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Bachelor of Commerce (BCOM) - BCom

QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants):

This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in this study area should consider the Bachelor of Business .. .

 On-campus *External
Start:No new admissionsNo new admissions
Campus: Toowoomba, Springfield  Toowoomba 
Fees:Commonwealth supported place
Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Commonwealth supported place
Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Standard duration: 3 years full-time, up to 6 years part-time 

Notes

Students can commence study in semester 3 at Springfield campus or via distance education only.

Footnotes
* Not all majors are available at Springfield campus. See below for further details of the majors available at Springfield campus.

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Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252
Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285
Email usq.support@usq.edu.au 

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Professional accreditation

Accounting major graduates will meet the educational entrance requirements of CPA Australia and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ). This provides Associate membership of CPA Australia, eligibility to study the CPA Australia professional exams and eligibility to study the CAANZ professional exams.

Accounting major students who complete a Finance minor will meet the educational entrance requirements of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia).

Successful completion of the Accounting major can qualify students for exemptions from the Fundamental level (9 papers) of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) exams.

Finance major graduates will meet the educational entrance requirements to become a member of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia).

The Information Technology Management major is accredited at professional level by the Australian Computer Society and, through the Seoul Accord, is recognised in other countries.

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Program aims

This program aims to provide students with specific knowledge and skills relevant to their disciplines and careers. This program satisfies the educational entrance requirements for membership of relevant professional bodies.

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Program objectives

At the completion of the program, students should be able to:

  • demonstrate strong communication skills

  • identify, analyse and solve problems in different decision contexts

  • think constructively and logically

  • make effective and creative use of modern technologies

  • acquire specific knowledge and skills relevant to their major study areas

  • demonstrate an understanding of the principles of accounting, finance, economics and business law

  • satisfy educational entrance requirement of relevant professional bodies.


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Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

Year 12 English [4,SA] or equivalent is required.

Current skills at the level of Queensland Senior Secondary School Studies Maths A (4,SA) or equivalent is assumed.

Admission to the Bachelor of Commerce is in accordance with University's Admissions Policy for undergraduate programs.

All students are required to satisfy the applicable English language requirements.

If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a University-approved English language program. On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.

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Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of a students' higher education and students pay a student contribution amount, which varies depending on the courses undertaken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the Course Fee Schedules.

Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called HECS-HELP.

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the Course Fee Schedule

Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called FEE-HELP provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.

Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for FEE-Help.

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, external or online. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the Course Fee Schedules.

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Program structure

The Bachelor of Commerce is comprised of 24 single-unit courses as follows:

Area of study  Number of units 
Core courses  8 units 
Bachelor of Commerce majors (select one):

  • Accounting

  • Business Economics

  • Business Law

  • Finance

  • General Commerce *

  • Information Technology Management

  • Sustainable Business.


* To discuss which courses to study within the General Commerce major, please contact UniSQ. All course pre-requisites must be met, and all courses chosen are subject to the approval of the Program Coordinator.
 		 8 units 
Plus one of the following:

  • Second major (8 units) or

  • 2 x 4-unit minors or

  • 1 x 4-unit minor and 4 elective courses.


 		 8 units 
Total  24 units 


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Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 9 years to complete this program.

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Core courses

All students are required to complete a core of 8 single-unit courses. The purpose of the core courses is to expose business students to fundamental concepts and methods and the diversity of subject matter that they will encounter in their studies. The functional areas of business are identified and elementary tools leading to a focus in the majors are developed.

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 		 Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 		 Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
ACC1101   1, 2, 3  1, 2  1, 2 
CIS1000 Digital Disruption £  1, 2, 3  1, 2  1, 2, 3 
ECO1000   1, 2, 3  1  2, 3 
FIN1101 Corporate Finance   1, 2, 3  1  1, 2 
LAW1101   1, 2, 3  1, 2  1, 2 
MGT1000   1, 2, 3  1  1 
STA2300   1, 2, 3  1, 2  2 
Select one of the following courses: * 
MKT1001 Marketing Fundamentals   1, 2, 3  1  1 
POL1000   1, 2  1  1 

Footnotes
£ In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024
* Students undertaking the Business Economics major should select POL1000 .

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Major studies

All students in the Bachelor of Commerce must complete at least one major study. A major study is a set of courses that make up a coherent, in-depth study of a specific discipline.

