Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (BCom/MBBS)
| Course Code | FH035 |
| Course Type | Undergraduate |
| Credit Points Required | 336 |
| CRICOS code | N/A |
Description
This seven-year (full-time) program provides students with the opportunity to study in areas that are of particular relevance to the management and conduct of business in addition to studying Medicine. Students may choose from a range of subject fields for their major in Commerce and are required to complete six units of study in preparation for a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. Areas of study available within the Commerce degree include Accounting, Business Information Systems, Commercial Law, Econometrics, Economics, Finance, Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management, International Business, Management, Marketing and Operations Management and Decision Sciences.
This is a new combined degree and will commence in 2009.
Course Rules
To be awarded the Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, students must successfully complete units of study with a total value of 336 credit points, comprising:
- all requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce degree (units of study with a total value of 144 credit points) as set out under Bachelor of Commerce course rules, in the minimum time allowed and maintaining a credit average (65 percent)
- all requirements for the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (units of study with a total value of 192 credit points) as outlined in the Faculty of Medicine handbook. (www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks/).
This combined degree program is sequenced so that successful students proceed first through the Bachelor of Commerce degree and then onto the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery.
Bachelor of Commerce Course Rules
To be awarded the Bachelor of Commerce in the combined degree, students must successfully complete units of study with a total value of 144 credit points, comprising:
- seven core Commerce units of study (42 credit points)
- either a major or an extended major selected from the Commerce subject area
- 18 credit points in compulsory Science junior units of study
- three zero credit point compulsory medicine (SMTP) units of study
- no more than 60 credit points in junior units of study (1000-level)
- at least 96 credit points in units of study from the Faculty of Economics and Business
Commerce Core Units of Study
Junior units of study (36 credit points):
- ACCT1001 Accounting 1A
- ACCT1002 Accounting 1B
- ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A
- ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics
- ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics
- INFS1000 Business Information Systems Foundations (unit will be titled 'Digital Business Innovation' from 2010)
Senior unit of study (six credit points):
Compulsory Faculty of Science Units of Study
Students must complete three six credit point junior units of study from each of the following Science subject areas (18 credit points in total):
Chemistry
Complete one of the following units of study (six credit points):
- CHEM1001 Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A OR CHEM1101 Chemistry 1A OR CHEM1901 Chemistry 1A (Advanced) OR CHEM1903 Chemistry 1A (Special Studies Program)
- CHEM1002 Fundamentals of Chemistry 1B OR CHEM1102 Chemistry 1B OR CHEM1902 Chemistry 1B (Advanced) OR CHEM1904 Chemistry 1B (Special Studies Program)
Physics
Complete one of the following units of study (six credit points):
- PHYS1001 Physics 1 (Regular) OR PHYS1901 Physics 1A (Advanced)
- PHYS1002 Physics 1 (Fundamentals) OR PHYS1902 Physics 1B (Advanced)
- PHYS1003 Physics 1 (Technological)
- PHYS1004 Physics 1 (Environmental & Life Science)
Biology or Molecular Biology and Genetics
Complete one of the following units of study (six credit points):
- BIOL1001 Concepts in Biology OR BIOL1911 Concepts in Biology (Advanced)
- BIOL1002 Living Systems OR BIOL1902 Living Systems (Advanced)
- BIOL1003 Human Biology OR BIOL1903 Human Biology (Advanced)
- MBLG1001 Molecular Biology and Genetics (Intro) OR MBLG1901 Molecular Biology and Genetics (Adv)
Compulsory Medicine (SMTP) Units of Study
As part of this program, students are required to complete three compulsory zero-credit point subjects that include written communication tasks. For details of these units of study (including third year elective options), please refer to the Faculty of Medicine Handbook (www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks/) or website (www.medfac.usyd.edu.au/). The required units are listed below:
- SMTP1000 Communicating effectively in teams (for completion n the first year of enrolment)
- SMTP2000 Introduction to Clinical Research Ethics (for completion in the second year of enrolment)
- SMTP3007 elective unit of study (for completion in the third year of enrolment). This unit is a field of interest unit of study approved by both the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Economics and Business.
