Course Planning Guide 2012 - Faculty of Business and Economics

Course plan examples
The following pages provide some examples of how you could structure your Bachelor of Commerce degree. These are but a few
suggestions for combining studies across discipline areas in the commerce component and breadth component. The flexibility of
the course is such that there are many options in terms of subject choice. We encourage you to explore these thoroughly by using
other resources in combination with this Guide, such as the 2012 Handbook which is online at www.unimelb.edu.au/handbook, or
by discussing your options with a Student Adviser.
Accounting major and accreditation + Finance major
ECON10004 Introductory
Microeconomics
ECON10005 Quantitative
Methods 1
ACCT10001 Accounting
Reports and Analysis
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
ECON20003 Quantitative
Methods 2 or ECOM20001
Introductory Econometrics
MGMT20001 Organisational
Behaviour
ACCT20001 Cost Management
ACCT30002 Enterprise
Performance Management
ACCT30001 Financial
Accounting
Commerce elective e.g.
ECOM30001 Basic
Econometrics or ECOM30002
Econometrics or breadth
Breadth Breadth or commerce elective FNCE30001 Investments
ECON10003 Introductory FNCE20001 Business Finance FNCE30007 Derivative
Macroeconomics
Securities
ACCT10002 Accounting
Transactions and Analysis
ACCT10003 Accounting
Processes and Analysis
BLAW10001 Principles of
Business Law
ACCT20002 Intermediate
Financial Accounting
Breadth or commerce elective
BLAW20001 Corporate Law
FNCE30002 Corporate
Finance
ACCT30004 Auditing and
Assurance Services
BLAW30002 Taxation Law
Key / Legend
Compulsory subjects
Finance subjects
Commerce elective
or breadth
Accounting subjects
Breadth subjects
Actuarial Studies major and accreditation
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
ECON10004 Introductory
Microeconomics
ACCT10001 Accounting
Reports and Analysis
ACTL20001 Financial
Mathematics I
FNCE20001 Business Finance
ACTL30001 Actuarial
Modelling I
ACTL30002 Actuarial
Modelling II
Breadth (non mathematics) MAST20004 Probability ACTL30006 Financial
Mathematics III
MAST10008 Accelerated
Mathematics 1
ECON10003 Introductory
Macroeconomics
ACCT10002 Accounting
Transactions and Analysis
ACTL10001 Introduction to
Actuarial Studies
MAST10009 Accelerated
Mathematics 2
MGMT20001 Organisational
Behaviour
ACTL20002 Financial
Mathematics II
ECON20001 Intermediate
Macroeconomics
MAST20005 Statistics
Breadth (non mathematics)
Commerce elective or
breadth
ACTL30003 Contingencies
(capstone subject – 25
points)
ACTL30004 Actuarial
Statistics
ACTL30005 Models for
Insurance and Finance
Key / Legend
Compulsory subjects
(including quantitative
subjects counting as
breadth)
Commerce subjects,
consisting of
actuarial, accounting,
economics and
finance subjects
required for the
actuarial field of study
Commerce elective or
breadth
Breadth subjects
The above example shows how you can major in actuarial studies and meet Honours entry and professional accreditation
requirements. Students pursuing accreditation in actuarial studies (defined as those students who successfully complete
ACTL30001 Actuarial Modelling I) must take 75 non-commerce points including two mathematics subjects, MAST20004 Probability
and MAST20005 Statistics and two breadth subjects that are not mathematics or statistics.
Note: Mid-year commencing students who have not completed VCE Specialist Maths 3 and 4 or equivalent cannot complete a
major in actuarial studies within three years.
There are requirements for the maximum and minimum number of commerce and breadth points students must complete at certain
levels. You must account for these when selecting your subjects. See page 6 for more information.
The above example shows how you can major in accounting and finance as well as meet accounting professional
accreditation requirements. Students wishing to undertake Honours in either discipline must also include ECOM30001 Basic
Econometrics or ECOM30002 Econometrics in their course plan. Students pursuing an accounting major and accreditation but not
the finance major need not complete the level-3 finance subjects, but must otherwise follow the example.
There are requirements for the maximum and minimum number of commerce and breadth points students must complete at certain
levels. You must account for these when selecting your subjects. See page 6 for more information.
DISCLAIMER: This information was true and correct at the time of printing. Please check the 2012 Handbook at www.unimelb.edu.au/handbook for specific course
requirements including subject prerequisites and availability.
DISCLAIMER: This information was true and correct at the time of printing. Please check the 2012 Handbook at www.unimelb.edu.au/handbook for specific course
requirements including subject prerequisites and availability.
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