Double major studies

Students may choose to complete a second major from undergraduate degree programs in Business and Law, except the General Commerce major, or from the undergraduate degree programs in another area at the University of Southern Queensland. A program in which there is a first and second major is known as a 'double major'. Where a second major from another area contains less than 8 units, students must complete extra elective units, chosen from undergraduate courses offered at the University of Southern Queensland to ensure that their program contains 24 units in total.

Students may also undertake a second major from the Bachelor of Business or Bachelor of Arts . Examples of second majors include Legal Studies, Journalism, International Relations, Marketing or Human Resource Management.

Specific majors

In this section:

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Accounting major

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 		 Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 		 Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
Level 1 
ACC1102 Financial Accounting   1, 2, 3  1, 2  2 
Level 2 
ACC2113   1, 2  2  2 
ACC2115 (Formerly ACC3115)  1, 2, 3  2  1 
LAW2106   2, 3  2  2 
Level 3 
ACC3101 Accounting Information Systems   1, 2  2  2 
ACC3116 Accounting and Society   1, 2  1  1 
ACC3118   1, 2  1  1 
LAW3130   1, 2, 3  1  1 

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Business Economics major

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 		 Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 		 Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
Level 1       
FIN1103 Financial Markets   2, 3  2  2 
Level 2 
ECO2000 The Macro-economy and Business   2     
ECO2001   1     
POL2001   2  2   
Level 3 
ECO3002   2     
ECO3010 International Economics and Trade   1     
ECO3020 Behavioural Economics   1     
ECO3030 Sustainable Economies   2     

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Business Law major

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 		 Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 		 Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
Level 2 
LAW2104   1     
LAW2106   2, 3  2  2 
LAW2107 Environmental Law   1    1 
Plus one of the following two courses:       
LAW3404 Banking, Finance and Insurance Law        
LAW3444 Competition and Consumer Law        
Level 3 
LAW3110 Insolvency and Restructuring Law   2     
LAW3130   1, 2, 3  1  1 
LAW3131 Revenue Law and Practice B   2     
Select one of the following courses:       
MGT2204 Business Ethics and Governance   1, 3  1   
MGT3001 Global Management   1, 3  1  1 
POL2001   2  2   
PWE3000 ~  2, 3     

Footnotes
~ PWE3000 is not available to international students regardless of location or mode of study as it is an elective course. Australian regulations do not allow an elective work-based training course that is not a mandatory program requirement to be offered to international students.

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Finance major

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 		 Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 		 Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
Level 1 
FIN1103 Financial Markets   2, 3  2  2 
Level 2 
FIN2105 Portfolio Management   2  2  2 
FIN2108 Credit Analysis and Lending Management   2  2  2 
FIN2302 Financial Economics   1  1  1 
Select one of the following two courses: 
ECO2000 The Macro-economy and Business   2     
FIN2106 Personal Financial Planning * (Formerly FIN1106)  1  1  1 
Level 3 
FIN3101 Finance Theory and Applications (Formerly FIN2101)  2  2   
FIN3106 International Finance   1  1   
FIN3109 Managing Financial Institutions (Formerly FIN2109)  1  1  1 

Footnotes
* FIN2106 Personal Financial Planning is not recommended for international students.

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General Commerce major

Students may select 8 courses from all courses listed in Bachelor of Commerce majors.

To discuss which courses to study within the General Commerce major, please contact UniSQ. All course pre-requisites must be met, and all courses chosen are subject to the approval of the Program Coordinator.

Please note: This major may only be taken as a first major by Bachelor of Commerce students.


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Information Technology Management major

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 		 Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 		 Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
CIS1101 Business Online   2, 3  2  2 
CIS2000 Systems Analysis and Design   1, 3  1  1 
CIS2002   1, 3  1  1 
CIS2005 Principles of Information Security   2  2  2 
CIS3002 Agile Methods   1  1  1 
CIS3008 Information Technology Service Management   1  1  1 
CIS3009 Enterprise Systems in Practice   2, 3  2  2 
CIS3011   2  2   

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Sustainable Business major

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 		 Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 		 Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
Compulsory courses: 
ECO3030 Sustainable Economies   2     
LAW2107 Environmental Law   1    1 
REN1201 Environmental Studies   1   1  1 
REN3301 Biodiversity and Conservation   2  2   
REN3302 Sustainable Resource Use   2  2  2 
Select three of the following courses: 
ACC2113   1     
ECO3002   1     
CIS1101 Business Online   2, 3  2  2 
CIS3008 Information Technology Service Management   1  1  1 
CLI1110 Weather and Climate   1   1   
SOC3001 Global Conflict Communication   2  2   
MGT2002 Perspectives of Organisation   2, 3  2  2 
MGT2008 Knowledge Management and Organisational Learning   1     
MGT3001 Global Management   1, 3  1  1 
MGT3002 Managing Change   2  2  2 
POL3013 Sustainability and Politics   1     
PWE3000 ~  2, 3     
TOU2008   1     
or any other course with the approval of the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts. 