Bachelor of Commerce Majors, Extended Majors and Electives
In the Bachelor of Commerce component, students must select a least one major (or extended major) from the subject areas (listed below) to fulfil the requirements of their degree. In most cases, a major consists of a minimum of 36 senior credit points (usually six senior units of study) in a single subject area and an extended major consists of a minimum of 48 senior credit points (usually eight senior units of study) in a single subject area. The number of units of study required for the major/extended major differs depending on whether the core units of study for the degree can be counted towards the chosen major or upon which prerequisites are required for senior units of study. Senior units of study may only be counted towards one major/extended major (units cannot be 'double-counted' towards more than one major).
Bachelor of Commerce subject areas
The following list indicates the majors available in the Bachelor of Commerce.
- Accounting
- Business Information Systems
- Commercial Law
- Econometrics
- Economics
- Finance
- Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
- International Business
- Management
- Marketing*
- Operations Management and Decision Sciences
* Note. Students who wish to complete a Marketing major should contact the Faculty's Undergraduate Program Adviser for advice completion requirements (Student Information Office)
Please Note. Because of the nature of this combined program and to prerequisites and other limitations, not all major/extended major combinations maybe available within this combined degree program.
Enrolment guide
Degree progression example
The following table illustrates a degree progression example of the first three years of study for a student enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery on a full-time basis undertaking units of study with a total of (24 credit points) per semester.
In this table, core units of study for the Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) are indicated in 'bold' type, compulsory Science units of study are in 'italics' and compulsory Medicine prerequisite units of study are in 'bold italics'.
| Year / Semester | Unit of study 1 | Unit of study 2 | Unit of study 3 | Unit of study 4 | Unit of study 5 | Total credit points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year 1 | BCom junior (core) | BCom junior (core) | junior (Science compulsory or BCom core) | Science junior (compulsory) | SMTP1000 | 24 |
Year 1 | BCom junior (core) | BCom junior (core) | BCom junior (core or major or elective) | Science junior (compulsory) | 24 | |
Year 2 | BCom junior (core) or senior (major) | BCom junior (core) or senior (major) | BCom senior (major or elective) | Science junior (compulsory) or BCom senior (major or elective) | SMTP2000 | 24 |
Year 2 | BCom senior (major) | BCom senior (major) | BCom senior (major or elective) | BCom senior (major or elective) | 24 | |
Year 3 | BCom senior (major) | BCom senior (major) | BCom senior (major or elective) | BCom senior (major or elective) | SMTP3007 | 24 |
Year 3 | BCom senior (major or elective) | BCom senior (major or elective) | BCom senior (major or elective) | 24 | ||
Note: All the six junior Commerce core units may be completed in the first year of study is desired and the capstone core unit of study, ECOF3001 Business Strategy, is offered for both Semester 1 and Semester 2 enrolments in 2010.
Please Note: The information listed in this example is based on the unit of study offerings for 2010 and is meant as a guide only. Students are usually able to complete the units of study for their course in different sequences to that listed above (including enrolling in units in Summer or Winter School sessions when available). Students are advised to plan their course based upon their individual needs and to contact the Faculty's Student Information Office if they need any assistance in planning their progression in their course.
Progression requirements for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
The end of the third year, full-time students should have completed the requirements for their Commerce degree. Students who maintain a minimum credit average (65 percent) or above and successfully complete all required Science and 'SMTP' units of study will be eligible to apply for admission to candidature for the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. After admission, they will then complete an additional four years of study. (For details, please refer to the Faculty of Medicine Handbook: www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks/) or the Faculty of Medicine's website. If a student fails to satisfy the minimum requirements for admission to the Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery degrees, they will be transferred to candidature for the Bachelor of Commerce degree only.
Accreditation
Within the Bachelor of Commerce component of the combined degree, students may choose to pursue a program of study that would allow them to seek accreditation with particular professional bodies. See Bachelor of Commerce for details of available professional accreditation requirements.
Honours
Students may choose to complete an additional honours year in their Bachelor of Commerce. Students must successfully complete an additional honours year of study. For details of this program, students should refer to the honours information listed under the Bachelor of Commerce.
Further Information
For further information regarding the Bachelor of Medicine and bachelor of Surgery component of this course and information regarding admissions please refer to the Faculty of Medicine's website.