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. 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 also available on an external basis. For full-time students, most classes are scheduled in the day 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 professional bodies. All accounting majors are eligible on graduation to apply for associate membership of Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) Australia, or to enter into the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) program, 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 (FPA). Information Systems and Information Technology majors - Australian Computer Society (ACS). Internet Security Management major - ANZ Forensic Science Society. Logistics major - Logistics Association of Australia (LAA) and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. Management major - Australian Institute of Management. Human Resource Management 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 Management 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
Codes for Sydney - 054366A (104 weeks), 055198D (156 weeks).
Further Information
To apply for any of the single and double business majors offered, applicants need only select the course code for the campus of their choice once; majors will be selected at enrolment. Only the common first year units are available at the regional centres. A brochure with detailed major and career options information is available from Curtin Business School Student Services on telephone (08) 9266 7713 (Bentley) or the Centre for Regional Education on telephone 1300 730 897 (all other centres).
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 Capstone 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 is to integrate and synthesise in an applied way all the learning experiences obtained by students in their undergraduate study programs.
Course Award Titles I
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting); Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Accounting Technologies); Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Banking); Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Business Law); Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Finance); Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Entrepreneurship); Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Financial Planning); Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Business Information Systems); Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Sport Management); Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Taxation); Bachelor of Commerce (Advertising); Bachelor of Commerce (Advertising and Public Relations); Bachelor of Commerce (Applied Accounting); Bachelor of Commerce (Applied Finance and Commercial Law); Bachelor of Commerce (Banking); Bachelor of Commerce (Banking and Business Information Systems); Bachelor of Commerce (Banking and Commercial Law); Bachelor of Commerce (Banking and Economics); Bachelor of Commerce (Banking and Finance); Bachelor of Commerce (Banking and Management); Bachelorof Commerce (Banking and Marketing); Bachelor of Commerce (Business Information Technology); Bachelor of Commerce (Corporate Governance); Bachelor of Commerce (Corporate Governance and Management);
Course Award Titles II
Bachelor of Commerce (Economics); Bachelor of Commerce (Economics and Commercial Law); Bachelor of Commerce (Economics and Finance); Bachelor of Commerce (Economics and Financial Planning); Bachelor of Commerce Economics and Management); Bachelor of Commerce (Economics and Marketing); Bachelor of Commerce (Entrepreneurship); Bachelor of Commerce (Entrepreneurship and Marketing); Bachelor of Commerce (Finance); Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Business Information Systems); Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Management); Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Marketing); Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Strategic Economic Analysis); Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Planning); Bachelor of Commerce (Global Economics); Bachelor of Commerce (Global Economics and Finance); Bachelor of Commerce (Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations); Bachelor of Commerce (International Business); Bachelor of Commerce (International Business and Business Information Systems); Bachelor of Commerce (International Supply Chain Management); Bachelor of Commerce (Legal Studies); Bachelor of Commerce (Logistics and Marketing; Bachelor of Commerce (Logistics Management); Bachelor of Commerce (Management and Business Information Systems);
Course Award Titles III
Bachelor of Commerce (Management); Bachelor of Commerce (Management and Business Information Systems); Bachelor of Commerce (Management and Marketing); Bachelor of Commerce (Management and Strategic Economic Analysis); Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing); Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing and Advertising); Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing and Business Information Systems); Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing and Commercial Law); Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing and Public Relations); Bachelor of Commerce (Property and Accounting); Bachelor of Commerce (Property and Business Information Systems); Bachelor of Commerce (Property and Commercial Law); Bachelor of Commerce (Property and Finance); Bachelor of Commerce (Property and Marketing); Bachelor of Commerce (Property); Bachelor of Commerce (Public Relations and Management); Bachelor of Commerce (Public Relations); Bachelor of Commerce (Sales and Information Systems); Bachelor of Commerce (Sport Management and Commercial Law); Bachelor of Commerce (Sport Management and Marketing); Bachelor of Commerce (Sport Management and Tourisim); Bachelor of Commerce (Sport Management); Bachelor of Commerce (Strategic Economic Analysis and Economics); Bachelor of Commerce (Strategic Economic Analysis);
Course Award Titles IV
Bachelor of Commerce (Strategic Procurement); Bachelor of Commerce (Tourism Management and Public Relations); Bachelor of Commerce (Tourism Management and Marketing); Bachelor of Commerce (Tourism Management).
Combined Degree Information
Commerce may be combined with Applied Geology, Communication and Cultural Studies, Geographic Information Science, Languages and Asian Cultures, Mathematical Sciences, Minerals Engineering, Mining Engineering, Psychology (Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations double major only), Social Science, Surveying.