Footnotes
~ PWE3000 is not available to international students regardless of location or mode of study as it is an elective course. Australian regulations do not allow an elective work-based training course that is not a mandatory program requirement to be offered to international students.

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Minor Studies

In this section:

A minor study is a coherent group of 4 courses. Within the Bachelor of Commerce, all students, except those undertaking a second major, must complete at least one 4-course minor from any minor offered by the University of Southern Queensland.

Bachelor of Business minors

Refer to the Bachelor of Business entry for a list of minors offered.

Other minors

Students may choose courses from those listed in the Minor Studies section. Enrolment requirements must be satisfied for any course selected.

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Accounting


CourseOn-campusExternal
(EXT)		Online
(ONL)		Enrolment requirements
Toowoomba
(ONC)		Springfield
(ONC)		Ipswich
(ONC)

Business students:

ACC1202 Accounting Systems and Processes*S2 , S2  S2 , S2    S2  Enrolment is not permitted in ACC1202 if ACC1105 has been previously completed.
ACC2201 Financial Reporting and Analysis A*S1 , S1  S1 , S1    S1 , S2  Pre-requisite: ACC1202 or ACC1105 Enrolment is not permitted in ACC2201 if ACC2102 has been previously completed.
ACC2205 Management Accounting A*S2 , S2  S2 , S2    S1 , S2  Pre-requisite: ACC1202 Enrolment is not permitted in ACC2205 if ACC2113 has been previously completed.
ACC3207 Accounting Systems and Critical Perspectives*    S1 , S2  Pre-requisite: ACC1202 and ACC2205 Enrolment is not permitted in ACC3207 if ACC3210 and ACC3300 have been previously completed.

Footnotes
*Students must complete this course before enrolling in other courses from the Accounting major.

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Banking and Financial Services

Students completing a Banking and Financial Services minor and who have also successfully completed FIN1100 Commercialisation under the core component of the Bachelor of Business will meet the educational entrance requirements to become a member of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia).


CourseOn-campusExternal
(EXT)		Online
(ONL)		Enrolment requirements
Toowoomba
(ONC)		Springfield
(ONC)		Ipswich
(ONC)
FIN2108 Credit Analysis and Lending ManagementS2 , S2  S2 , S2    S2  Pre-requisite: FIN1101
FIN2106 Personal Financial Planning*    S1  
FIN3109 Managing Financial Institutions    S1  Pre-requisite: FIN1103

plus one of the following courses:

ECO2000 The Macro-economy and Business    S2  
FIN1103 Financial MarketsS2 , S2  S2 , S2    S2  
MGT3010 Business Strategy in a Global Environment    S1  Enrolment is not permitted in MGT3010 if MKT3002 has been previously completed.
MKT2015 Creating Marketing ValueS1 , S1     S1  Enrolment is not permitted in MKT2015 if MKT2012 has been previously completed.
LAW2500 Commercial Property Law    S1  Pre-requisite: LAW1500. Students enrolled in one of the following Programs: BLAW or BABL or BALW or BBBL or BBLA or BCLW or BCLA or BCBL or LLBP or DJUR are not eligible for enrolment.

Footnotes
*FIN2106 Personal Financial Planning is not recommended for international students.

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Business Economics


CourseOn-campusExternal
(EXT)		Online
(ONL)		Enrolment requirements
Toowoomba
(ONC)		Springfield
(ONC)		Ipswich
(ONC)

Select four of the following courses:

     ECO3020 Behavioural Economics    S1  Pre-requisite: ECO1000 or ECO1002
     ECO3030 Sustainable Economies    S2  
     FIN1103 Financial MarketsS2 , S2  S2 , S2    S2  
     ECO2000 The Macro-economy and Business    S2  

