Students in Sydney undertake their Arts units at the Strathfield campus. Only the three nominated Majors for the Bachelor of Commerce are offered at the Strathfield campus.
BA/BCom
Credit points
320
Minimum duration
4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- Strathfield
EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
Admission requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12, or equivalent:
| State | Prerequisites |
|---|
New South Wales | Assumed knowledge: English (Standard) (Band 2), EAL (Band 3) Assumed knowledge: For Mathematics major or minor: Mathematics (not Mathematics General 2). Recommended studies: For Visual Arts minor: Visual Arts. |
Queensland | Assumed knowledge: English (Units 3 & 4, C) |
Victoria | Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English. |
International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission.
Definition
Bachelor of Arts Major: 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level, at least 40 cp at 200 level and at least 20 cp from 300 level.
Bachelor of Arts Minor: 40 cp in prescribed units in one discipline or approved interdisciplinary area, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level and at least 20 cp at advanced level.
Bachelor of Commerce Major: 80 cp in prescribed units in one discipline, normally including at least 10 cp at introductory level, at least 40 cp at 200 level and at least 20 cp from 300 level.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 320 cp, consisting of:
- 180 cp selected in accordance with the requirements of the Bachelor of Commerce degree consisting of:
- 60 cp from Bachelor of Commerce Specified Business Units (Part A);
- 80 cp from a Bachelor of Commerce major in Accounting, Human Resource Management or Marketing (Part B); and
- 40 cp from a Bachelor of Commerce Minor in Accounting, Human Resource Management or Marketing (Part C); OR
- 40 cp Electives from the Schedule of Unit Offerings for the Bachelor of Commerce (subject to campus availability, unit limitations and provided that prerequisite and corequisite requirements are met) (Part D).
- 120 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree, consisting of:
- 80 cp from a Major other than a Business Studies Major (Part E);
- 40 cp from a Minor other than Business Studies (Part F) or 40 cp electives from other units listed in the Bachelor of Arts Schedule of Unit Offerings [1] (Part G)
- 20 cp Core Curriculum Units (Part H).
Progression requirements
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progression through this course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.
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Schedule of unit offerings
Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:
- BUSN104Money Matters10 CP
Business Foundation Unit
- BUSN112Managing Markets10 CP
Business Foundation Unit
- BUSN113Managing People and Organisations10 CP
Business Foundation Unit
- ITEC100Information Technology in Action10 CP
Business Foundation Unit
- BIPX202Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities10 CP
- BIPX301Professional Experience10 CP
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
- ACCTAccounting80 CP
- DATAData Analytics80 CP
- HRMGHuman Resource Management80 CP
- MNGTManagement80 CP
- MKTGMarketing80 CP
Complete exactly 1 of the following:
- ACCTAccounting40 CP
- HRMGHuman Resource Management40 CP
- MKTGMarketing40 CP
Students should refer to the Bachelor of Commerce - Minors for the schedule of unit offering.
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
- BCOMBachelor of Commerce240 CP
Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:
- ARCHArchaeology80 CP
Available Brisbane#, Melbourne#, Strathfield
- BUSDBusiness Studies80 CP
- DETIDesign and Technologies80 CP
This major is only available to students in the Bachelor of Creative Arts and Secondary Teaching courses.
Strathfield only 2025
- DRAMDrama80 CP
- ENGLEnglish80 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society80 CP
- HISTHistory80 CP
- LANSLanguages80 CP
Italian, Japanese, Mandarin or other languages - available as cross-institutional study as approved by Course Coordinator.
- LEGLLegal Studies80 CP
Legal Studies Major is available only to students who transfer from the Bachelor of Laws or equivalent and who have completed designated units at appropriate levels as approved by Course Coordinators.
- MATHMathematics80 CP
- MUSCMusic80 CP
Not offered Strathfield 2025
- PHILPhilosophy80 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations80 CP
For Strathfield, major offered in North Sydney
- PSYCPsychology80 CP
Not offered Brisbane 2025
- SOCISociology80 CP
Not offered Brisbane 2025
- SRLGStudy of Religions80 CP
- THSDTheological Studies80 CP
- VISUVisual Arts80 CP
Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:
- ARCHArchaeology40 CP
Available Brisbane#, Melbourne#, Strathfield
- BUSDBusiness Studies40 CP
- COMMCommunication40 CP
- COMSCommunity Services40 CP
40 cp granted for successful completion of a National Training Information Service (NTIS) Community Services Package from an accredited RTO or equivalent as formally recognised through an articulation agreement with Australian Catholic University
- DRAMDrama40 CP
- DTCODigital Technologies (Computing)40 CP
Available Strathfield only
- ECONEconomics40 CP
Available Brisbane#, Melbourne#, Strathfield#
- EDUCEducation40 CP
Education Minor is available only to students who transfer from an Initial Teaching Education undergraduate program and who have completed designated units as approved by the Course Coordinator.
- ENGLEnglish40 CP
- GEESGeography, Environment and Society40 CP
- GLSTGlobal Studies40 CP
Global Studies Minor is available only to students who transfer into the BA from a Global Studies double degree.
- GRDEGraphic Design40 CP
Available Melbourne and Strathfield
- HISTHistory40 CP
- HLDVHealthy Development40 CP
Available Melbourne only
- INDVInternational Development Studies40 CP
Available Melbourne only
- LANSLanguages40 CP
Italian and Spanish language units can be undertaken online at ACU as a language minor up to 200 level units. 300-level units and other languages can be undertaken as cross-institutional study with approval from the Course Coordinator. The language units can also be studied as part of a Diploma in Languages.
- LEGLLegal Studies40 CP
Legal Studies Major is available only to students who transfer from the Bachelor of Laws or equivalent and who have completed designated units at appropriate levels as approved by Course Coordinators.
- MATHMathematics40 CP
- MUSCMusic40 CP
Available Brisbane and Melbourne
- PHILPhilosophy40 CP
- PINRPolitics and International Relations40 CP
For Strathfield, minor offered in North Sydney
- PSYCPsychology40 CP
- SOCISociology40 CP
- SRLGStudy of Religions40 CP
- THSDTheological Studies40 CP
- VEAMVeterans Arts Minor40 CP
Recognition of Prior Learning credit applicable for discharged or current ADF personnel as part of ACU's Veterans Entry Program for Australian Defence Force (ADF)
- VISUVisual Arts40 CP
- YWRKYouth Work40 CP
Available Melbourne only
Students should refer to the Bachelor of Arts for the schedule of unit offering.
Complete 0 to 40 credit points from the following:
Students undertaking an Accounting major must take ECON102 Microeconomics 1 as part of their Arts Major, Minor or as an Elective.
Students should refer to the Bachelor of Arts for the schedule of unit offering.
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
- UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
- PHCC102Being Human10 CP
- PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
- UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
- PHCC320The Just Society10 CP
