Courses Handbook 2006 - [Archived]

130099 v.2 Bachelor of Commerce


BCom(Curtin)

Course CRICOS Code: 013905G
Registered full-time Duration for International Onshore Students on student visas: 3 Years

Introduction

The Bachelor of Commerce programs are highly relevant to the requirements of today's world, with considerable emphasis on decision making, trends in technology and associated work patterns, and other aspects of management in today's highly competitive business arena. Curtin's undergraduate commerce programs are designed to provide professional expertise in one of 25 single areas of specialisation or one of 67 double discipline areas. In recent years, graduates with the Curtin commerce degree have had no difficulty in finding employment. Many are in senior management positions in Western Australia and Southeast Asia. As well as theoretical concepts, the programs also emphasise the application of knowledge to commerce and industry. Graduates of the Bachelor of Commerce with suitable work experience may be considered for admission to graduate courses in Curtin Business School.

Course Entry Requirements/Prerequisites

None. TEE Applicable Mathematics or Discrete Mathematics desirable. Applicants without mathematics will be considered, and if admitted may be required to study Business Mathematics 015 in year one of their course.

Specific Requirements

STAT elements considered are E and either V or Q.

Duration and Availability

This course is three years (six semesters) full-time or equivalent part-time study and is available on a full-time, part-time and, to a limited extent, external study basis. For full-time students, most classes are scheduled in the daytime but evening attendance may be necessary for a few units. Part-time students generally attend evening classes but are encouraged to attend day classes if convenient.

Professional Recognition

Curtin Business School courses are designed, wherever possible to conform with the membership standards of relevant postgraduation professional bodies. All accounting majors are eligible on graduation to apply for associate membership of CPA Australia, or to enter into the Institute of Chartered Accountants CA Year, subject to that institute's employment conditions. Economics majors - Associate Professional Membership of the Economic Society of Australia (WA Branch). Financial Planning majors - the Financial Planning Association. Information Systems and Information Technology majors - Australian Computer Society. Internet Security Management major - ANZ Forensic Science Society. Logistics major - Logistics Association of Australia and Chartered Association of Logistics and Transport. Management major - Australian Institute of Management. Human Resources major - Australian Human Resources Institute. Marketing major - Australian Marketing Institute and International Advertising Association.

Professional Recognition Continued

Public Relations major - Public Relations Institute of Australia. Taxation majors - Taxation Institute of Australia, Association of Taxation and Management Accountants, Tax Agents Board of Western Australia. Sports Administration majors - ANZ Sports Law Association. Single Property major is accredited for Certified Practicing Valuer status of Australian Property Institute (API). All double Property majors are accredited only for Associate Membership of API.

Additional Course Expenses

Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks, readers and other essential study materials.

Other CRICOS Codes

List of codes for Sydney - 054366A - 104 weeks, 055198D - 165 weeks.

Special Note

The list of core units can be found at the bottom of the list of majors. CBS has agreed to implement a Capstone unit as an integral part of the Bachelor of Commerce Program. Wherever possible, Business Project 301 will be taken in a student's final semester of study. The unit involves small teams of students from each CBS undergraduate School (Accounting, Business Law, Economics and Finance, Information Systems, Management and Marketing) combining their knowledge and skills in a multi-disciplinary virtual business project. One aim of the unit to integrate and synthesise in an applied way all the learning experiences obtained by students in their undergraduate study programs.

Course Structure

Hrs/Wk

Credit

Year 1 Semester 1

10830 v.4   Information Systems 100 3.0 25.0
10987 v.5   Accounting 100 3.0 25.0
11011 v.3   Legal Framework 100 3.0 25.0
1234 v.4   Economics 100 3.0 25.0
  100.0