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e-Commerce


CourseOn-campusExternal
(EXT)		Online
(ONL)		Enrolment requirements
Toowoomba
(ONC)		Springfield
(ONC)		Ipswich
(ONC)
ACC1202 Accounting Systems and ProcessesS2 , S2  S2 , S2    S2  Enrolment is not permitted in ACC1202 if ACC1105 has been previously completed.
ACC2201 Financial Reporting and Analysis AS1 , S1  S1 , S1    S1 , S2  Pre-requisite: ACC1202 or ACC1105 Enrolment is not permitted in ACC2201 if ACC2102 has been previously completed.
CIS2103 Digital Assets and Responsible Data ManagementS2 , S2  S2 , S2    S1 , S2  
CIS3009 Enterprise Systems in Practice    S2  

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Finance


CourseOn-campusExternal
(EXT)		Online
(ONL)		Enrolment requirements
Toowoomba
(ONC)		Springfield
(ONC)		Ipswich
(ONC)

Select four of the following courses.

FIN1101 Corporate FinanceS1 , S1  S1 , S1 , S2 , S2    S1 , S2  Enrolment is not permitted in FIN1101 if FIN1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19395 Finance major students)
FIN1103 Financial MarketsS2 , S2  S2 , S2    S2  
FIN2302 Financial EconomicsS1 , S1  S1 , S1    S1  Pre-requisite: FIN1101 and FIN1103
FIN3106 International FinanceS1 , S1     S1 , S2  Pre-requisite: FIN1101
FIN2106 Personal Financial Planning    S1  
FIN2108 Credit Analysis and Lending ManagementS2 , S2  S2 , S2    S2  Pre-requisite: FIN1101
FIN3101 Finance Theory and ApplicationsS2 , S2     S2  Pre-requisite: FIN1101 and FIN1103
FIN2105 Portfolio ManagementS2 , S2  S2 , S2    S2  Pre-requisite: FIN1101 and FIN1103

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Electives/Approved courses

Students not completing a double major must select 4 units of elective courses from courses offered at undergraduate level within Commerce, Business and Law undergraduate programs or, with the approval of the Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, from other undergraduate programs offered by the University of Southern Queensland. Prerequisite requirements must be satisfied for any course selected.

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IT requirements

For information technology requirements please refer to the minimum computing standards.

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Other program requirements

Students must maintain good standing in this program. Please refer to the Academic Standing, Progression and Exclusion Procedure.

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Exit points

Students must maintain good standing in this program (see Other program requirements section). Students not wishing to complete the Bachelor of Commerce program may be permitted to exit with either the or the Associate Degree of Business .

Students may exit with the if they have completed 8 courses as follows:


Students may exit with the Associate Degree of Business if they have completed 16 courses as follows:


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Credit

Candidates for admission to the Bachelor of Commerce program may be eligible for up to 16 units of credit on the basis of successful completion of relevant, equivalent undergraduate study from a recognised university or institution offering equivalent study. Credit approved in this program will not automatically apply to other programs offered by UniSQ. Students studying accounting should note that professional bodies such as the CPA Australia andCAANZ advanced standing policies are more restrictive so students are advised to seek current information from these bodies before applying for credit.

Claims for credit for previous study should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with UniSQ policy.

Note: Where credit is granted, maximum and minimum duration will be adjusted in the same proportion as credit, for example, where eight units of credit is granted, maximum time will be six years and minimum time will be four semesters.

Recommended enrolment patterns

In this section:

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Recommended enrolment patterns

Given the program structure information, students should plan their enrolment making sure that they have fulfilled all core, major, minor and elective requirements. Enrolment requirements must be satisfied before enrolling in a course.

As a guide, full-time students should plan to undertake 8 courses per year and online students, who are in employment, a maximum of 6 courses per year, with a minimum of 4 courses per year. This is exclusive of any semester 3 enrolments.

Courses are normally offered on-campus and externally in the same semester. If a course is offered twice in one year, the second offering will normally be on an external basis only.

