Undergraduate courses offered by the faculty
Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Commerce (SZSC) – Melbourne (Bundoora)
This double degree program provides the opportunity for students to undertake major studies in any area(s) of science offered by the faculty, while at the same time completing studies in commerce, economics, and legal studies, leading to accreditation with the Australian Society of CPAs and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. Depending on the choice of science units, accreditation with the relevant science professional association is also possible.
Course structure
This double degree is of four and a half years’ full-time or equivalent part-time duration and requires the completion of 545 credit points overall. Students may complete this double degree in four years as part of an accelerated study program.
For professional accreditation purposes, 18 commerce, economics and legal studies units are prescribed. Students may choose any science units for which they satisfy the prerequisites, subject to meeting the minimum credit-point levels prescribed below and subject to the limits, which apply in the general Bachelor of Science on the amount, which may be taken from one discipline area. Students who have trouble with the overloaded nature of the course may apply to transfer to either a Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Commerce.
To satisfy the requirements for the Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Commerce program, a student must complete the following units:
First year (135 credit points)
| Teaching period | Unit name | Unit code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Accounting for Management Decisions | ACC1AMD | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Introductory Statistics for Business | ECO1ISB | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Macroeconomics | ECO1IMA | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Microeconomics | ECO1IMI | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Management Information Systems | BUS1MIS | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Introductory Financial Accounting | ACC1IFA | 15 |
| First year level science units1 | 45 |
Second year (130 credit points)
| Teaching period | Unit name | Unit code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Foundations of Management | MGT1FOM | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Introduction to Business Law | LST1BSL | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Introductory Management Accounting | ACC2IMA | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Law of Business Association | LST2LBA | 15 |
| First year science units | 30 | ||
| Second year level science units | 40 |
Third year (130–140 credit points)
| Teaching period | Unit name | Unit code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Finance | FIN2FIN | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Corporate Reporting | ACC2CRE | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Intermediate Management Accounting | ACC2IMB | 15 |
| Second year level science units | 40 | ||
| Third year level science units | 30–40 | ||
| Third year level accounting unit2 | 15 |
Fourth year (140–150 credit points)
| Teaching period | Unit name | Unit code | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Advanced Financial Accounting | ACC3AFA | 15 |
| Second year level and/or third year level electives | 30 | ||
| Third year level science units4 | 50–60 | ||
| Third year level accounting units2 | 30 | ||
| Third year level business elective | 15 |
- Key: 1 For students with the appropriate prerequisites, STA1SS (Statistical Science) may be taken in place of ECO1ISB (Introductory Statistics for Business).
- 2 Taxation (ACC3TAX) and Auditing (ACC3AUD) are highly recommended. These two units are required for membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Australia (ICAA) although they are no longer required for accreditation for CPA Australia. Those students who do not complete Taxation and Auditing as part of their undergraduate degree will be admitted to membership in CPA Australia, but will be required to complete further studies in both areas to maintain their accreditation.
- 3 The total number of credit points required over the third and fourth years is 280.
- 4 A total of 90 credit points is required for the prescribed third year science units (normally either 30 and 60 or 40 and 50 in years 3 and 4, respectively).
The order in which students take the units may be varied to suit individual needs. Further, later year science units may be substituted for earlier year science units of the same value, while some prescribed business units may be replaced by others in special circumstances.
Honours
An Honours degree in either science or commerce is available to suitably qualified students and will require an additional year of full-time study. It is anticipated that in either case, students may incorporate some material from the other area in their Honours program.
A full description of units, including the unit name, unit code, credit points, campus/location, unit coordinator, class requirements, assessment, prerequisites, and readings, appears at the end of this chapter. For the most recent descriptions of units, students should access the Unit Database at www.latrobe.edu.au/udb_public.