Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science

OUTLINE OF DEGREE STRUCTURE

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

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 School of Economics (Economics and Econometrics subject areas) with a minimum of 48 credit points in senior units of study.

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

• a minimum of 12 credit points from the Mathematics and Statistics subject areas;
• a minimum of 24 credit points in junior units of study (1000 level) from at least two of the Science Table 1 subject areas (other than Mathematics and Statistics);
• a minimum of 60 credit points in intermediate and senior Science units of study (2000 and 3000 level) from the Table 1 subject areas;
• a major selected from the subject areas listed under 'Table 1' in the Faculty of Science handbook; and
• a minimum of 96 credit points in units of study from the Faculty of Science.

High achieving students have the choice of enrolling in an advanced stream of the Bachelor of Science component of this degree. The available streams are Bachelor of Science (Advanced) or Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics).

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 for major (junior) Mathematics and Statistics unit (junior) Mathematics and Statistics unit (junior) Mathematics and Statistics unit (junior) Mathematics and Statistics unit (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 Science
Elective unit (junior); OR
Unit for major (junior) Bachelor of Science
Elective unit (junior); OR
Unit for major (junior) Bachelor of Science
Elective unit (junior); OR 
Unit for major (junior) Bachelor of Science
Elective unit (junior); OR 
Unit for major (junior) 24 credit points 24 credit points

YEAR THREE

Semester 1 Semester 2 Bachelor Commerce
Unit for major (senior) Bachelor Commerce
Unit for major (senior) Elective unit (junior, intermediate or senior) Elective unit (junior, intermediate or senior) Bachelor Science
Unit for major (intermediate or senior) Bachelor Science
Unit for major (intermediate or senior) Bachelor of Science
Elective unit (intermediate or senior); OR
Unit for major (intermediate or senior) Bachelor of Science
Elective unit (intermediate or senior); OR
Unit for major (intermediate or 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) Bachelor of Commerce
Elective unit (senior); OR
Unit for major (senior) Bachelor of Commerce
Elective unit (senior); OR 
Unit for major (senior) Elective unit (intermediate or senior) Elective unit (intermediate or senior) Bachelor of Science
Unit for major (senior) Bachelor of Science
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 (intermediate or senior) Elective unit (intermediate or senior) Bachelor of Science
Elective unit (senior) Bachelor of Science
Elective unit (senior) Bachelor of Science
Unit for major (senior) Bachelor of Science
Unit for major (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.