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Accounting major recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba campus


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirementsComments
On-campus
(ONC)		External
(EXT)		Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
ACC1101 1 1 1 1
MGT1000 1 1 1 1
CIS1000 Digital Disruption £ 1 1 2 1
FIN1101 Corporate Finance 1 1 2 1 Enrolment is not permitted in FIN1101 if FIN1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19395 Finance major students)
LAW1101 1 2 1 2
STA2300 1 2 1 2
ACC1102 Financial Accounting 1 2 2 2
Minor/elective/second major course 1 2 2 2
Minor/elective/second major course 2 1 3 1
ECO1000 2 1 3 1
Minor/elective/second major course 2 1 4 1

Select one of the following two courses:

     MKT1001 Marketing Fundamentals 2 1 4 1 Enrolment is not permitted in MKT1001 if MKT1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19398 Marketing major students)
     POL1000
ACC2113 2 2 3 2
LAW2106 2 2 3 2
ACC3101 Accounting Information Systems 2 2 4 2
ACC2115 2 2 4 2 Formerly ACC3115
ACC3118 3 1 5 1
Minor/elective/second major course 3 1 5 1
LAW3130 3 1 6 1
ACC3116 Accounting and Society 3 1 6 1 Pre-requisite: ACC2115
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2 5 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2 5 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2 6 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2 6 2

Footnotes
£ In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024

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Accounting major recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (semester 1 intake)


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirementsComments
On-campus
(ONC)		External
(EXT)		Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
ACC1101 1 1
CIS1000 Digital Disruption £ 1 1
FIN1101 Corporate Finance 1 1 Enrolment is not permitted in FIN1101 if FIN1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19395 Finance major students)
MGT1000 1 1
Minor/elective/second major course 1 2
LAW1101 1 2
STA2300 1 2
ACC1102 Financial Accounting 1 2
ACC2115 2 1 Formerly ACC3115

Select one of the following two courses:

     MKT1001 Marketing Fundamentals 2 1 Enrolment is not permitted in MKT1001 if MKT1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19398 Marketing major students)
     POL1000
Minor/elective/second major course 2 1
Minor/elective/second major course 2 1
ACC2113 2 2
LAW2106 2 2
ACC3101 Accounting Information Systems 2 2
ECO1000 2 2
LAW3130 3 1
ACC3118 3 1
Minor/elective/second major course 3 1
ACC3116 Accounting and Society 3 1 Pre-requisite: ACC2115
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2

Footnotes
£ In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024

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Accounting major recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (semester 2 intake)


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirementsComments
On-campus
(ONC)		External
(EXT)		Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
LAW1101 1 2
STA2300 1 2
ECO1000 1 2
Minor/elective/second major course 1 2
ACC1101 1 1
MGT1000 1 1
CIS1000 Digital Disruption £ 1 1
FIN1101 Corporate Finance 1 1 Enrolment is not permitted in FIN1101 if FIN1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19395 Finance major students)
Minor/elective/second major course 2 2
ACC2113 2 2
ACC1102 Financial Accounting 2 2
LAW2106 2 2
Minor/elective/second major course 2 1

Select one of the following two courses:

     MKT1001 Marketing Fundamentals 2 1 Enrolment is not permitted in MKT1001 if MKT1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19398 Marketing major students)
     POL1000
ACC2115 2 1 Formerly ACC3115
Minor/elective/second major course 2 1
ACC3101 Accounting Information Systems 3 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2
LAW3130 3 1
Minor/elective/second major course 3 1
ACC3116 Accounting and Society 3 1 Pre-requisite: ACC2115
ACC3118 3 1

Footnotes
£ In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024

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Business Economics major recommended enrolment pattern


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)		External
(EXT)		Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
ECO1000 1 1 1 1
FIN1101 Corporate Finance 1 1 1 1 Enrolment is not permitted in FIN1101 if FIN1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19395 Finance major students)
CIS1000 Digital Disruption £ 1 1 2 1
POL1000 1 1 2 1
ACC1101 1 2 1 2
STA2300 1 2 1 2
FIN1103 Financial Markets 1 2 2 2
LAW1101 1 2 2 2
ECO2001 3 1 2 1
Minor/elective/second major course 2 1 3 1
MGT1000 2 1 4 1
Minor/elective/second major course 2 1 4 1
POL2001 2 2 3 2
ECO2000 The Macro-economy and Business 3 2 2 2
Minor/elective/second major course 2 2 4 2
Minor/elective/second major course 2 2 4 2
ECO3020 Behavioural Economics 5 1 3 1Pre-requisite: ECO1000 or ECO1002
ECO3010 International Economics and Trade 5 1 3 1
Minor/elective/second major course 3 1 6 1
Minor/elective/second major course 3 1 6 1
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2 5 2
ECO3002 5 2 3 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2 6 2
ECO3030 Sustainable Economies 6 2 3 2

Footnotes
£ In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024

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Business Law major recommended enrolment pattern