Year 1 Semester 2

10848 v.2   Management 100 3.0 25.0
10850 v.4   Marketing 100 3.0 25.0
  50.0

Majors, Streams or Other Core Components

301176 v.3   Accounting and Accounting Technologies Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234911 v.3   Accounting and Banking Double Major   450.0
  OR  
235001 v.2   Accounting and Business Law Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234914 v.3   Accounting and Corporate and Resources Administration Double Major   450.0
  OR  
303029 v.3   Accounting and Entrepreneurship Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234906 v.5   Accounting and Finance Double Major   450.0
  OR  
305274 v.1   Accounting and Financial Planning Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234901 v.4   Accounting and Information Systems Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234912 v.3   Accounting and Marketing Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234926 v.2   Accounting and Sports Administration Double Major   450.0
  OR  
235002 v.2   Accounting and Taxation Double Major   450.0
  OR  
230001 v.3   Accounting Major   450.0
  OR  
307021 v.1   Applied Accounting Technology Major   450.0
  OR  
235004 v.3   Applied Finance and Commercial Law Double Major   450.0
  OR  
301598 v.2   Bachelor of Commerce Pre-Major   450.0
  OR  
235005 v.3   Banking and Commercial Law Double Major   450.0
  OR  
235006 v.3   Banking and Economics Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234804 v.3   Banking and Electronic Commerce Double Major   450.0
  OR  
235007 v.3   Banking and Finance Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234922 v.4   Banking and Information Systems Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234802 v.2   Banking and Management Double Major   450.0
  OR  
235022 v.2   Banking and Marketing Double Major   450.0
  OR  
230002 v.3   Banking Major   450.0
  OR  
235008 v.3   Corporate and Resources Administration and Management Double Major   450.0
  OR  
230005 v.3   Corporate and Resources Administration Major   450.0
  OR  
235009 v.4   Economics and Commercial Law Double Major   450.0
  OR  
235010 v.3   Economics and Finance Double Major   450.0
  OR  
235011 v.3   Economics and Financial Modelling Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234807 v.4   Economics and Financial Planning Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234805 v.3   Economics and Management Double Major   450.0
  OR  
300168 v.3   Economics and Marketing Double Major   450.0
  OR  
230007 v.3   Economics Major   450.0
  OR  
230205 v.4   Electronic Commerce Major   450.0
  OR  
234921 v.3   Entrepreneurship and Marketing Double Major   450.0
  OR  
230202 v.3   Entrepreneurship Major   450.0
  OR  
234811 v.4   Finance and Electronic Commerce Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234924 v.4   Finance and Information Systems Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234806 v.2   Finance and Management Double Major   450.0
  OR  
235020 v.4   Finance and Marketing Double Major   450.0
  OR  
305315 v.1   Finance and Strategic Economic Analysis Double Major   450.0
  OR  
230008 v.3   Finance Major   450.0
  OR  
300959 v.2   Financial Planning Major   450.0
  OR  
305339 v.1   Global Economics and Finance Double Major   450.0
  OR  
305321 v.1   Global Economics Major   450.0
  OR  
235017 v.2   Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234809 v.4   Information Systems and Electronic Commerce Double Major   450.0
  OR  
230010 v.5   Information Systems Major   450.0
  OR  
234810 v.4   Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234923 v.4   Information Technology and Systems Double Major   450.0
  OR  
230011 v.6   Information Technology Major   450.0
  OR  
234814 v.3   International Business and Electronic Commerce Double Major   450.0
  OR  
230012 v.2   International Business Major   450.0
  OR  
230021 v.2   International Supply Chain Management Major   450.0
  OR  
230023 v.2   Legal Studies Major   450.0
  OR  
307040 v.1   Logistics and Marketing Double Major   450.0
  OR  
309702 v.1   Management and Electronic Commerce Double Major   450.0
  OR  
300966 v.2   Management and Human Resource Management Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234905 v.4   Management and Information Systems Double Major   450.0
  OR  
235016 v.2   Management and Marketing Double Major   450.0
  OR  
305303 v.1   Management and Strategic Economic Analysis Double Major   450.0
  OR  
309412 v.1   Management Major   450.0
  OR  
234925 v.3   Marketing and Advertising Double Major   450.0
  OR  
235018 v.4   Marketing and Commercial Law Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234818 v.3   Marketing and Electronic Commerce Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234907 v.5   Marketing and Information Systems Double Major   450.0
  OR  
235023 v.4   Marketing and Public Relations Double Major   450.0
  OR  
300115 v.2   Marketing Major   450.0
  OR  
234918 v.4   Property and Accounting Double Major   450.0
  OR  
303559 v.3   Property and Commercial Law Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234920 v.4   Property and Finance Double Major   450.0
  OR  
300852 v.5   Property and Information Systems Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234916 v.4   Property and Marketing Double Major   450.0
  OR  
230014 v.4   Property Major   450.0
  OR  
234816 v.2   Public Relations and Management Double Major   450.0
  OR  
230020 v.4   Public Relations Major   450.0
  OR  
234917 v.4   Sales and Information Systems Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234919 v.2   Sales and Marketing Double Major   450.0
  OR  
235021 v.2   Sales and Public Relations Double Major   450.0
  OR  
230219 v.2   Sales Major   450.0
  OR  
301156 v.2   Sports Administration and Commercial Law Double Major   450.0
  OR  
301155 v.2   Sports Administration and Marketing Double Major   450.0
  OR  
309835 v.1   Sports Administration and Tourism Management Double Major   450.0
  OR  
230201 v.2   Sports Administration Major   450.0
  OR  
305996 v.1   Strategic Economic Analysis and Economics Double Major   450.0
  OR  
307310 v.1   Strategic Economic Analysis and Electronic Commerce Double Major   450.0
  OR  
304789 v.1   Strategic Economic Analysis Major   450.0
  OR  
300522 v.2   Strategic Procurement Major   450.0
  OR  
307322 v.1   Tourism Management and Marketing Double Major   450.0
  OR  
309871 v.1   Tourism Management and Property Double Major   450.0
  OR  
234813 v.3   Tourism Management and Public Relations Double Major   450.0
  OR  
230019 v.3   Tourism Management Major   450.0
  450.0
* Some majors (listed or unlisted) are only available at offshore locations. Check with Curtin Business School.
 

