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Department of Accounting and Finance

BCom - Bachelor of Commerce

Degree Information

Faculty: Faculty of Business and Economics
Department(s): Department of Accounting and Finance
Department of Business
Department of Business Law
Department of Economics
Course Type: Undergraduate
Degree Type: Bachelor
Key Features:

Majors include accounting, business law, demography, econometrics, economics, finance, Japanese economic studies, marketing, organisational behaviour and statistics.

Suitable for:

Suitable for those with an interest in finance and business.

Career Opportunities:

A wide range of careers across private and public sector organisations.

Requirements

Entry Requirements:

No specific entry requirements are necessary. HSC Mathematics band 2 (or higher) is assumed knowledge for first year, and is a prerequisite for a number of second year units. Students without HSC Mathematics may be required to include a unit in the range MATH123 - MATH130 in their first year program.

Work Experience:

No work experience required

UAC Code:

300210 CSP

UAI Cutoff (previous year):

82.00

Domestic Students: How to apply Fee Information
International Students: How to apply Fee Information
English Language Requirements:
  • IELTS (Academic english only): Minimum 6.5 overall, with 6.0 in each section
  • TOEFL (Paper based test): Minimum 580 overall, with 53 Listening, 52 Reading, 59 Structure/ Written Expression, 5.0 TWE
  • TOEFL (Computer based test): Minimum 237 overall, with 19 Listening, 19 Reading, 25 Structure/Writing
  • TOEFL (Internet based test): Minimum 92 overall, with 18 Listening, 17 Reading, 22 Writing, 22 Speaking

Course Details

Minimum Course Duration: 3 years
Course Commences:

Semester 1 (February) 2009 - view the Academic Calendar

Study Options:

Full-time, Part-time

Mode of study:

On campus

Minimum Course Requirements:
  1. Minimum number of credit points: 68
  2. Maximum number of credit points at 100 level: 30
  3. Minimum number of credit points in units at 300 level or above designated in the Schedule of Undergraduate Units as commerce or economics units: 18
  4. and completion of other specific requirements as set out in the Schedule of Undergraduate Programs
Enquiries: Contact us for further information

Programs of Study from Handbook


Suggested Programs of Study

Students can choose from 12 Programs of Study which lead to the award of the Bachelor of Commerce. Ten of the Programs are offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics, and are listed above. Two additional programs of study, Statistics (Operations Research) and Electronic Commerce and Database Systems, are offered by the Faculty of Science.

The following links set out each of the above Programs of Study in greater detail.

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) 2009 - contact Department of Accounting and Finance for details

Bachelor of Commerce (Applied Econometrics) 2009

Bachelor of Commerce (Business Law and Economics) 2009

Bachelor of Commerce (Demography) 2009 - contact Department of Business for details

Bachelor of Commerce (Economics) 2009

Bachelor of Commerce (Economics and Marketing) 2009 (Economics Dept. suggested program)

Bachelor of Commerce (Economics and Marketing) 2009 (Business Dept. suggested program)

Bachelor of Commerce (Economics and Marketing) 2008 (Business Dept. suggested program)

Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) 2009

Bachelor of Commerce (Japanese Economy and Language) 2009

Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing and Demography) 2009

Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing and Demography) 2008

Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing and Organisational Behaviour) 2009

Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing and Organisational Behaviour) 2008

It is essential that students refer to degree rules and official unit sequences in the University Handbook to ascertain their official program of study.

It is highly recommended that students access Timetables@Macquarie at least two weeks prior to enrolment to ensure a suitable schedule for lectures, tutorials and practical sessions for all enrolled units. Please note that new students are required to have their class timetable (excepting Law units) officially approved by an Academic Adviser upon enrolment and that it is subject to change due to class availability.