Overview
Stand Alone Programs
Double Degree Structure192 Units of Credit:
Students must complete 192 UOC.
Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Economics combined degree normally consist of 192 UOC or 32 courses to be completed over 4 academic years.
A minimum of 78 UOC are to be in Economics courses (or approved Non-ECON substitute courses), 12 UOC to be completed as General Education and the remainder 102 UOC as Business School courses towards the Commerce major requirements and Business School electives.
These UOC need to be made up of:
- Compulsory core courses (12 UOC; ECON1101 and ECON1203 are completed within the Economics Major requirements)
- Flexible core courses (18 UOC)
- ECON1401 (6 UOC)
- Economics Major requirements (60 UOC)
- Economics Electives (12 UOC)
- Commerce Major requirements (42 UOC; For the majority of majors, students will complete 42 UOC as 6 UOC will be completed under the compulsory core or flexible core courses, except for students completing Accounting or Real Estate Studies majors)
- Business School Electives (30 UOC; This will depend on the chosen Commerce major. Students have the option to complete an additional major/minor)
- General Education courses (12 UOC)
- 3521 - Commerce / Economics
- 3521 - Commerce / Economics
- 3502 - Commerce
- 3543 - Economics
Business Majors3502 - Commerce
Major Requirements: 48 UOC in an approved disciplinary stream containing at least 18 UOC at level 3. (Note that the 48 UOC includes the first disciplinary course(s) in the Core (Compulsory or Flexible). This means that, for the majority of majors, students will complete 42 UOC in specified disciplinary courses outside the core, (except for the Real Estate Studies major.)
Please Note:
-The Business Law major (TABLA1) is not available to students enrolled in 4733 Commerce/Law.
- Commerce/Education (secondary) 3462 students can only choose one major from:
(a) Business Economics
(b) Financial Economics
(c) Business Strategy and Economic Management
Minors3502 - Commerce
Students must complete at least 24 and no more than 30 of the specialisations below.
Economics Majors3543 - Economics
Students must complete at least one of the specialisations below.
Please note: If you choose to study a 2nd Economics major, you must choose another 6 courses (36 UOC) from the second major that do not overlap with the first major.
Business Core Courses3502 - Commerce
Students must take 24 UOC of the following courses
ECON1203 is not required for:
- Commerce/Information systems students have the option to take ECON1203 or MATH1041
- Actuarial/Commerce student take MATH1151 and MATH1251 in place of ECON1203
- Commerce/Economics student ECON1203 is completed part of the Economics Major requirements.
Economics Core Course3543 - Economics
Students must take 6 UOC of the following courses.
Please Note: ECON1101 must be completed before ECON1401. ECON1401 cannot be counted towards an Economics major.
Flexible Core Courses3502 - Commerce
Students must take at least 24 UOC of the following courses.
Economics Electives3543 - Economics
Students must take 12 UOC of the following courses to ensure a student completes a minimum of 78 UOC of Economics courses within the School of Economics.
Please Note: Students must consult the Handbook from the year in which they commenced their degree. Students commencing prior to 2017 are required to study 84 UOC of Economics courses.
Business School electives3502 - Commerce
UOC remaining after completion of the Compulsory core, Flexible core and Major requirements for the following double degree should be taken from within the UNSW Business School to ensure minimum program requirements are met.
- Commerce/Information Systems 3584 (24-30UOC in UNSW Business School courses to ensure a student completes a minimum of 96UOC of Business courses within the Bachelor of Commerce. The exact number of courses to complete will depend on the major chosen.)
- Actuarial studies/Commerce 3155 (42-48UOC These courses must be taken from Actuarial Studies or from the UNSW Business School. These UOC can also be made up of additional Actuarial Studies or Business School courses, or as part of a minor or major approved for the Bachelor of Actuarial Studies or Bachelor of Commerce. Note that, for some majors, additional study of courses above the minimum stipulated for the dual degree program may be required.
- Commerce/Economics 3521 (to ensure a minimum of 84 UOC of Economics courses are completed for the Economics component and a minimum of 96 UOC of UNSW Business School courses are required for the Commerce component. GEN courses cannot count as Business School electives.
General Education3502 - Commerce
Students must take at least 6 UOC of the following courses.
General Education3543 - Economics
Students must take at least 6 UOC of the following courses.
Maximum Level 1 UOC3502 - Commerce
Students may complete up to a maximum of 72 UOC of the following courses in the overall double degree, excluding Level 1 courses completed as part of the General Education requirement in double degree.
Minimum Faculty UOC3502 - Commerce
Students must complete a minimum of 96 UOC of the following courses.
Minimum Economics UOC3543 - Economics
Students must take 12 UOC of the following courses to ensure a student completes a minimum of 78 UOC of Economics courses within the School of Economics.
Please Note: Students must consult the Handbook from the year in which they commenced their degree. Students commencing prior to 2017 are required to study 84 UOC of Economics courses.
Maximum Level 1 UOC3543 - Economics
No more than 72 UOC (not including 12 UOC of General Education courses) in Level 1 courses will be counted towards the dual degree.
Minimum UNSW Business School UOC3543 - Economics
Students must complete a minimum of 96 UOC of the following courses.
LEVEL 2 AND 3 MATURITY REQUIREMENTS3502 - Commerce
Student must have completed 24 UOC before taking any level 2 courses.
Student must have completed 48 UOC before taking any level 3 courses.
Level 2 and 3 Maturity Requirements3543 - Economics
Students must have completed 24 UOC before taking any Level 2 courses.
Students must have completed 48 UOC before taking any Level 3 courses.
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