BIT/BCom

The Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Commerce is a new five year combined degree which will be offered from 2008.

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

From the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies (Bachelor of Information Technology component):

• A program of units of study set out in the requirements for Bachelor of Information Technology specialisation streams. The available specialisation streams are: Computer Science and Information Systems. For information on these requirements see 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 selected from the Commerce subject areas
• At least 96 credit points in units from the Faculty of Economics and Business (minimum of 48 credit points in senior units (2000 and 3000 level)

Bachelor of Information Technology component

Specialisation stream in Information Technology

Students must complete study in one of the following specialisation streams:

• Computer Science;
• Information Systems.

The requirements for complete these majors/streams are set out in 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

Majors, extended majors in Commerce

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 for majors and electives

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 Bachelor of Commerce information in this handbook. For information on the specialisation requirements for the Bachelor of Engineering students should refer to the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies Handbook.

As 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 Information Technology component of this degree, students should contact the School of Information Technologies
  
• 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 Information Technology and the Bachelor of Commerce can be awarded with honours.

For the award of honours in the Bachelor of Information Technology, students should refer to the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies 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 Final Honours Year information.

For more information regarding degree requirements and resolutions for this course in 2008, students should refer to the:

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

• FH027 Bachelor of Commerce
• HH041 Bachelor of Information Technology

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

• Accounting
• Business Information Systems
• Commercial Law
• Econometrics
• Economics
• Finance
• Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
• Information Technologies Specialisation Streams for the Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Commerce
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing
• Operations Management and Decision Sciences