Bachelor of Commerce
Degree Structure
Typical Full-time Program Pattern - Commerce
| First semester | Second semester | |
| Year 1 (48 units) |
ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 BUSN1001 Business Reporting and Analysis STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods Elective (6u) |
ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 Elective (6u) Elective (6u) Elective (6u) |
| Year 2 (48 units) |
BComm compulsory major (6u) Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) |
BComm compulsory major (6u) Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) |
| Year 3 (48 units) |
BComm compulsory major (6u) Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) Elective (6u) |
BComm compulsory major (6u) 2 Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) Elective (6u) |
Notes:
- The electives must include at least two of the following first-year courses from the College of Business and Economics: BUSN1002 Accounting Processes and Systems, BUSN1101 Introduction to Commercial Law, INFS1001 Business Information Systems, FINM1001 Money, Markets and Finance, MGMT1003 Management, People and Organisations.
- The BComm may include up to 60 units at 1000 level of which no more than 12 units may be courses that are not included in Schedule 1 of the College of Business and Economics.
- The electives may include no more than 48 units of courses that are not included in Schedule 1.
- A compulsory major must be selected from: Accounting, Business Information Systems (except in BComm/BIT and BComm/BEng), Corporate Sustainability, Finance, International Business, Management or Marketing.
Typical Full-time Program Pattern: Commerce with a major in accounting and meeting professional accounting requirements
| First semester | Second semester | |
| Year 1 (48 units) |
ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 BUSN1001 Business Reporting and Analysis STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods Elective (6u) |
ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 BUSN1002 Accounting Processes and Systems BUSN1101 Introduction to Commercial Law FINM1001 Money, Markets and Finance |
| Year 2 (48 units) |
BUSN2015 Company Accounting BUSN2101 Law of Business Entities Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) |
BUSN2011 Management Accounting INFS2005 Accounting Information Systems Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) |
| Year 3 (48 units) |
BUSN3001 Accounting Theory BUSN3014 Principles of Tax Law Elective (6u) Elective (6u) |
BUSN3002 Auditing |
*At least one of the courses BUSN3003 Advanced Management Accounting, BUSN3006 Public Sector Accounting, BUSN3008 Financial Reporting by Corporations or BUSN3017 Corporate Social Responsibilty, Accountability, and Reporting must be included as part of the major in accounting.
Typical Full-time Program Pattern: Commerce with a major in finance
| First semester | Second semester | |
| Year 1 (48 units) |
ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods BUSN1001 Business Reporting and Analysis Elective (6u) |
ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 EMET1001 Foundations of Economic and Financial Models FINM1001 Money, Markets and Finance Elective (6u) |
| Year 2 (48 units) |
FINM2001 Corporate Finance Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) Elective (6u) |
FINM2002 Financial Instruments and Risk Management Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) |
| Year 3 (48 units) |
FINM3001 Investments Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) Elective (6u) |
Finance 3000 level course* Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) Elective (6u) |
*At least oneof FINM3005 Corporate Valuation, FINM3006 Financial Intermediation and Debt Markets or FINM3008 Applied Portfolio Construction must be taken to complete the major in Finance.
- The electives must include at least two of the following first-year courses from the College of Business and Economics: BUSN1002 Accounting Processes and Systems, BUSN1101 Introduction to Commercial Law, INFS1001 Business Information Systems, FINM1001 Money, Markets and Finance, MGMT1003 Management, People and Organisations.
Typical Full-time Program Pattern: Commerce with a major in business information systems, satisfying professional level requirements for the Australian Computer Society
| First semester | Second semester | |
| Year 1 (48 units) |
ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 |
ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 BUSN1001 Business Reporting and Analysis COMP2400 Relational Databases Elective (6u) |
| Year 2 (48 units) |
INFS2024 Information Systems Analysis Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) |
INFS2004 Electronic Business Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) Elective (6u) |
| Year 3 (48 units) |
INFS3024 Information Systems Management Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) |
INFS3059 Project Management and Information Systems INFS3002 Enterprise Systems in Business Elective (6u) Elective (6u) |
Notes
- The electives must include at least two of the following first-year courses from the College of Business and Economics: BUSN1002 Accounting Processes and Systems, BUSN1101 Introduction to Commercial Law, INFS1001 Business Information Systems, FINM1001 Money, Markets and Finance, MGMT1003 Management, People and Organisations.
- To satisfy requirements for Professional level accreditation with the Australian Computer Society a minimum of 8 information systems courses (48 units ) are needed in total in the degree, including 3 courses at third year level. The eight courses must be chosen from the list given above. The 3 third year courses must include INFS3024 Information Systems Management and INFS3059 Project Management and Information Systems.
