Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) (BCom(Hons))

Program Code
HCOM

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 (Honours) is an AQF Level 8 qualification with a standard full-time duration of 1 year.

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply advanced theoretical and methodological knowledge to a disciplinary research problem with some independence.
  2. Demonstrate autonomous skills in planning and prioritising tasks.
  3. Communicate discipline-specific ideas as well as a structured argument for academic and professional publications.
  4. Apply ethical considerations to disciplinary research.

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 (Honours)

There shall be a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours).

Qualification Requirements

To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 24 units:

  1. Core courses to the value of 12 units in either Accounting, Marketing, Management, International Business or Applied Finance
  2. Research dissertation to the value of 12 units 

Core Courses