Bachelor of Commerce

Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 00301J

The Bachelor of Commerce is a great choice if you want a career that requires specialist business expertise or certification: think careers such as chartered accountant, financial planner or property valuer. Its particularly suited to people who are detail-oriented, love untangling problems or who seek mastery in subjects that interest them. Through our Commerce degree, you can hone your skills in a particular business area. Your learning experiences will be richly interactive and industry connected, using advanced technologies that develop your decision-making and leadership skills, both of which are essential in a future marketplace. The course starts with a business foundation year, where you will explore value creation in business, learn to use financial information to make informed and responsible decisions, and develop your business intelligence and analytical capabilities to interpret data in a meaningful way. Following on from this, youll choose one major area of business in which to specialise and gain expertise, employing learned career management theories to plan your own success. Youll then complement your major with one of three choices from areas such as arts, science or design: a second major, two specialisations or one specialisation with four electives. This degree will grow your international business outlook and connect you with the industry. In your final year, youll undertake an industry work placement or work on an applied business project, applying your entrepreneurial skills, business ideas and ‘out of the box thinking to a real business environment. The Bachelor of Commerce can also be studied as part of a double degree with Arts, Science, Law, Engineering or Psychology, giving you even more career choices.

Structure

Credit Points: 600

Subjects

• MGMT1002 Communication, Culture and Indigenous Perspectives in Business
• MGMT1003 Strategic Career Design
• BLAW1002 Markets and Legal Frameworks
• ACCT1002 Financial Decision Making
• ECOM1000 Analytics for Decision Making
• STRU-CMRCD Commerce Defined Major Stream
• STRU-CMRCF Commerce Flexible Major Stream
• FNCE3002 Financial Planning Internship
• MGMT3024 Business Study Tour
• MGMT3026 Business Innovation Lab
• MGMT3028 Interactive Study Tour
• MGMT3029 Enhancing Your Business Mind
• MKTG3009 Business Internship
• XINO3005 Business and Law International Experience 1

Standard entry requirements

• Completed year 12 in Australia or overseas in the past two years, or
• Completed TAFE or VET studies in the past two years
• Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study are those whose highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a VET course. This includes study at a public TAFE or other VET provider, whether a qualification was completed or not. Applicants with VET study may have other qualifications such as a Year 10 or Year 12 secondary school certificate
• Applicants with higher education are those whose highest level of study since leaving secondary education is a higher education course, such as a university degree. This may include applicants who are currently studying a higher education course at another education provider and want to transfer to Curtin University, or applicants who are currently studying at Curtin but want to switch to a different course. It may also include applicants who have completed past study with university and non-university higher education providers.

Recognition

Curtin Business School is recognised as an elite global business school through accreditation by EQUIS and AACSB and through our EFMD Accredited MBA.Graduates from this course may be eligible for membership of appropriate professional bodies. See further information on the official Curtin website: https://www.curtin.edu.au/study/offering/course-ug-bachelor-of-commerce--b-comrce

Study pathways

Honours is available as an additional one-year course following completion of this bachelor degree.

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