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)		External
(EXT)		Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
CIS1000 Digital Disruption £ 1 1 1 1
ACC1101 1 1 1 1
FIN1101 Corporate Finance 1 1 2 1 Enrolment is not permitted in FIN1101 if FIN1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19395 Finance major students)
MGT1000 1 1 2 1
STA2300 1 2 1 2
LAW1101 1 2 1 2
Minor/elective/second major course 1 2 2 2
Minor/elective/second major course 1 2 2 2

Select one of the following two courses:

     POL1000 2 1 3 1
     MKT1001 Marketing Fundamentals Enrolment is not permitted in MKT1001 if MKT1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19398 Marketing major students)
LAW2104 * 2 1 3 1

Select one of the following two courses:

     LAW3404 Banking, Finance and Insurance Law 2 1
     LAW3444 Competition and Consumer Law 2 1Pre-requisite: LAW1123 or LAW5123 or LAW1101 or LAW1500 or LAW1116
ECO1000 2 1 4 1
LAW2106 2 2 3 2
Minor/elective/second major course 2 2 3 2
Minor/elective/second major course 2 2 4 2
Minor/elective/second major course 2 2 4 2
LAW3130 3 1 5 1
LAW2107 Environmental Law 3 1 5 1 Pre-requisite: LAW1501 or LAW1101 or LAW1500 or ENG2002 or REN1201 or (Students enrolled in BEDU (Legal Studies) or BLAW or LLBP or BALW or BCLW or BZLW - Pre-requisite: LAW1111)

Select one of the following four courses:

     MGT2204 Business Ethics and Governance 3 1 6 1
     MGT3001 Global Management
     POL2001 ^
     PWE3000 ~ § 3 1 6 1
Minor/elective/second major course 3 1 6 1
LAW3110 Insolvency and Restructuring Law * 5 2 3 2Pre-requisite: For students enrolled in one of the following Programs: LLBP or BLAW: LAW1111 Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: For students enrolled in one of the following Programs: BBCM or BCOM or BBUS: LAW2106 or LAW1500 or LAW1501
LAW3131 Revenue Law and Practice B 5 2 Pre-requisite: LAW3130
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2 6 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2 6 2

Footnotes
£ In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024
* Not available on-campus.
^ POL2001 is offered in semester 2 only. If a student would like to undertake POL2001 , substitute a minor/elective/second major, and enrol in POL2001 in semester 2.
~ PWE3000 is not available to international students regardless of location or mode of study as it is an elective course. Australian regulations do not allow an elective work-based training course that is not a mandatory program requirement to be offered to international students.
§ PWE3000 is not offered in semester 1 so a student may choose to rearrange their enrolment so that they enrol in PWE3000 in semester 2.

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Finance major recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba campus


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirementsComments
On-campus
(ONC)		External
(EXT)		Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
ECO1000 1 1 1 1
FIN1101 Corporate Finance 1 1 1 1 Enrolment is not permitted in FIN1101 if FIN1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19395 Finance major students)
CIS1000 Digital Disruption £ 1 1 2 1

Select one of the following two courses:

     MKT1001 Marketing Fundamentals 1 1 2 1 Enrolment is not permitted in MKT1001 if MKT1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19398 Marketing major students)
     POL1000
ACC1101 1 2 1 2
STA2300 1 2 1 2
FIN1103 Financial Markets 1 2 2 2
LAW1101 1 2 2 2
Minor/elective/second major course 2 1 3 1
FIN2302 Financial Economics 2 1 3 1 Pre-requisite: FIN1101 and FIN1103
MGT1000 2 1 4 1
Minor/elective/second major course 2 1 4 1
FIN2105 Portfolio Management 2 2 3 2 Pre-requisite: FIN1101 and FIN1103
FIN2108 Credit Analysis and Lending Management 2 2 3 2 Pre-requisite: FIN1101

Select one of the following two courses:

     ECO2000 The Macro-economy and Business 4 2 2 2
     FIN2106 Personal Financial Planning ^ * Formerly FIN1106
Minor/elective/second major course 2 2 4 2
FIN3106 International Finance 3 1 5 1 Pre-requisite: FIN1101
FIN3109 Managing Financial Institutions 3 1 5 1 Pre-requisite: FIN1103 Formerly FIN2109
Minor/elective/second major course 3 1 6 1
Minor/elective/second major course 3 1 6 1
FIN3101 Finance Theory and Applications 3 2 5 2 Pre-requisite: FIN1101 and FIN1103 Formerly FIN2101
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2 5 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2 6 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2 6 2

Footnotes
£ In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024
^ FIN2106 Personal Financial Planning is not recommended for international students.
* FIN2106 Personal Financial Planning is offered in semester 1. If you wish to study FIN2106 , you should rearrange your enrolment.

