Bachelor of Commerce

Institution Bond University
Method On Campus
Location Robina
Type Bachelor
Course fee By request

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Bachelor of Commerce

Objectives The Bachelor of Commerce is an exciting program for those interested in the financial side of business. It is specifically designed to prepare graduates for professional careers in finance, accounting, business economics, real estate and property development. Students are encouraged to take a second major.
Practical experience Work Experience & Internships Some students without practical workplace experience, or with workplace experience in a field different from their studies, choose to undertake an internship as part of their degree. This intensely practical professional development approach fosters graduates who are ready, willing and able to hit the ground running and make an immediate impact in the workplace.
Academic title Bachelor of Commerce
Course description Majors

Students must complete one of the approved majors from the following areas:

    * Accounting
    * Economics
    * Finance
    * Property Development

Enrolment

International Students: To fulfil your student visa requirements, you’ll need to enrol in 40cp per semester. Domestic Students: You have the option of undertaking either 30 or 40cp per semester.

Bond’s teaching methodology involves a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, examinations, projects, presentations, assignments, computer labs and industry projects.

Professional Outcomes

Commercial sector and in private practice, including accounting, merchant banking, stock broking, investment institutions, brokerage houses and government.

Careers

    * Certified Practicing Accountant
    * Merchant Banker
    * Stock Broker
    * Accounts Manager

Professional Recognition

    * Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
    * CPA Australia (for Accounting major)
    * Financial Services Institute of Australia (for Finance major)

Combined Degrees

Students can combine this degree with any other undergraduate degree at Bond (except Medicine) to suit their professional and personal interests. Bond's three-semester academic year allows students to complete two degrees in the same time it would take to complete just one degree at other universities (dependant upon degree combination).

Course Structure

Core Subjects (4)
Every Bachelor degree student at Bond is required to complete at least (1) subject from each of the following four discipline subjects:

Communication
CORE11-100       Communication Skills or
CORE11-101       Public Speaking
Outcomes: To communicate effectively in writing, speaking and visual; to understand the nature of communication processes and sources of difficulty in communication.

Information Technology
CORE11-110       Information Technology 1 or
CORE11-111       Business Applications of IT
Outcomes: To work effectively with contemporary information technology; to evaluate critically the current and future role of computing technology in the storage, retrieval and processing of information.

Values
CORE11-120       Cultural and Ethical Values or
CORE11-120       Contemporary Issues in Law and Society
Outcomes: To appreciate the foundation of moral, ethical and social theories and their relevance to issues of public concern and debate; to use theoretical ideas in formulating arguments about how particular issues should be resolved.

Organisations
CORE11-130       Strategic Management
Outcomes: To appreciate the natural, dynamic and strategic positioning of organisations within their environments; to appreciate the nature of effective work in groups

Foundation Subjects (8)
Students must complete the following 8 subjects:
LAWS10-100        Business Law
STAT11-100         Business Maths
ACCT12-200        Cost Management Systems or FINC12-201 Quantitative Techniques in Finance
ECON12-200       Econometrics
FINC12-200         Fundamentals of Finance**
ACCT11-100        Introduction to Accounting
MKTG11-100        Marketing
ECON11-100       Principles of Economics

Major Subjects (6)
6 subjects from one of the following majors:

    * Accounting*
    * Finance
    * Economics
    * Property and Development

Accounting*
Students must complete:
ACCT13-301 Financial Acct & Company Reporting
ACCT13-303 Accounting Theory
ACCT13-304 Managerial Planning & Control
ACCT13-305 Auditing

Plus two subjects from:
LAWS10-101 Law of Commercial Entities or LAWS11-316 Corporations Law
LAWS13-415 Taxation Law
ACCT13-311 Financial Analysis and Evaluation
*Students who wish accreditation with any of the Australian Professional Accounting bodies must complete ACCT12-200 in the foundation and all 7 subjects listed above.

Economics
Students must complete:
ECON12-201   Markets & Corporate Behaviour
ECON12-202   Contemporary Macro Issues
ECON13-301   Game Theory & Strategic Decision Making
ECON13-302   Business Conditions Analysis
ECON13-305   Money & Monetary Policy
IBUS13-351     International Trade

Finance
Students must complete:
FINC13-303    Portfolio Invest. & Analysis
FINC13-304    Financial Markets & Institutions

Plus 4 subjects from:
FINC13-301   Corporate Finance
FINC13-307   International Finance
FINC13-308   Personal Finance
FINC13-309   Bank Financial Management
FINC13-305   Options and Futures
**Students must also complete FINC12-201 in the foundation subjects to do the finance major.

Property Development
Students must complete:
SSUD11-100 Principles of Sustainable Property
SSUD12-103 Managing Projects
SSUD12-304 Assets and Facilities Management
SSUD11-101 Understanding Buildings
SSUD11-200 Principles of Property Valuation
SSUD11-300 Planning Process

Electives (6)
Six subjects may be selected from any Faculty within the University. Students are encouraged to undertake a second major by completing a minimum of four additional subjects from the majors offered in the Bachelor of Commerce and the Bachelor of Business.

Students wanting to do International Business or Marketing major from the Bachelor of Business as a 2nd major must complete the pre-requisite subject IBUS12-250 or MKTG13-303 respectively.