Bachelor of Commerce

Course summary for current students

Contacts

Division of Student Administration (DSA)
Student Information Centre
Tel 1300 334 733
enquire@deakin.edu.au

Further information

Faculty of Business and Law
Geelong Tel 03 5227 1277
Email enqblg@deakin.edu.au
Melbourne Tel 03 9244 6555
Email enqblm@deakin.edu.au
Warrnambool and off campus
Tel 03 5563 3510
Email enqblw@deakin.edu.au

Key to campuses

B = Melbourne campus at Burwood
G = Geelong campus at Waurn
Ponds
S = Geelong Waterfront campus
W =Warrnambool campus
X = Off campus

Award granted	Bachelor of Commerce
Campus	Offered at Melbourne Campus at Burwood, Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds, Warrnambool Campus, Off campus
Duration	3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
CRICOS code	001838A
Deakin course code	M300

Course overview

The Commerce courses at Deakin are some of the most flexible and broadly based business programs on offer at any Australian university.

After a common first year of study in key business disciplines, students can choose from a wide range of specialist major sequences without having to lock themselves into one program from the beginning. Also students can choose from specialised areas offered by other faculties such as journalism, sociology, politics and policy studies, languages, psychology, or many other areas of interest (subject to satisfying entry requirements).

Business internship program

The Bachelor of Commerce incorporates a business internship program which provides students with a realistic business experience in their area of specialisation. Two 1-credit-point units, available to final-year students, have been developed to provide experiential learning opportunities which foster the development of practical capabilities and enhance employment prospects for graduates. These units complement each major area of study and are available on all campuses and off campus.

MMI301	Business Internship 1
MMI302	Business Internship 2

Unit selection

Students admitted to the Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) will be given advice on unit selection, however students must take responsibility for planning their own studies within the course structure and course rules.

Part-time studies

Part-time study is available on and off campus. Part-time study refers to academic workload, not mode of study.

Fees and charges

Unit fees can be viewed within individual unit descriptions. You can search for a unit using the Unit Search.

Please be aware:

Fees are calculated on a per unit basis
Fees charged will depend on the individual units chosen
Fees per unit/credit point may increase annually due to rises in the cost of course delivery and services

Course rules

The BCom is a course of study amounting to 24 credit points.
At least 16 of these credit points must be units offered by the Faculty of Business and Law and must include the 10 core units.

At least one major sequence of 6 credit points must be included.

At least 6 credit points must be taken at level 3, of which 4 must be Faculty of Business and Law units course grouped to a Faculty of Business and Law undergraduate degree.

No more than 10 credit points may be taken at level 1 (all Commerce units are worth 1 credit point).

All commencing students are required to successfully complete at least one wholly online unit.

Full-time enrolment is normally a maximum of 4 credit points per trimester. With the flexibility offered, students are able to choose one, two or even three majors within the 24 credit points required to complete the BCom degree. Students may take up to 8 credit points from approved units offered by other faculties.

Major sequences

All students in the Bachelor of Commerce are required to complete at least one major sequence chosen from the following:

Accounting ^
Accounting Information Systems
Business Information Systems
Business Security Management
Business Systems Implementation #
Business Systems Management #
Commercial Law
eBusiness
Economics
Electronic Commerce Implementation #
Electronic Commerce Management #
Facilities Management
Finance
Financial Planning^

Health Informatics
Human Resource Management
Information Business Systems #
Interactive Marketing
International Business
International Trade and Economic Policy*
Management
Marketing

Professional Practice

Quantitative Business Analysis
Sport Economics #

Supply Chain Management

Technology Management

# continuing students only

^ M300 Bachelor of Commerce is the recommended pathway to qualify for membership of professional organisations.

* previously titled International Trade

Course structure

Core units

MAA103 Accounting for Decision Making (B, G, W, X)

MAE101 Economic Principles (B, G, W, X)

MAE102 The Global Economy (B, G, W, X)

MAF101 Fundamentals of Finance (B, G, W, X)

MLC101 Business Law (B, G, W, X)

MMM132 Management (B, G, W, X)

MSC120 Business Information Systems (B, G, W, X)

MSQ171 Business Data Analysis (B, G, W, X)

MMH299 Business Communication (B, G, W, X)

MMK277 Marketing Management (B, G, W, ONLINE)

Elective units

MLL382 Indian Commercial Law

MME101 Business Academic Skills (B, G)

MMI301 Business Internship 1 (B, G, W, X)