Course Structure Disclaimer
Curtin University reserves the right to alter the internal composition of any course to ensure learning outcomes retain maximum relevance. Any changes to the internal composition of a course will protect the right of students to complete the course within the normal timeframe and will not result in additional cost to students through a requirement to undertake additional units.
| Course Structure | Hrs/Wk | Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Majors, Streams or Other Core Components | |||||
| 301598 | v.2 | Bachelor of Commerce Pre-Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 230001 | v.3 | Accounting Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 301176 | v.3 | Accounting and Accounting Technologies Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 234911 | v.3 | Accounting and Banking Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 234901 | v.5 | Accounting and Business Information Systems Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 235001 | v.2 | Accounting and Business Law 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 | |||||
| 234926 | v.3 | Accounting and Sport Management Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 235002 | v.2 | Accounting and Taxation Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 310432 | v.1 | Advertising Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 310433 | v.1 | Advertising and Public Relations Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 307021 | v.2 | Applied Accounting Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 230002 | v.3 | Banking Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 235007 | v.3 | Banking and Finance Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 230010 | v.6 | Business Information Systems Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 230011 | v.7 | Business Information Technology Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 234923 | v.5 | Business Information Technology and Systems Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 230007 | v.3 | Economics Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 235010 | v.3 | Economics and Finance 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 | |||||
| 230202 | v.3 | Entrepreneurship Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 234921 | v.3 | Entrepreneurship and Marketing Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 230008 | v.3 | Finance 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 | |||||
| 300959 | v.2 | Financial Planning Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 305339 | v.1 | Global Economics and Finance Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 235017 | v.2 | Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 230012 | v.2 | International Business Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 234814 | v.4 | International Business and Business Information Systems Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 230023 | v.2 | Legal Studies Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 300114 | v.2 * | Logistics Management Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 309412 | v.1 | Management Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 234905 | v.5 | Management and Business Information Systems Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 300966 | v.2 | Management and Human Resource Management Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 235016 | v.2 | Management and Marketing Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 300115 | v.2 | Marketing Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 234925 | v.3 | Marketing and Advertising Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 234907 | v.6 | Marketing and Business Information Systems Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 235018 | v.5 | Marketing and Commercial Law Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 235023 | v.5 | Marketing and Public Relations Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 230014 | v.4 | Property 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 | |||||
| 234916 | v.4 | Property and Marketing Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 230020 | v.4 | Public Relations Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 234816 | v.2 | Public Relations and Management Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 230201 | v.3 | Sport Management Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 301156 | v.3 | Sport Management and Commercial Law Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 301155 | v.3 | Sport Management and Marketing Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 309835 | v.2 | Sport and Tourism Management Double Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 300522 | v.3 | Strategic Procurement Major | 450.0 | ||
| OR | |||||
| 230019 | v.3 | Tourism Management 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 | ||
| 450.0 | |||||
| Year 1 Semester 1 | |||||
| 10830 | v.5 | Business 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 | |||||
| * | Some majors (listed or unlisted) are only available at offshore locations. Check with Curtin Business School. |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | All* | Internal | Partially Online Internal^ | External | Fully Online# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Esperance Community College | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Esperance Community College | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Kalgoorlie Campus | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Margaret River Campus | Semester 1 | Y | Y | |||
| 2008 | Margaret River Campus | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Pilbara TAFE Karratha | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Pilbara TAFE Karratha | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Pilbara TAFE Sth Hedland | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Pilbara TAFE Sth Hedland | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Sydney Campus | Semester 1S | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Sydney Campus | Semester 2S | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Sydney Campus | Sydney Summer Semester | Y | ||||
| 2008 | De Chazal Du Mee Bus Mauritius | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | De Chazal Du Mee Bus Mauritius | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Dongbei Uni Econs Fin China | Semester 1A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Dongbei Uni Econs Fin China | Semester 2A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Infrmtcs CS S'pore | Trimester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Infrmtcs CS S'pore | Trimester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Infrmtcs CS S'pore | Trimester 3 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | INTI Intern'l College Penang | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | INTI Intern'l College Penang | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Metro College Malaysia | Study Period 1 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Metro College Malaysia | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Metro College Malaysia | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Miri Sarawak Campus | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Mktg Inst of S'pore | Trimester 1A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Mktg Inst of S'pore | Trimester 2A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Mktg Inst of S'pore | Trimester 3A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | S'pore HR Institute | Trimester 1A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | S'pore HR Institute | Trimester 2A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | S'pore HR Institute | Trimester 3A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | S'pore Inst Mtls Mgt | Trimester 1A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | S'pore Inst Mtls Mgt | Trimester 2A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | S'pore Inst Mtls Mgt | Trimester 3A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | UHK SPACE Admiralty Ctr | Trimester 1A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | UHK SPACE Admiralty Ctr | Trimester 2A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | UHK SPACE Admiralty Ctr | Trimester 3A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | UHK SPACE CIDP | Semester 1A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | UHK SPACE CIDP | Trimester 1A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | UHK SPACE CIDP | Trimester 2A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | UHK SPACE CIDP | Semester 2A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | UHK SPACE CIDP | Trimester 3A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | UHK SPACE Main Campus | Trimester 1A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | UHK SPACE Main Campus | Trimester 2A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | UHK SPACE Main Campus | Semester 2A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | UHK SPACE Main Campus | Trimester 3A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | UKRIDA Penabur International | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | UKRIDA Penabur International | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Uni Bina Nusantara Indonesia | Semester 1A | Y | ||||
| 2008 | Uni Bina Nusantara Indonesia | Semester 2A | 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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