Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)
Program Code
BCOM
Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
Academic Year
2024
These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).
Overview
The Bachelor of Commerce is designed to prepare students for professional accreditation in accounting, finance or marketing. Students completing an accounting major will be entitled to join the CPA Australia (Certified Practising Accountants) and CA ANZ (Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand); the finance major meets the entrance requirements of the CFA Institute (Chartered Financial Analyst); and the marketing major is accredited with the AMI (Australian Marketing Institute).
The objectives of the Bachelor of Commerce are to provide students with:
- professional business skills, knowledge and experience/analytical tools necessary to be the creators, transformers and leaders of sustainable and innovative enterprises in the modern world;
- broad and coherent procedural and declarative knowledge of contemporary business issues and skills, with specialist discipline-specific depth in their respective discipline;
- opportunities to engage in work integrated learning;
- the capability to demonstrate their understanding of the principles, skills and knowledge of their respective disciplines.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Formulate, explain and reflect upon solutions utilising evidence-based principles, concepts and theories to create and/or transform business.
- Analyse diverse problems in contemporary business situations by employing relevant quantitative and qualitative skills.
- Evaluate ethical considerations for routine and evolving business tasks.
- Promote business sustainability through innovation and strategic thinking.
- Communicate effectively both individually and within teams, and have the ability to self-reflect.
Conditions
Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Faculty before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.
Program Maximum Duration: As specified in Table 1 of the Coursework Academic Programs Policy, this program must be completed within a Maximum Duration which includes any periods of non-enrolment, leave of absence or approved study at other institutions for credit towards a Program.
Academic Program Rules for Bachelor of Commerce
There shall be a Bachelor of Commerce.
Qualification Requirements
To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Commerce, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 72 units, comprising:
- Level I courses not exceeding 30 units
- Core courses to the value of 12 units
- One major from the following:
- Accounting
- Accounting and Corporate Finance
- Accounting and Marketing
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Finance and Marketing
- Marketing
- Capstone course to the value of at least 3 units
- Broadening electives to the value of 9 units
Core Courses
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Core Courses
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ECON 1008 Data Analytics I 3 ENTREP 1011 Entrepreneurial Foundations and Mindset 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ENTREP 1000 Business Lifecycles 3 ENTREP 1002 Personal Professional Development 3 -
Capstone
Students completing a major in either Accounting, Accounting and Corporate Finance, or Corporate Finance must complete at least one course from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ABLEINT 3001 ABLE Internship Level III 3 ENTREP 3900 eChallenge 3 ENTREP 3901 Tech eChallenge 3 ENTREP 3902 Project Abroad UG 6 Students completing a major in either Accounting and Marketing, Corporate Finance and Marketing, or Marketing must complete the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value MARKETNG 3004 Marketing Planning Project 3
Major
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Accounting
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ACCTING 1002 Introductory Accounting 3 ACCTING 1004 Accounting Foundations 3 ACCTING 2500 Cost and Management Accounting 3 ACCTING 2501 Financial Accounting 3 ACCTING 2503 Accounting Systems and Data Analytics 3 ACCTING 3500 Accounting Theory 3 ACCTING 3501 Corporate Accounting 3 ACCTING 3502 Auditing 3 COMMLAW 2503 Company and Business Law 3 COMMLAW 3500 Income Tax Law III 3 CORPFIN 1002 Business Finance 3 ECON 1012 Principles of Economics I 3 -