MMI302 Business Internship 2 (B, G, W, X)

MMK330 Tourism and Leisure Marketing (B, X)

MMM385 Business in Asia (B, X)

MMS308 Sport Marketing (B)

Details of major sequences

Accounting (B, G, W, X)^ - unit set code MJ-M30001

MAA103 Accounting for Decision Making (B, G, W, X)

MAA261 Financial Accounting (B, G, W, X)

MAA262 Management Accounting (B, G, W, X)

MAA363 Corporate Accounting (B, G, W, X)

MAA310 Accounting and Society (B, G, W, X)

MAA350 Ethics and Financial Services (B, G, W, X)

Note:

Students should consult with their course adviser regarding the units required for professional recognition.
For intending Accounting Honours students MAA302 and MAA303 are strongly recommended units and should be taken as electives.

^ M300 Bachelor of Commerce is the recommended pathway to qualify for membership of professional organisations.

Accounting Information Systems (B, G, W, X) - unit set code MJ-M30023

MSC120 Business Information Systems (B, G, W, X)

MAA103 Accounting for Decision Making (B, G, W, X)

MSC220 Small Business Systems (B, G, W, X)

MAA261 Financial Accounting (B, G, W, X)

MSC350 Information Security and Risk Management (B, G, W, X)

Plus one unit from:

MAA303 Auditing (B, G, W, X, ONLINE)

MSC347 Information Systems Management (B, G, W, X, ONLINE)

MSC348 Information Systems and Global Issues (B, G, X)

Business Information Systems (B, G, X) - unit set code MJ-M30024

MSC120 Business Information Systems (B, G, W, X)

MSC228 Information Systems Analysis and Design (B, G, X)

SIT102 Introduction to Programming (B, G, X)

Plus one unit from:

MSC217 Database Management for Business (B, G, X)

MSC233 Information Systems Networks (B, ONLINE)

MSC244 Business on the Internet (B, G, W, X, ONLINE)

MSC245 eSystems for Business (B, G, X, ONLINE)

Plus two credit points of units from:

MLL370 Law and the Internet (B, X)

MSC302 Information Systems Methodologies (B, G, X, ONLINE)

MSC303 Information Systems Project (B, G)

MSC345 Advanced Business Systems Development (B, G, X)

MSC347 Information Systems Management (B, G, W, X, ONLINE)

MSC348 Information Systems and Global Issues (B, G, X)

MSC388 Strategic Supply Chain Management (B, G, X)

Business Security Management (B, G, W*, X) - unit set code MJ-M30027

MSC120 Business Information Systems (B, G, W, X)

MSC273 Business Intelligence (B, G, W, X)

MSC347 Information Systems Management (B, G, W, X, ONLINE)

MSC350 Information Security and Risk Management (B, G, W, X)

Plus one unit from:

MSC220 Small Business Systems (B, G, W, X)

MSC233 Information Systems Networks (B, ONLINE)

Plus one unit from:

MLL370 Law and the Internet (B, X)

MSC348 Information Systems and Global Issues (B, G, X)

MSC388 Strategic Supply Chain Management (B, G, X)

* Warrnambool students will be required to undertake one unit in off campus or online mode.

Business Systems Implementation (B) - unit set code MJ-M30020

Offered to continuing students only
For all enquiries contact a student adviser

Business Systems Management (B, G, X) - unit set code MJ-M30019

Offered to continuing students only
For all enquiries contact a student adviser

Commercial Law (B, G, W, X) - unit set code MJ-M30002

MLC101 Business Law (B, G, W, X)

MLC203 Corporations Law (B, G, W, X, ONLINE)

MLC206 Marketing Law (B, G, W, X)

MLC301 Principles of Income Tax Law (B, G, W, X)

Plus two credit points of units from:

MLC305 Business Tax Law (B, G, W, X)

MLC309 Employment Law (B, X)

MLC310 Sport and the Law (B, X, ONLINE)

MLL344 Chinese Commercial Law (B, X)

MLL378 Banking Law and Securities

MLL388 International Financial Crime (G, X)

MMM343 Business Ethics (B, G, W, X)

eBusiness (B, G, W*, X) - unit set code MJ-M30025

MSC120 Business Information Systems (B, G, W, X)

Plus two credit points of units from:

MSC220 Small Business Systems (B, G, W, X)

MSC244 Business on the Internet (B, G, W, X, ONLINE)

MSC245 eSystems for Business (B, G, X, ONLINE)

MSC273 Business Intelligence (B, G, W, X)

Plus three credit points of units from:

MLL370 Law and the Internet (B, X)

MSC347 Information Systems Management (B, G, W, X, ONLINE)

MSC348 Information Systems and Global Issues (B, G, X)

MSC349 Business Strategies for the Internet (B, G, X)

MSC350 Information Security and Risk Management (B, G, W, X)

MSC388 Strategic Supply Chain Management (B, G, X)

* Warrnambool students will be required to undertake one unit in off campus or online mode.

