Commerce / Arts

University of New South Wales

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The Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Arts (BCom/BA) dual degree provides students with a highly regarded business degree complemented by a second degree in the Humanities, Social Sciences and the Creative and Performing Arts.

For detailed information on the professional recognition this degree offers please visit Professional Recognition of Programs in … For more content click the Read More button below.The Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Arts (BCom/BA) dual degree provides students with a highly regarded business degree complemented by a second degree in the Humanities, Social Sciences and the Creative and Performing Arts.

For detailed information on the professional recognition this degree offers please visit Professional Recognition of Programs in the UNSW Online Handbook.Program Benefits:- Reputable business program that is highly regarded by industry- Prepares students academically, technically and professionally- Equips students with the skills and knowledge to pursue a variety of career options- Connects students directly with the business communityRead More

Structure

Business Majors3502 - Commerce

Major Requirements: 48 UOC in an approved disciplinary stream containing at least 18 UOC at level 3. (Note that the 48 UOC includes the first disciplinary course(s) in the Core (Compulsory or Flexible). This means that, for the majority of majors, students will complete 42 UOC in specified disciplinary courses outside the core, (except for the Real Estate Studies major).Please Note:-The Business Law major (TABLA1) is not available to students enrolled in 4733 Commerce/Law.- Commerce/Education (secondary) 3462 students can only choose one major from:(a) Business Economics(b) Financial Economics(c) Business Strategy and Economic Management(d) Accounting (students who wish to meet CPA/CAANZ professional recognition requirements in this major will need to complete an additional Upper Level Economics elective above what is required within the commerce component)keyboard_arrow_down

  • Major
  • ACCTA148 UOCAccounting
  • COMMF148 UOCReal Estate Studies
  • COMMJ148 UOCBusiness Analytics
  • ECONF148 UOCBusiness Economics
  • ECONI148 UOCBusiness Strategy & Econ Mngmt
  • ECONJ160 UOCFinancial Economics
  • FINSA148 UOCFinance
  • FINSR148 UOCFinancial Technology
  • IBUSA148 UOCInternational Business
  • INFSA148 UOCInformation Systems
  • MARKA148 UOCMarketing
  • MGMTA148 UOCManagement
  • MGMTH148 UOCHuman Resource Management
  • TABLA148 UOCBusiness Law
  • TABLC148 UOCTaxation

Home Majors and Minors3409 - Arts

Home Majors and MinorsYou are required to complete one Home Major and one Minor:keyboard_arrow_down

  • MajorMinor
  • ASIAB160 UOCAsian Studies
  • ATSIC160 UOCIndigenous Studies
  • CHINE160 UOCChinese Studies
  • CHINF160 UOCAdvanced Chinese Studies
  • COMDF160 UOCGlobal Development
  • CRIMC160 UOCCriminology
  • CRWTA160 UOCCreative Writing
  • ENGLC160 UOCEnglish
  • ENVPE160 UOCEnvironmental Humanities
  • EUROC160 UOCEuropean Studies
  • FILMB160 UOCFilm Studies
  • FRENF160 UOCFrench Studies
  • FRENG160 UOCAdvanced French Studies
  • GERSF160 UOCGerman Studies
  • HISTD160 UOCHistory
  • JAPNF160 UOCJapanese Studies
  • JAPNG160 UOCAdvanced Japanese Studies
  • KOREF160 UOCKorean Studies
  • KOREG160 UOCAdvanced Korean Studies
  • LINGC160 UOCLinguistics
  • MECTC160 UOCMedia, Culture and Technology
  • MUSCJ160 UOCMusic Studies
  • MUSCK160 UOCMusic Studies (Intensive)
  • PHILE160 UOCPhilosophy
  • POLSG160 UOCPolitics and International Relations
  • SOCAD160 UOCSociology and Anthropology
  • SPANH160 UOCSpanish and Latin American Studies
  • THSTC160 UOCTheatre and Performance Studies

Optional External Minors3409 - Arts

External MinorsIf you are enrolled in a double degree program, you cannot complete a minor stream in the same Faculty as your second program of study e.g. students enrolled in the BA/BArt Theory, cannot complete an external minor in Art History and Theory.You will need to take extra UOC over 96 UOC to meet the requirements of an external minor that is greater than 24 UOC. External majors are not available in double degree programs.MATHB2 is only available in 3961 Engineering (Honours)/Artskeyboard_arrow_down

