Overview
The Honours year will provide students with an opportunity to learn the necessary skills to tackle Business Law issues and challenges that they will encounter throughout their careers. These include analytical skills in problem solving (identification of problems, mapping out solutions and executing them) and Business Law (both practical and … For more content click the Read More button below.
To satisfy the Honours requirements, students undertake an additional year of study, completing Honours level courses (both compulsory and elective) and undertaking a research thesis. Students must have completed the prerequisite courses prior to their Honours year.
This stream is only offered on a full-time basis each year.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Advanced knowledge of a field: Our students will have the ability to understand, apply and critically reflect on an advanced body of knowledge within a particular field.
a. Students should be able to apply a highly developed understanding of the theoretical concepts and body of knowledge in the relevant field to address a question/topic.
b. Students should be able to reflect critically on existing theoretical knowledge, ideas and practice in the relevant field.
- Scholars
- Professionals
- Leaders
2.
Research capability: Our students will have the ability to undertake a piece of research in the relevant field.
a. Students should be able to develop an original research topic/question.
b. Students should be able to plan and execute a piece of research with some independence.
- Professionals
- Scholars
3.
Communication: Our students will have the ability to communicate research effectively.
a. Students should be able to present and defend their research in oral presentations.
b. Students should be able to present and defend their research in writing.
- Professionals
- Global citizens
- Scholars
Available in Program(s) Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:
Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) - BCom (Hons)4501 - Commerce (Honours)
Specialisation Structure
Students must complete 48 UOC.
Core Courses12 Units of Credit:
Thesis24 Units of Credit:
Prescribed Electives12 Units of Credit:
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You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.
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