Economics (B, G, W, X) - unit set code MJ-M30003

MAE101 Economic Principles (B, G, W, X)

MAE102 The Global Economy (B, G, W, X)

MAE201 Competition and Industry (B, G, W, X)

MAE202 National Economic Policy (B, G, W, X)

MAF356 Analytical Methods in Economics and Finance (B, G, W, X)

Plus one unit from:

MAE301 Microeconomic Theory and Policy (B, G)

MAE302 Macroeconomics of Open Economies (B, G, X)

MAE303 International Trade (B, G, X, ONLINE)

MAE304 Labour Economics (B, X)

MAE306 Applied Econometrics for Economics and Finance (B, ONLINE)

MAE313 Public Economics and Finance

MAE322 The Economics of the Environment (B, W, X, ONLINE)

Note:
(i) Students intending to complete the Economics, Quantitative Business Analysis and/or the International Trade and Economic Policy major sequence will need to complete 2 distinct units at level 3 from each of the majors.
(ii)For intending Economics Honours students joining Honours in 2010 and thereafter:
MAE301 and MAE302 are compulsory units. Students are also strongly encouraged to take MAE306 and/or MAE305.

Electronic Commerce Implementation (B, G) - unit set code MJ-M30022

Offered to continuing students only

For all enquiries contact a student adviser

Electronic Commerce Management (B, G, W, X) - unit set code MJ-M30021

Offered to continuing students only

For all enquiries contact a student adviser

Facilities Management (G/S, X) - unit set code MJ-M30028

MAF101 Fundamentals of Finance (B, G, W, X)

MAF203 Business Finance (B, G, W, X)

MMH230 Strategic Human Resource Management (B, G, X, ONLINE)

SRF311 Service Delivery Management (S, X)

SRF312 Facilities Procurement and Sourcing (S, X)

Plus one unit from:

SRF313 Improving Facilities Performance (S, X)

SRF321 Managing Complex Projects (S, X)

SRF322 Managing Operational Risk (S, X)

SRF323 Strategic Facilities Management (S, X)

Finance (B, G, W*, X) - unit set code MJ-M30005

MAF101 Fundamentals of Finance (B, G, W, X)

MAF202 Money and Capital Markets (B, G, W, X)

MAF203 Business Finance (B, G, W, X)

MAF356 Analytical Methods in Economics and Finance (B, G, W, X)

Plus either one or two credit points of units from:

MAF302 Corporate Finance (B, G, W, X)

MAF307 Equities and Investment Analysis (B, G, X, ONLINE)

Depending on the choice above, plus one unit from:

MAF303 Treasury Management (B, G, X)

MAF305 Bank Management (B)

MAF306 International Finance and Investment (B)

MAF308 Applied Investment Analysis (B, X)

MAF384 Financial Modelling (B, G)

Note:

(i) Students who completed MAF101 in 2001 are ineligible to study MAF202.
(ii) At least two of the following units MAF302, MAF307 and MAF384 are compulsory units for intending Finance Honours students.
(iii) The units MAF305, MAF306, MAF256.MAF356 and MAF308 are highly recommended units for intending Finance Honours students.

* Warrnambool students will be required to undertake one unit in off campus or online mode.

Financial Planning (B, G, W, X)^ - unit set code MJ-M30014

MAF101 Fundamentals of Finance (B, G, W, X)

MAF202 Money and Capital Markets (B, G, W, X)

MAF255 Financial Planning (B, G, W, X)

MAF311 Superannuation Planning (B, G, W, X)

MAF312 Advanced Financial Planning (B, G, W, X)

Plus one unit from:

MAF307 Equities and Investment Analysis (B, G, X, ONLINE)

MLC301 Principles of Income Tax Law (B, G, W, X)

Note:
(i) At least two of the following units MAF302, MAF307 and MAF384 are compulsory units for intending Finance Honours students.
(ii) The units MAE305, MAE306, and MAF308 are highly recommended units for intending Finance Honours students.
(iii) Students undertaking the Financial Planning major sequence in a combined degree will be ineligible to undertake the Honours degree.