  • Minor
  • ARTHB224 UOCArt History and Theory
  • ECONA230 UOCEconomics
  • GEOGS236 UOCGeography
  • IBUSA230 UOCInternational Business
  • MATHB224 UOCMathematics for Engineers
  • MGMTH230 UOCHuman Resource Management
  • PSYCB224 UOCStudies in Psychology
  • PSYCM236 UOCPsychology

Business Core Courses3502 - Commerce

Students must take 24 UOC of the following courses. Please Note: - Students in program Engineering, Advanced Mathematics, Science, Advanced Science and Computer Science combined with Commerce are not required to take ECON1203, as the requirements are being fulfilled by MATH courses within the non-commerce side of these programs. Hence students must complete another 6 UOC of UNSW Business School electives to fulfil the requirement for 96 UOC of UNSW Business School courses within this double degree.- Students should select the MATH or PSYC course required for their Science major. If a Science major does not require a MATH or PSYC course (for example the Pathology and Vision Science majors) or if the Science major does not require one of the statistics courses listed above, students should complete ECON1203. MATH and PSYC count towards Science and ECON1203 count towards Commerce. If you have completed a Science course that excludes ECON1203, then you will need to study another 6UOC of UNSW Business School elective in order to meet the 96UOC from the Business School requirement.keyboard_arrow_down

  • ACCT15016 UOCAccounting and Financial Management 1A
  • ECON11016 UOCMicroeconomics 1
  • MGMT10016 UOCManaging Organisations and People
  • ECON12036 UOCBusiness and Economic Statistics

Flexible Core Courses3502 - Commerce

Student must take at least 24 UOC of the following courses.Please note:- Commerce/Law 4733 student are not permitted to take TABL1710. Please choose another flexible core.- Commerce/Media (PR and Advertising) 3559, MARK1012 is a shared course between B com and B media, by default, MARK1012 will always count towards the Commerce component and students will need to complete another Media elective to make up the required UOC for the Media component study.keyboard_arrow_down

  • ACCT15116 UOCAccounting and Financial Management 1B
  • COMM10006 UOCCreating Social Change: From Innovation to Impact
  • ECON11026 UOCMacroeconomics 1
  • FINS16136 UOCBusiness Finance
  • INFS16026 UOCDigital Transformation in Business
  • MARK10126 UOCMarketing Fundamentals
  • MGMT11016 UOCGlobal Business Environment
  • TABL17106 UOCBusiness and the Law

Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives3409 - Arts

You must complete 12 UOC of any courses offered by UNSW Arts and Social Sciences. Indigenous Studies courses (ATSIxxxx) cannot be studied as Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives.keyboard_arrow_down

  • any course offered by Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Business Free Electives3502 - Commerce

Student must complete 6 - 18UOC Business free electives dependant on their major to meet minimum 96 UOC Commerce program requirement.keyboard_arrow_down

  • any course offered by UNSW Business School

Maximum Level 1 UOC3502 - Commerce

Students may complete up to a maximum of 60 UOC of level 1 courses for the Commerce component of the double degree.keyboard_arrow_down

  • any course offered by UNSW Business School

Minimum Faculty UOC3502 - Commerce

Students must complete a minimum of 96 UOC of the following courses.keyboard_arrow_down

  • any course offered by UNSW Business School

LEVEL 2 AND 3 MATURITY REQUIREMENTS 3502 - Commerce

Student must have completed 24 UOC before taking any level 2 courses.Student must have completed 48 UOC before taking any level 3 courses.

Academic Writing & Language Enhancement 3409 - Arts

ARTS2050 Academic Writing for the Humanities (6 UOC) and HUMS1005 Personalised English Language Enhancement (6 UOC) can be counted as UNSW Arts and Social Sciences Prescribed Electives or Free Electives.

Double Majors 3409 - Arts

Double majors are not available in Double Degrees.

Maturity Requirements 3409 - Arts

You must have completed 24 UOC before taking any Level 2 courses.You must have completed 48 UOC, including 6 UOC at Level 1 and 6 UOC at Level 2 in your major/minor before taking any Level 3 courses.

Specialisation Declaration 3409 - Arts

You must specify your major and minor at the time of enrolment in Level 2 courses.

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