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Finance major recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (semester 1 intake)


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirementsComments
On-campus
(ONC)		External
(EXT)		Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
ACC1101 1 1
CIS1000 Digital Disruption £ 1 1

Select one of the following two courses:

     MKT1001 Marketing Fundamentals 1 1 Enrolment is not permitted in MKT1001 if MKT1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19398 Marketing major students)
     POL1000
FIN1101 Corporate Finance 1 1 Enrolment is not permitted in FIN1101 if FIN1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19395 Finance major students)
ECO1000 1 2
LAW1101 1 2
STA2300 1 2
FIN1103 Financial Markets 1 2
Minor/elective/second major course 2 1
FIN2302 Financial Economics 2 1 Pre-requisite: FIN1101 and FIN1103
MGT1000 2 1
Minor/elective/second major course 2 1
FIN2105 Portfolio Management 2 2 Pre-requisite: FIN1101 and FIN1103
FIN2108 Credit Analysis and Lending Management 2 2 Pre-requisite: FIN1101

Select one of the following two courses:

     ECO2000 The Macro-economy and Business 2 2
     FIN2106 Personal Financial Planning ^ * Formerly FIN1106
Minor/elective/second major course 2 2
FIN3106 International Finance 3 1 Pre-requisite: FIN1101
FIN3109 Managing Financial Institutions 3 1 Pre-requisite: FIN1103 Formerly FIN2109
Minor/elective/second major course 3 1
Minor/elective/second major course 3 1
FIN3101 Finance Theory and Applications 3 2 Pre-requisite: FIN1101 and FIN1103 Formerly FIN2101
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2

Footnotes
£ In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024
^ FIN2106 Personal Financial Planning is not recommended for international students.
* FIN2106 Personal Financial Planning is offered in semester 1. If you wish to study FIN2106 , you should rearrange your enrolment.

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Finance major recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (semester 2 intake)


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirementsComments
On-campus
(ONC)		External
(EXT)		Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
LAW1101 1 2
STA2300 1 2
ECO1000 1 2
FIN1103 Financial Markets 1 2
ACC1101 1 1
CIS1000 Digital Disruption £ 1 1

Select one of the following two courses:

     MKT1001 Marketing Fundamentals 1 1 Enrolment is not permitted in MKT1001 if MKT1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19398 Marketing major students)
     POL1000
FIN1101 Corporate Finance 1 1 Enrolment is not permitted in FIN1101 if FIN1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19395 Finance major students)
FIN2105 Portfolio Management 2 2 Pre-requisite: FIN1101 and FIN1103
FIN2108 Credit Analysis and Lending Management 2 2 Pre-requisite: FIN1101
Minor/elective/second major course 2 2
Minor/elective/second major course 2 2
Minor/elective/second major course 2 1
FIN2302 Financial Economics 2 1 Pre-requisite: FIN1101 and FIN1103
MGT1000 2 1
Minor/elective/second major course 2 1
FIN3101 Finance Theory and Applications 3 2 Pre-requisite: FIN1101 and FIN1103 Formerly FIN2101

Select one of the following two courses:

     ECO2000 The Macro-economy and Business 3 2
     FIN2106 Personal Financial Planning ^ * Formerly FIN1106
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2
FIN3106 International Finance 3 1 Pre-requisite: FIN1101
FIN3109 Managing Financial Institutions 3 1 Pre-requisite: FIN1103 Formerly FIN2109
Minor/elective/second major course 3 1
Minor/elective/second major course 3 1

Footnotes
£ In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024
^ FIN2106 Personal Financial Planning is not recommended for international students.
* FIN2106 Personal Financial Planning is offered in semester 1. If you wish to study FIN2106 , you should rearrange your enrolment.