* M300 Bachelor of Commerce is the recommended pathway to qualify for membership of professional organisations.

Health Informatics (B, G, X) - unit set code MJ-M30029

HBS108 Health Information and Data (ONLINE)

MSC120 Business Information Systems (B, G, W, X)

MSC273 Business Intelligence (B, G, W, X)

MSC220 Small Business Systems (B, G, W, X)

MSC304 Health Informatics (B, G, X)

Plus one unit from:

MSC348 Information Systems and Global Issues (B, G, X)

MSC350 Information Security and Risk Management (B, G, W, X)

MSC388 Strategic Supply Chain Management (B, G, X)

Human Resource Management (B, G, X)~ - unit set code MJ-M30006

MMM132 Management (B, G, W, X)

MMH230 Strategic Human Resource Management (B, G, X, ONLINE)

MMH232 Human Resource Development (B, G, X)

Plus one unit from:

MMH349 Industrial Relations (B, G, X)

MMH352 International and Comparative Human Resource Management (B, G, X)

Plus two credit points of units not previously studied from:

MMH349 Industrial Relations (B, G, X)

MMH350 Skills Workshop in Counselling and Negotiation (B, G)

MMH352 International and Comparative Human Resource Management (B, G, X)

MMH356 Change Management (B, G, W, X, ONLINE)

MMM240 Organisational Behaviour (B, G, W, X)

MMM343 Business Ethics (B, G, W, X)

MLC309 Employment Law (B, X)

~ Students undertaking a Human Resource Management major sequence in a combined Commerce course are advised to select only level 3 elective units from the above listing.

Information Business Systems (B, G, X) - unit set code MJ-M30018

Offered to continuing students only
For all enquiries contact a student adviser

Interactive Marketing (B, G^, X) - unit set code MJ-M30026

MSC120 Business Information Systems (B, G, W, X)

MMK277 Marketing Management (B, G, W, ONLINE)

MSC244 Business on the Internet (B, G, W, X, ONLINE)

MMK332 Direct and Digital Marketing (B, X)

MSC349 Business Strategies for the Internet (B, G, X)

MMK393 Advertising and Public Relations (B, G, W, X)

^Geelong students will be required to undertake one unit in offcampus or online mode.

International Business (B) - unit set code MJ-M30016

MAE102 The Global Economy (B, G, W, X)

MMM282 International Business (B, G, W, X)

MAE314 Economic Strategy for Business (B)

Plus one unit from:

MAE207 International Industry Policy (B)

MSC244 Business on the Internet (B, G, W, X, ONLINE)

Plus two credit points of units from:

MAA302 Strategic Management Accounting (B, G)

MAA363 Corporate Accounting (B, G, W, X)

MAE304 Labour Economics (B, X)

MAE305 Business and Financial Forecasting (B, ONLINE)

MAE317 International Business Economics (B)

MLL336 International Commercial Law (B, G, X)

MMH352 International and Comparative Human Resource Management (B, G, X)

MMK358 International Marketing (B, G, W, X, ONLINE)

MMM385 Business in Asia (B, X)

MSC348 Information Systems and Global Issues (B, G, X)

International Trade and Economic Policy^ (B, G, W*, X) - unit set code MJ-M30015

MAE101 Economic Principles (B, G, W, X)

MAE102 The Global Economy (B, G, W, X)

Plus two credit points of units from:

MAE201 Competition and Industry (B, G, W, X)

MAE202 National Economic Policy (B, G, W, X)

MAE207 International Industry Policy (B)

Plus at least one unit from:

MAE302 Macroeconomics of Open Economies (B, G, X)

MAE303 International Trade (B, G, X, ONLINE)

Depending on the choice above, plus one credit point from:

MAE305 Business and Financial Forecasting (B, ONLINE)

MAE306 Applied Econometrics for Economics and Finance (B, ONLINE)

MAE314 Economic Strategy for Business (B)

MAE322 The Economics of the Environment (B, W, X, ONLINE)

MAF356 Analytical Methods in Economics and Finance (B, G, W, X)

Note:

Students intending to complete the Economics, Quantitative Business Analysis and/or the International Trade and Economic Policy major sequences will need to complete 2 distinct units at level 3 from each of the major sequences.

* Warrnambool students will be required to undertake one unit in off campus or online mode.

