BCom(Liberal Studies)

The Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) complements the professional business related studies and accreditation of the Bachelor of Commerce with additional studies in languages, humanities and sciences. This four year (full-time) program gives students the opportunity to develop enhanced communication skills and an unrivalled breadth of knowledge from study in subject areas from both the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Science.

To be awarded the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students must successfully complete a total of 192 credit points, comprising:

• One compulsory junior unit of study: ECOF1001 Communication and Critical Analysis 1A ; OR ECOF1002 Communication and Critical Analysis 1B*
• At least 24 credit points of units of study from the Faculty of Arts
• At least 12 credit points of units of study from the Faculty of Science
• Two majors (where each major consists of a minimum of 36 senior credit points) selected from the subject areas as indicated below under Major I subject areas and Major II subject areas
• No more than 96 credit points in junior units of study (1000 level)
• At least 108 credit points in units of study from the Faculty of Economics and Business

* This unit will not be offered for 2009 enrolments

Majors and electives

Students in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) are required to complete two majors ( selected from the two tables below).

Major I subject areas

Major II subject areas

Please Note: The second major must be different to the one chosen from the list Major I subject areas.

Additional majors/electives

In addition to the required two majors students may complete additional majors or electives from the Faculty of Economics and Business or the Faculties of Arts, Science, Education and Social Work or Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (subject to course rules and restrictions).

Junior units of study

• Students must complete the foundation core unit ECOF1001 or ECOF 1002,
• their compulsory junior Arts and Science studies; and
• the junior units of study requirements for their two compulsory majors.

For details of the required junior units of study for majors under the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students should refer to Undergraduate majors.

Senior units of study

• Students select their senior units of study for their required majors;
• the remaining senior unit compulsory requirements, such as additional Arts units of study; and
• any additional senior units of study for an additional major or as electives.

Students should also note that a maximum of 84 credit points can be only be taken in another faculty outside of the Faculty of Economics and Business.

Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) (generic program of study)

The following table below shows an illustrative example of a possible program of study for a student enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) on a full-time basis undertaking four units of study per semester.

Please note: This is a basic structure only. If the second major chosen is either Government and International Relations, Political Economy or one of the Science Faculty majors then this structure would differ as the compulsory Arts/Science units of study in these areas could be counted towards the second major. For a Science major the term "senior" in the table above refers to "intermediate" and "senior" Science units of study.

Degree Progression Examples - majors and major combinations

Please click on the links below to download some example major/unit of study combinations for the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) program.

Please Note. The information listed in these program of study examples are meant as a guide only. Students can complete a greater variety of combinations of majors than those listed below. The information is for students who commenced their degree from 2009. Students should always check the requirements for individual units of study and majors (see information at the bottom of this webpage. Students are advised to plan their degree based upon their individual needs and to contact the Student Information Office if they need any assistance in planning their progression in their degree. For majors from other Faculties, students are advised to contact the relevant Department, Discipline or School for further information on what is needed to complete these majors.

• Majors in Accounting, Finance and Financial Mathematics
• Majors in Accounting, International Business and Sociology
• Majors in Commercial Law, Political Economy and Management
• Majors in Econometrics, Business Information Systems and Computer Science
• Majors in Economics, International Business and Agricultural Economics
• Majors in Economics, Operations Management and Decision Sciences and Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
• Majors in Marketing, Finance and Spanish
• Majors in Marketing, Management and Psychology

Professional accounting accreditation

Australian Computer Society (ACS) accreditation

Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) accreditation

For details the honours program, including honours preparation, admission requirements and areas of study available, please check the Honours information on this website.

For more information regarding degree requirements and resolutions for this course in 2008, students should refer to the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook.

Students who commenced their course prior to 2008, should refer to the handbook of the year they commenced their course.

The following is a list of the core units of study from the Faculty of Economics and Business which are available for enrolment this year.

For information on all the units of study available under this degree (including semester offerings), please refer to unit of study handbook

• Accounting
• Agricultural Economics (Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources)
• Commercial Law
• Computer Science (School of Information Technologies)
• Econometrics
• Economics
• Finance
• Financial Mathematics and Statistics (Faculty of Science)
• Government and International Relations (Faculty of Arts)
• Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing
• Mathematics (Faculty of Science)
• Operations Management and Decision Sciences
• Political Economy (Faculty of Arts)

• Electives from the Faculty of Education and Social Work
• Major from the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
• Major from the Faculty of Arts
• Major from the Faculty of Science