BE/BCom

Students may combine the Bachelor of Commerce with any one of the Bachelor of Engineering courses (including Aeronautical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronic Engineering). Both courses are studied concurrently and will be awarded after five years of full-time study.

For information on the requirements of the Bachelor of Engineering students should refer to the Faculty of Engineering.

This award course is supervised by the Faculty of Engineering, however for student matters related to the Bachelor of Commerce component (e.g., credit, graduation, progression advice) students should refer to the Student Information Office.

To be awarded the Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce, students must successfully complete a total of 240 credit points, comprising:

From the Faculty of Engineering (Bachelor of Engineering component):

• For information on the requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering (including Specialisation Requirements) please refer to the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies Handbook.

From the Faculty of Economics and Business (Bachelor of Commerce component):

• Seven core units of study (42 credit points);
• Either a major or an extended major in a Commerce subject area;
• At least 96 credit points in units from the Faculty of Economics and Business (minimum of 48 senior credit points).

Bachelor of Engineering component

Engineering specialisation streams

The Bachelor of Engineering can be completed in the following specialisation streams:

The availability of a specific stream / combined degree combination is determined by the relevant school. For information on the requirements for Bachelor Engineering Specialisation Stream Requirements please refer to the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies Handbook.

Bachelor of Commerce component

Commerce core units of study

• ACCT1001 Accounting 1A
• ACCT1002 Accounting 1B
• ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A *
• ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics
• ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics
• INFS1000 Business Information Systems Foundations

• ECOF3001 Business Strategy

* Please note: Engineering students who complete at least six credit points of junior Mathematics (including MATH1005 or MATH1905) are not required to complete Business and Economic Statistics A (ECMT1010) but must replace this unit with another junior unit of study of their choice from the Faculty of Economics and Business. However, students who intend to undertake a major in Econometrics should study ECMT1010 and choose alternative MATH unit options to meet the requirements of the Science component of their degree.

Major or extended major in Commerce

Students should refer to the information under the Bachelor of Commerce for details of the requirements for majors and subject areas for electives which maybe undertaken in this degree.

Please Note: Because of the nature of the combined program and the prerequisites and other limitations, not all major/extended major combinations maybe available within this combined degree program.

Bachelor of Commerce subject areas

The following list indicates the majors available in the Bachelor of Commerce. .

* The Operations Management and Decision Sciences major is a new major for 2009 and will replace the Management Decision Sciences major.

To satisfy the requirements of the Bachelor of Commerce, students must complete the seven Commerce core units of study (or alternatives as specified under the course rules) and a Commerce major or extended major. For further information on the majors available students should refer to the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies Handbook.

This course is supervised by both the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies and the Faculty of Economics and Business. For student matters relating to the Bachelor of Engineering component of this degree, students should refer to Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology ’s Student Enquiry Office.

For student matters relating to the Bachelor of Commerce students should refer to the Faculty of Economics and Business’Student Information Office.

Both the Bachelor of Engineering and the Bachelor of Commerce can be awarded with honours. For the award of honours in the Bachelor of Engineering, students should refer to the Faculty of Engineering handbook for details.

For the Bachelor of Commerce, students must successfully complete an additional honours year of study. For details of this program students should refer to the Honours year information.

• FH027 Bachelor of Commerce
• HH000 Bachelor of Engineering

For more information regarding degree requirements and resolutions for this course, students should refer to the:

• Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook
• Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies 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

• ACCT1001 Accounting IA
• ACCT1002 Accounting IB
• ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A
• ECOF3001 Business Strategy
• ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics
• ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics
• INFS1000 Business Information Systems Foundations