Commerce (Honours)

University of Queensland

About

The honours program provides Bachelor of Commerce graduates with an extra year of high quality study to enhance their business and finance skills.

This program will appeal to high achieving students eager to pursue research and more advanced coursework.

An honours degree demonstrates to employers that you are someone with exceptional ability and superior skills.

Places are strictly limited and awarded on the basis of academic merit.

The program can also act a stepping stone to the Master of Philosophy or PhD.

Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) students can choose from a range of courses in areas including finance, accounting and business information systems.

They are also required to complete a research thesis.

Structure

Courses

See the course list for courses that can be studied as part of the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours).

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

Honours

Honours will be awarded to all graduates of this program.

Study options

Graduates will have the opportunity to progress to the following programs:

  • Master of Philosophy

Entry requirements

To complete the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)

To fulfil the requirements of the Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

A student is required to obtain 16 units from the BCom(Hons) list. Refer to the BCom(Hons) rules for further information. The class of honours is calculated on the basis of the grade point average of the results obtained by a student in the first attempt at all courses that contribute to the program (see PPL 3.50.12b of the Policy and Procedures Library).

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.

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