Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts

OUTLINE OF DEGREE STRUCTURE

This five-year (full-time) combined degree program requires students to complete a total of 240 credit points of study from the University of Sydney Business School and the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

For the Bachelor of Commerce component of the combined degree, all students complete:

• 36 credit points in core units of study (six units);
• a major selected from the Commerce major subject areas; and
• a minimum of 96 credit points in units of study from the University of Sydney Business School and the Economics and Econometrics subject areas from the School of Economics (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences), with a minimum of 48 credit points in senior units.

For the Bachelor of Arts component of this degree, students must complete:

• a compulsory major selected from the subject areas listed under Table A in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Handbook (where a major is available); and
• a minimum of 72 credit points in senior units of study selected from the subject areas listed under Table A in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Handbook (including units completed for the major listed above).

Students should however refer to the individual degrees for details of major requirements.

Refer to the Business School (Undergraduate) Handbook for more detailed information regarding this degree’s structure and requirements.

PROGRESSION GUIDE

Sample degree progression

YEAR ONE

Semester 1 Semester 2 BUSS1001
Understanding Business BUSS1002
The Business Environment BUSS1030
Accounting, Business and Society BUSS1020
Quantitative Business Analysis BUSS1040
Economics for Business Decision Making Bachelor of Commerce
Elective unit (junior) OR Unit required for major (junior) Bachelor of Arts
Unit for major (junior) Bachelor of Arts
Unit for major (junior) 24 credit points 24 credit points

YEAR TWO

Semester 1 Semester 2 Bachelor of Commerce
unit for major (senior) Bachelor of Commerce
unit for major (senior) Bachelor of Commerce
Elective unit (junior or senior) OR Unit for major (junior or senior) Bachelor of Commerce 
Elective unit (junior or senior) OR Unit for major (junior or senior) Bachelor of Arts
Elective unit (junior or senior) Bachelor of Arts
Elective unit (junior or senior) Bachelor of Arts
unit for major (senior) Bachelor of Arts
unit for major (senior) 24 credit points 24 credit points

YEAR THREE

Semester 1 Semester 2 Bachelor of Commerce
Unit for major (senior) Bachelor of Commerce
Unit for major (senior) Bachelor of Commerce
Elective unit (senior) OR Unit for major (senior) Bachelor of Commerce
Elective unit (senior) OR Unit for major (senior) Bachelor of Arts
Elective unit (senior) Bachelor of Arts
Elective unit (senior) Bachelor of Arts
Unit for major (senior) Bachelor of Arts
Unit for major (senior) 24 credit points 24 credit points

YEAR FOUR

Semester 1 Semester 2 Bachelor of Commerce
Unit for major (senior) Bachelor of Commerce
Unit for major (senior) Elective unit (senior) Elective unit (senior) Bachelor of Arts
Elective unit (senior) Bachelor of Arts
Elective unit (senior) Bachelor of Arts
Unit for major (senior) Bachelor of Arts
Unit for major (senior) 24 credit points 24 credit points

YEAR FIVE

Semester 1 Semester 2 Bachelor of Commerce
Elective unit (senior) OR Unit for major (senior) BUSS3500
Integrated Business Applications Elective unit (senior) Elective unit (senior) Elective unit (senior) Elective unit (senior) Bachelor of Arts
Elective unit (senior) Bachelor Arts
Elective unit (senior) 24 credit points 24 credit points

Degree progression examples for majors and major combinations available in this degree can be found on the Business School website.