Hispanic Studies*
• Japanese Studies*
• Korean Studies*


* Please note these majors are 54 UOC.


General Education Requirements

General Education requirements account for 12 UOC (2 courses) and are to be taken outside the Australian School of Business. This allows you to select either courses that were developed especially for the General Education Program (beginning with GEN) or to choose 'mainstream' courses that are offered in the degree programs of other Faculties.

Please note that students enrolled in programs within the Australian School of Business cannot take General Education courses offered by the Business School. These restrictions also apply to the following courses:
  • GENL2015 The World of Work
  • GENL2021 An Introduction to the Australian Legal System
  • GENL2031 Cyberspace Law
  • GENL5020 Business Fundamentals
  • GENL5021 Business Law Basics
  • GENL5030 Understanding Tax
  • GENL5031 Tax for Professionals
If students are unsure of their General Education requirements they should contact the Australian School of Business Student Centre (Ground floor, West entrance, Australian School of Business building)

Industrial Training Experience courses account for 36 UOC. Students complete 3 industrial training experience courses within the area of their co-op scholarship, with each course worth 12 UOC.

The first industrial training course in each area is:

Sample Program

Requirements 32 courses (192 UOC)
Stream A - General Stream
Stream B - Honours Stream
Compulsory and flexible Core courses (48 UOC)
Compulsory and flexible Core courses (48 UOC)
8 courses* for
major 1 (48 UOC)
8 courses* for major 2
(48UOC)
8 courses* for
major 1 (48 UOC)
 Honours courses and
thesis (48 UOC)
3 courses of Industry placement (36 UOC)
3 courses of Industry placement (36 UOC)
Up to 2 free electives (12 UOC)
Up to 2 free electives (12 UOC)
General Education requirements (12 UOC)
General Education requirements (12 UOC)
 
* Includes disciplinary course(s) in the Core

Honours

Students interested in studying the Honours stream should refer to the relevant disciplinary Honours plan for entry requirements and content, and contact the relevant Co-op and Honour Co-ordinators.

Students may also complete Honours by undertaking an additional (5th) year after satisfying the requirements of the General stream of the pass degree. Co-op scholars completing Honours under this path will not receive the Co-op scholarship for this 5th (honours) year. Students interested in studying Honours through this path should refer to the relevant Honours plan record for entry requirements and contact the Honours Co-ordinator in the relevant School.

Academic Rules

Please refer to the Program Structure for the academic requirements relating to this program.
Rules relating to the award of the degree of BCom shall apply wherever relevant. Students are advised to consult the Academic Rules for further information.

Fees

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

Related Program(s)
3502 Commerce

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