Handbook - Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Business Administration

BCom/BBA

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

Brisbane
Melbourne
North Sydney
Strathfield

Note:

Strathfield - Commerce majors available are only Accounting, Human Resource Management and Marketing

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 level, or equivalent:

State	Prerequisites
New South Wales	*Assumed knowledge:* English (Standard) (Band 2) or EAL (Band 3).
Queensland	*Assumed knowledge:* English (Units 3 & 4, C)
Victoria	Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or 25 in any other English.

International students 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. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.

Completion requirements

To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 320 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:

a. 50 cp from Bachelor of Commerce Specified Business units from the Schedule of Unit Offerings (Part A);

b. 20 cp from Core Curriculum units (Part B);

c. 10 cp BIPX202 Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities (Part C);

d. 80 cp from Bachelor of Business Administration Specified Units from the Schedule of Unit Offerings (Part D);

e. 120 cp from:

i. 80 cp from at least one of the listed Majors in the Schedule of Unit Offerings from the Bachelor of Commerce (Part E); and

iia. 40 cp from one of the listed Minors in the Schedule of Unit Offerings from the Bachelor of Commerce (Part F)

iib. 40 cp as Electives from the Schedule of Unit Offerings from the Peter Faber Business School UG Unit Offerings (Part G);

f. 40 cp from Elective Units listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings for any ACU Bachelor degree courses (Part H).

Progression requirements

In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator and bound by decisions of the Faculty Learning and Teaching Committee.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Part A : Bachelor of Commerce Specified Business Units

Complete exactly 50 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
BIPX301Professional Experience10 CP
ITEC100Information Technology in Action10 CP
Business Foundation Unit

Part B : Core Curriculum Units

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

Part C : Community Engagement Unit

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

BIPX202Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities10 CP

Part D : Bachelor of Business Administration - Specified Units

Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:

BAFN200Principles of Finance10 CP
ECON200Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets10 CP
ENTR301Managing Entrepreneurship and Innovation10 CP
HRMG204Organisational Behaviour10 CP
ITEC200Data and Information Management10 CP
ITEC201Fundamentals of Information Technology10 CP
MGMT304Strategic Management10 CP
MKTG207Marketing Toolkit10 CP

Part E : Majors in the Schedule of Unit Offerings from the Bachelor of Commerce

Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:

ACCTAccounting80 CP
DATAData Analytics80 CP
HRMGHuman Resource Management80 CP
MNGTManagement80 CP
MKTGMarketing80 CP

Part F : Minors in the Schedule of Unit Offerings from the Bachelor of Commerce

Complete 0 to 40 credit points from the following:

Part G : Electives from the Schedule of Unit Offerings from the Peter Faber Business School UG Unit Offerings

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

From any other units listed in the Schedule of Unit offerings for any Bachelor degree course offered by the Peter Faber Business School at second or third year level.

Part H : Elective Units listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings for any ACU Bachelor degree courses

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

From other Elective units listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings for any other ACU Bachelor degree courses.

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.

Accounting Major - Commencing Semester 1

Year 1Semester 1

Bachelor of Commerce Specified Business UnitsBUSN112Managing Markets
(Inc: MKTG100, BUSD112)
10 cp
Bachelor of Commerce Specified Business UnitsITEC100Information Technology in Action
(Inc: BUSN111, BUSD111)
10 cp
Bachelor of Commerce Specified Business UnitsBUSN104Money Matters
(Inc: ACCT100, BUSD104)
10 cp
Bachelor of Commerce Specified Business UnitsBUSN113Managing People and Organisations
(Inc: MGMT100)
10 cp

Year 1Semester 2

Majors in the Schedule of Unit Offerings from the Bachelor of Commerce - ACCT - Accounting - Major Units: AccountingLEGL101Introduction to Business Law: Legal Frameworks for Businesses10 cp
Majors in the Schedule of Unit Offerings from the Bachelor of Commerce - ACCT - Accounting - Major Units: AccountingSTAT207Business Data Analysis
(Inc: STAT102)
10 cp
Majors in the Schedule of Unit Offerings from the Bachelor of Commerce - ACCT - Accounting - Major Units: AccountingACCT210Accounting Foundations
(Pre: BUSN104)
(Inc: ACCT100, ACCD210)
10 cp
Core Curriculum Units Core Curriculum Unit 1See the ACU Core Curriculum page for details 10 cp