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Information Technology Management major recommended enrolment pattern


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)		External
(EXT)		Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
ACC1101 1 1 1 1
MGT1000 1 1 1 1
CIS1000 Digital Disruption £ 1 1 2 1
FIN1101 Corporate Finance 1 1 2 1 Enrolment is not permitted in FIN1101 if FIN1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19395 Finance major students)
LAW1101 1 2 1 2
STA2300 1 2 1 2
CIS1101 Business Online 1 2 2 2
Minor/elective/second major course 1 2 2 2
CIS2000 Systems Analysis and Design 2 1 3 1
ECO1000 2 1 3 1
CIS2002 2 1 4 1

Select one of the following two courses:

     MKT1001 Marketing Fundamentals 2 1 4 1 Enrolment is not permitted in MKT1001 if MKT1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19398 Marketing major students)
     POL1000
CIS2005 Principles of Information Security 2 2 3 2
Minor/elective/second major course 2 2 3 2
Minor/elective/second major course 2 2 4 2
Minor/elective/second major course 2 2 4 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 1 5 1
Minor/elective/second major course 3 1 5 1
CIS3002 Agile Methods 3 1 6 1 Pre-requisite: CIS2000
CIS3008 Information Technology Service Management 3 1 6 1 Pre-requisite: CIS2005
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2 5 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2 5 2
CIS3009 Enterprise Systems in Practice 3 2 6 2
CIS3011 3 2 6 2

Footnotes
£ In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024

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Sustainable Business major recommended enrolment pattern - Distance/Online


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)		External
(EXT)		Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
ACC1101 1 1
ECO1000 1 1
Minor/elective/second major course 1 2
STA2300 1 2
FIN1101 Corporate Finance 2 1 Enrolment is not permitted in FIN1101 if FIN1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19395 Finance major students)
REN1201 Environmental Studies 2 1 Enrolment is not permitted in REN1201 if REN8101 has been previously completed.
CIS1000 Digital Disruption £ 2 2
Minor/elective/second major course 2 2
LAW2107 Environmental Law 3 1 Pre-requisite: LAW1501 or LAW1101 or LAW1500 or ENG2002 or REN1201 or (Students enrolled in BEDU (Legal Studies) or BLAW or LLBP or BALW or BCLW or BZLW - Pre-requisite: LAW1111)

Select one of the following two courses:

     MKT1001 Marketing Fundamentals 3 1 Enrolment is not permitted in MKT1001 if MKT1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19398 Marketing major students)
     POL1000
MGT2002 Perspectives of Organisation 3 2
MGT3002 Managing Change 3 2
Minor/elective/second major course 4 1
MGT1000 4 1
REN3302 Sustainable Resource Use 4 2
LAW1101 4 2
MGT3001 Global Management 5 1
Minor/elective/second major course 5 1
REN3301 Biodiversity and Conservation 5 2
ECO3030 Sustainable Economies 5 2
Minor/elective/second major course 6 1
Minor/elective/second major course 6 1
Minor/elective/second major course 6 2
Minor/elective/second major course 6 2

Footnotes
£ In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024

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Sustainable Business major recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)		External
(EXT)		Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
ACC1101 1 1
CIS1000 Digital Disruption £ 1 1
FIN1101 Corporate Finance 1 1 Enrolment is not permitted in FIN1101 if FIN1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19395 Finance major students)
REN1201 Environmental Studies 1 1 Enrolment is not permitted in REN1201 if REN8101 has been previously completed.
Minor/elective/second major course 1 2
STA2300 1 2
ECO1000 1 2
Minor/elective/second major course 1 2
LAW2107 Environmental Law 2 1 Pre-requisite: LAW1501 or LAW1101 or LAW1500 or ENG2002 or REN1201 or (Students enrolled in BEDU (Legal Studies) or BLAW or LLBP or BALW or BCLW or BZLW - Pre-requisite: LAW1111)

Select one of the following two courses:

     MKT1001 Marketing Fundamentals 2 1 Enrolment is not permitted in MKT1001 if MKT1100 has been previously completed (excluding BBIZ 19398 Marketing major students)
     POL1000
Minor/elective/second major course 2 1
MGT1000 2 1
MGT2002 Perspectives of Organisation 2 2
MGT3002 Managing Change 2 2
REN3302 Sustainable Resource Use 2 2
LAW1101 2 2
MGT3001 Global Management 3 1
Minor/elective/second major course 3 1
Minor/elective/second major course 3 1
Minor/elective/second major course 3 1
ECO3030 Sustainable Economies 3 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2
REN3301 Biodiversity and Conservation 3 2
Minor/elective/second major course 3 2

Footnotes
£ In Semester 3, 2023 this course will be delivered as a Transition (9 week) semester, commencing on 13 November 2023 and concluding on 12 January 2024

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