Accounting and Corporate Finance
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ACCTING 1002 Introductory Accounting 3 ACCTING 1004 Accounting Foundations 3 ACCTING 2500 Cost and Management Accounting 3 ACCTING 2501 Financial Accounting 3 ACCTING 2503 Accounting Systems and Data Analytics 3 ACCTING 3500 Accounting Theory 3 ACCTING 3501 Corporate Accounting 3 ACCTING 3502 Auditing 3 ECON 1012 Principles of Economics I 3 COMMLAW 2503 Company and Business Law 3 COMMLAW 3500 Income Tax Law III 3 CORPFIN 1002 Business Finance 3 CORPFIN 2502 Business Valuation 3 CORPFIN 2503 Business Data Analytics 3 CORPFIN 2506 Options, Futures & Risk Management 3 CORPFIN 3501 Portfolio Theory & Management 3 CORPFIN 3505 Corporate Regulations and Ethics in Finance 3 CORPFIN 3506 Takeovers, Corporate Restructuring and Governance 3 CORPFIN 3507 Topics in Corporate Finance 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CORPFIN 2501 Financial Institutions Management 3 CORPFIN 2505 Alternative Investments 3 -
Accounting and Marketing
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ACCTING 1002 Introductory Accounting 3 ACCTING 1004 Accounting Foundations 3 ACCTING 2500 Cost and Management Accounting 3 ACCTING 2501 Financial Accounting 3 ACCTING 2503 Accounting Systems and Data Analytics 3 ACCTING 3500 Accounting Theory 3 ACCTING 3501 Corporate Accounting 3 ACCTING 3502 Auditing 3 COMMLAW 2503 Company and Business Law 3 COMMLAW 3500 Income Tax Law III 3 CORPFIN 1002 Business Finance 3 ECON 1012 Principles of Economics I 3 MARKETNG 1001 Introduction to Marketing 3 MARKETNG 2006 Delivering Customer Insights 3 MARKETNG 2010 Marketing Strategy 3 MARKETNG 2501 Consumer Behaviour 3 MARKETNG 3002 Marketing Analytics 3 MARKETNG 3501 Marketing to the World 3 MARKETNG 3504 Service Design and Marketing 3 -
Corporate Finance
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ACCTING 1002 Introductory Accounting 3 ACCTING 1004 Accounting Foundations 3 CORPFIN 1002 Business Finance 3 CORPFIN 2502 Business Valuation 3 CORPFIN 2503 Business Data Analytics 3 CORPFIN 2506 Options, Futures & Risk Management 3 CORPFIN 3501 Portfolio Theory & Management 3 CORPFIN 3505 Corporate Regulations and Ethics in Finance 3 CORPFIN 3506 Takeovers, Corporate Restructuring and Governance 3 CORPFIN 3507 Topics in Corporate Finance 3 ECON 1012 Principles of Economics I 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CORPFIN 2501 Financial Institutions Management 3 CORPFIN 2505 Alternative Investments 3 -
Corporate Finance and Marketing
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value ACCTING 1002 Introductory Accounting 3 ACCTING 1004 Accounting Foundations 3 COMMLAW 2503 Company and Business Law 3 CORPFIN 1002 Business Finance 3 CORPFIN 2502 Business Valuation 3 CORPFIN 2503 Business Data Analytics 3 CORPFIN 2506 Options, Futures & Risk Management 3 CORPFIN 3501 Portfolio Theory & Management 3 CORPFIN 3505 Corporate Regulations and Ethics in Finance 3 CORPFIN 3506 Takeovers, Corporate Restructuring and Governance 3 CORPFIN 3507 Topics in Corporate Finance 3 ECON 1012 Principles of Economics I 3 MARKETNG 1001 Introduction to Marketing 3 MARKETNG 2006 Delivering Customer Insights 3 MARKETNG 2010 Marketing Strategy 3 MARKETNG 2501 Consumer Behaviour 3 MARKETNG 3002 Marketing Analytics 3 MARKETNG 3501 Marketing to the World 3 MARKETNG 3504 Service Design and Marketing 3 and
Courses to the value of 3 units from the following:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value CORPFIN 2501 Financial Institutions Management 3 CORPFIN 2505 Alternative Investments 3 -
Marketing
All of the following courses must be completed:
Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value COMMLAW 2503 Company and Business Law 3 MARKETNG 1001 Introduction to Marketing 3 MARKETNG 2006 Delivering Customer Insights 3 MARKETNG 2010 Marketing Strategy 3 MARKETNG 2501 Consumer Behaviour 3 MARKETNG 3002 Marketing Analytics 3 MARKETNG 3501 Marketing to the World 3 MARKETNG 3504 Service Design and Marketing 3
Electives
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Elective Courses
Students may include electives from any undergraduate courses offered by the University that are available to the student. All students must include 9 units of Broadening Electives except for students completing a major in Accounting and Corporate Finance, Accounting and Marketing, or Corporate Finance and Marketing.