^ previously titled International Trade

Management (B, G, W, X)~ - unit set code MJ-M30008

MMM132 Management (B, G, W, X)

MMM240 Organisational Behaviour (B, G, W, X)

MMM262 Understanding Organisations (B, G, W, X)

MMM365 Strategic Management (B, G, W, X)

Plus two credit points of units from:

MMH349 Industrial Relations (B, G, X)

MMH356 Change Management (B, G, W, X, ONLINE)

MMM343 Business Ethics (B, G, W, X)

MMM347 Introduction to Management Research

MMM367 Operations and Quality Management (G, X, ONLINE)

MMM385 Business in Asia (B, X)

MMH230 Strategic Human Resource Management (B, G, X, ONLINE)

MMM282 International Business (B, G, W, X)

~ Students undertaking a Management major sequence in a combined Commerce course are advised to select only level 3 elective units from the above listing.

Marketing (B, G, W, X) - unit set code MJ-M30010

MMK265 Marketing Research (B, G, W, X, ONLINE)

MMK266 Consumer Behaviour (B, G, W, X)

MMK277 Marketing Management (B, G, W, ONLINE)

MMK325 Strategic Marketing (B, G, W, X)

Plus 2 credit points of units from:

MMK330 Tourism and Leisure Marketing (B, X)

MMK332 Direct and Digital Marketing (B, X)

MMK351 Services Marketing (B, X)

MMK358 International Marketing (B, G, W, X, ONLINE)

MMK367 Customer Profiling (B)

MMK368 Business Marketing (B, G, X)

MMK380 Brand Management (B, X)

MMK393 Advertising and Public Relations (B, G, W, X)

Professional Practice (B, G, W, X) - unit set code MJ-M30031

MMH299 Business Communication (B, G, W, X)

MMI301 Business Internship 1 (B, G, W, X)

MMI302 Business Internship 2 (B, G, W, X)

Plus one unit from:

MAA350 Ethics and Financial Services (B, G, W, X)

MMM343 Business Ethics (B, G, W, X)

MSC348 Information Systems and Global Issues (B, G, X)

Plus two elective units from Business and Law at level 2

Quantitative Business Analysis (B, G, X) - unit set code MJ-M30011

MSQ171 Business Data Analysis (B, G, W, X)

MAE306 Applied Econometrics for Economics and Finance (B, ONLINE)

MAF356 Analytical Methods in Economics and Finance (B, G, W, X)

Plus two credit points of units from:

MAE201 Competition and Industry (B, G, W, X)

MAF203 Business Finance (B, G, W, X)

MMK265 Marketing Research (B, G, W, X, ONLINE)

MSC273 Business Intelligence (B, G, W, X)

Plus one unit from:

MAE301 Microeconomic Theory and Policy (B, G)

MAE305 Business and Financial Forecasting (B, ONLINE)

MAF308 Applied Investment Analysis (B, X)

MAF384 Financial Modelling (B, G)

MMM367 Operations and Quality Management (G, X, ONLINE)

Note:

(i) Students intending to complete the Economics, Quantitative Business Analysis and/or the International Trade and Economic Policy major sequences will need to complete 2 distinct units at level 3 from each of the major sequences.

Supply Chain Management (B, G, X) - unit set code MJ-M30033

MMM132 Management (B, G, W, X)

MSC120 Business Information Systems (B, G, W, X)

MSC245 eSystems for Business (B, G, X, ONLINE)

MSC388 Strategic Supply Chain Management (B, G, X)

Plus one unit from:

MMM282 International Business (B, G, W, X)

MSC228 Information Systems Analysis and Design (B, G, X)

MSC273 Business Intelligence (B, G, W, X)

Plus one unit from:

MMM343 Business Ethics (B, G, W, X)

MMM367 Operations and Quality Management (G, X, ONLINE)

MSC349 Business Strategies for the Internet (B, G, X)

Sport Economics (B) - unit set code MJ-M30017

Offered to continuing students only
For all enquiries contact a student adviser

Technology Management (G, X) - unit set code MJ-M30030

MMH230 Strategic Human Resource Management (B, G, X, ONLINE)

MMM240 Organisational Behaviour (B, G, W, X)

MSC120 Business Information Systems (B, G, W, X)

MSC347 Information Systems Management (B, G, W, X, ONLINE)

SEB322 Research and Design Project Management (G, X)

SEB323 The Professional Environment for Engineers and Scientists (G, X)