Typical Full-time Program Pattern: Commerce with a major in corporate sustainability
| First semester | Second semester | |
| Year 1 (48 units) |
ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods BUSN1001 Business Reporting and Analysis Elective (6u) |
ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 Commerce Core Elective (6u) Elective - Schedule 1 (6u) Elective (6u) |
| Year 2 (48 units) |
MGMT2001 Corporate Sustainability Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) |
MKTG2002 Sustainable Marketing Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) |
| Year 3 (48 units) |
MGMT3015 Corporate Strategy or |
BUSN3017 Corporate Social |
- The electives must include at least two of the following first-year courses from the College of Business and Economics: BUSN1002 Accounting Processes and Systems, BUSN1101 Introduction to Commercial Law, INFS1001 Business Information Systems, FINM1001 Money, Markets and Finance, MGMT1003 Management, People and Organisations.
Typical Full-time Program Pattern: Commerce with a major in international business
|
First Semester |
Second Semester |
|
|
Year 1 (48 units) |
ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 |
ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 |
|
Year 2 (48 units) |
BUSI2034 Dynamics of European Business or |
BUSI2023 Dynamics of Asian Business or International Business Elective |
|
Year 3 (48 units) |
BUSI3020 International Strategic Management |
BUSI3024 International Marketing or |
- The electives must include at least two of the following first-year courses from the College of Business and Economics: BUSN1002 Accounting Processes and Systems, BUSN1101 Introduction to Commercial Law, INFS1001 Business Information Systems, FINM1001 Money, Markets and Finance, MGMT1003 Management, People and Organisations.
- The international business major electives must include two of BUSI2023 Dynamics of Asian Business, BUSI2024 Dynamics of Business in the Middle East, BUSI2027 Development of Modern Business, BUSI2034 Dynamics of European Business, BUSI3024 International Marketing, MGMT3025 International Human Resource Management, BUSI3030 International Supply Chain Management, BUSI3028 Business in China, BUSI3029 Cross-Cultural Management to attain a total of 36 units.
Typical Full-time Program Pattern: Commerce with a major in management
| First semester | Second semester | |
| Year 1 (48 units) |
ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods BUSN1001 Business Reporting and Analysis Commerce Core Elective (6u) |
ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 MGMT1003 Management, People and Organisations Elective (6u) Elective (6u) |
| Year 2 (48 units) |
MGMT2030 Human Resource Management and Strategy Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) |
MGMT2007 Organisational Behaviour Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) Elective (6u) |
| Year 3 (48 units) |
MGMT3015 Corporate Strategy Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) Elective (6u) |
MGMT3027 Entrepreneurship and Innovation |
- The electives must include at least two of the following first-year courses from the College of Business and Economics: BUSN1002 Accounting Processes and Systems, BUSN1101 Introduction to Commercial Law, INFS1001 Business Information Systems, FINM1001 Money, Markets and Finance, MGMT1003 Management, People and Organisations.
- The management major electives must include two of MGMT2001 Corporate Sustainability, MGMT2002 Employment Relations, MGMT2007 Organisational Behaviour , MGMT2030 Human Resource Management and Strategy, MGMT2035 Managing Organisational Change, MGMT3002 Techniques for Business Project Management, MGMT3016 Business Ethics, MGMT3021 Leadership, MGMT3025 International Human Resource Management, MGMT3027 Entrepreneurship and Innovation, or ECON2009/ECON2059 Labour Economics & Industrial Relations (P)/(H) to attain a total of 36 units.
Typical Full-time Program Pattern: Commerce with a major in marketing
| First semester | Second semester | |
| Year 1 (48 units) |
ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 BUSN1001 Business Reporting and Analysis STAT1008 Quantitative Research Methods Commerce Core Elective |
MKTG2004 Marketing |
| Year 2 (48 units) |
MKTG2031 Consumer Behaviour Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) Elective (6u) |
MKTG2001 Marketing Research Marketing Major Elective (6u) Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) |
| Year 3 (48 units) |
MKTG3023 Strategic Marketing Elective - Schedule 1 - 2000/3000 level (6u) Elective (6u) Elective (6u) |
Marketing major elective (6u) |
- The electives must include at least two of the following first-year courses from the College of Business and Economics: BUSN1002 Accounting Processes and Systems, BUSN1101 Introduction to Commercial Law, INFS1001 Business Information Systems, FINM1001 Money, Markets and Finance, MGMT1003 Management, People and Organisations.
- The marketing major elective must include two of BUSI3024 International Marketing, MKTG2002 Sustainable Marketing, MKTG2003 Marketing for Financial Services, MKTG2033 Advertising, MKTG 3024 Social Marketing, MGMT3027 Entrepreneurship and Innovation, STAT2003 Statistical Marketing Research Methods or STAT3005 Advanced Marketing Research Methods.
The Degree with Honours
The information published on the Study at ANU 2011 website applies to the 2011 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2010 website.