Availability

Year Location   All* Internal Partially Online Internal^ External Fully Online#
2006 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2006 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
2006 Esperance Community College Semester 1 Y        
2006 Esperance Community College Semester 2 Y        
2006 Joondalup Campus Semester 1 Y        
2006 Joondalup Campus Semester 2 Y        
2006 Kalgoorlie Campus Semester 1 Y        
2006 Kalgoorlie Campus Semester 2 Y        
2006 De Chazal Du Mee Bus Mauritius Semester 1   Y      
2006 De Chazal Du Mee Bus Mauritius Semester 2   Y      
2006 Dongbei Uni Econs Fin China Trimester 1A   Y      
2006 Dongbei Uni Econs Fin China Trimester 2A   Y      
2006 Dongbei Uni Econs Fin China Trimester 3A   Y      
2006 HK Mgmt Assoc Trimester 1A   Y      
2006 HK Mgmt Assoc Trimester 2A   Y      
2006 HK Mgmt Assoc Trimester 3A   Y      
2006 Infrmtcs BH Islamabad Trimester 3   Y      
2006 Infrmtcs CS S'pore Trimester 1   Y      
2006 Infrmtcs CS S'pore Trimester 2   Y      
2006 Infrmtcs CS S'pore Trimester 3   Y      
2006 Metro College Malaysia Semester 1   Y      
2006 Metro College Malaysia Semester 2   Y      
2006 Metro College Malaysia Special Study Period 3   Y      
2006 Metro College Malaysia Study Period 1   Y      
2006 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 1   Y      
2006 Miri Sarawak Campus Semester 2   Y      
2006 Mktg Inst of S'pore Trimester 1A   Y      
2006 Mktg Inst of S'pore Trimester 2A   Y      
2006 Nanjing Audit University Trimester 1A   Y      
2006 Nanjing Audit University Trimester 2A   Y      
2006 Pilbara TAFE Karratha Semester 1   Y      
2006 Pilbara TAFE Karratha Semester 2   Y      
2006 Pilbara TAFE Sth Hedland Semester 1 Y        
2006 Pilbara TAFE Sth Hedland Semester 2 Y        
2006 S'pore HR Institute Trimester 1A   Y      
2006 S'pore HR Institute Trimester 2A   Y      
2006 S'pore HR Institute Trimester 3A   Y      
2006 S'pore Inst Mtls Mgt Trimester 1A   Y      
2006 S'pore Inst Mtls Mgt Trimester 2A   Y      
2006 S'pore Inst Mtls Mgt Trimester 3A   Y      
2006 Sydney Curtin Semester 1S   Y      
2006 Sydney Curtin Semester 2S   Y      
2006 UHK SPACE Admiralty Ctr Trimester 1A   Y      
2006 UHK SPACE Admiralty Ctr Trimester 2A   Y      
2006 UHK SPACE Admiralty Ctr Trimester 3A   Y      
2006 UHK SPACE CIDP Semester 2A   Y      
2006 UHK SPACE CIDP Trimester 1A   Y      
2006 UHK SPACE CIDP Trimester 2A   Y      
2006 UHK SPACE CIDP Trimester 3A   Y      
2006 UHK SPACE Main Campus Semester 1A   Y      
2006 UHK SPACE Main Campus Semester 2A   Y      
2006 UHK SPACE Main Campus Trimester 1A   Y      
2006 UHK SPACE Main Campus Trimester 2A   Y      
2006 UHK SPACE Main Campus Trimester 3A   Y      
2006 UKRIDA Penabur International Semester 2   Y      

The information displayed above refers to study periods and locations where the course is available for first time entry. Students are normally only offered or admitted to a course once.

*The course itself may not be available either solely internally or externally but individual units may be offered in either or both of those modes. Prospective students should contact the Course Coordinator for further information.

^Course and associated units are offered in this mode permitting International Onshore student enrolment.

#Course and associated units are offered in this online only mode and DO NOT permit International Onshore student enrolment.



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