Bachelor of Commerce

University of Sydney

About

Your global business journey starts here.

Our Bachelor of Commerce offers a wide variety of subject options, interactive learning experiences and a strong commercial grounding in business.

Take advantage of our international exchange and industry placement opportunities and tailor your degree to launch your career in virtually any field, anywhere in the world.The three-year, full-time (or equivalent part-time) program combines theory and practice to build your understanding of how businesses operate.

You’ll gain the analytical, technical and practical skills to apply your knowledge effectively in your career.To succeed in business, graduates need to be equipped with a solid grounding in areas such as accounting and business statistics, as well as leadership skills and a global mindset.

Our Bachelor of Commerce combines theory and practice to teach you how businesses operate.

Alongside technical development, you will gain critical thinking and problem-solving skills to apply your knowledge effectively in the business world.

Our core units, Future of Business and Leading and Influencing in Business, have been specifically designed to prepare you for the contemporary workforce and a global career.MajorsBuilding on this foundation, you can choose up to two majors.

At least one major must be chosen from our wide range of business subject areas:

The other may be chosen from business subject areas or the pool of shared majors across the university.Why study here?

Structure

  • Accounting (Major)
  • Accounting (Minor)
  • Banking (Major)
  • Business Analytics (Major)
  • Business Analytics (Minor)
  • Business Information Systems (Major)
  • Business Information Systems (Minor)
  • Business Law (Major)
  • Business Law (Minor)
  • Finance (Major)
  • Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management (Major)
  • Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management (Minor)
  • International Business (Major)
  • International Business (Minor)
  • Management (Major)
  • Management (Minor)
  • Marketing (Major)
  • Marketing (Minor)
  • Professional Accounting (Program)
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Entry requirements

Admission criteria

Admission to this course is on the basis of the following criteria:

  • a secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), or approved higher education study, including approved preparation courses.
  • English language requirements where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English.

Admission pathways are open to domestic applicants on the basis of equity or other adjustment factors, including for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants. For details, visit admission pathways.

Assumed knowledge

Mathematics. Other assumed knowledge depends on the first-year subjects selected.

Prerequisites

Mathematics (an equivalent of band 4 in the NSW HSC subject Mathematics* or band E3 in Mathematics Extension 1 or 2) from 2019, if you are completing a senior secondary (year 12) qualification in Australia. For details including equivalent requirements for other qualifications, visit Mathematics course prerequisites.

*The subject requirement refers to Mathematics (not Mathematics General or Mathematics Standard), or Mathematics Advanced which will be first examined in the NSW HSC in 2020.

Credit for previous study

If you've already completed university-level or equivalent subjects, you may be able to apply for credit for previous study.

Learning outcomes

What you'll study

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