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Faculty of Economics and Commerce : Guide to courses
Students who have reached the required standard must make a formal application to the General Manager for admission to fourth-year honours. Those who seek entry to fourth-year honours must ascertain from the head of the relevant department whether any additional work or special subjects will be required at third-year level. If planning to change specialisation, students should consult the head of the appropriate department for advice on any required additional work.
To be eligible for consideration applicants must have:
completed the requirements of the pass degree (combined course students see Combined course students and eligibility for honours also)
achieved an average mark of H2B in at least four subjects at level-300 in the intended area of specialisation (including subjects nominated by the department as relevant to the discipline).
achieved a mark of H2B or better in three of the four subjects.
Selection into honours is at the discretion of the relevant Head of Department.
Intending honours students should lodge a formal application with the General Manager, using the form obtainable from the Faculty Office, no later than the last Friday of November.
To be eligible for entry to a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) students undertaking a BA/BCom, BCom/AgrSc, BE/BCom, BCom/BForSc, BCom/BIS, or BCom/BSc must have either completed the requirements for the combined degree (ie. completed 500 points and satisfied the minimum requirements of the BCom and the other component of the combined degree) or completed at least 300 points within which the normal BCom requirements are met. That is:
at least 200 points of Economics and Commerce subjects have been completed;
between 87.5 and 125 level-100 points have been completed, of which at least 50 points are Economics and Commerce;
at least 75 level-300 points have been completed, of which at least 50 points are Economics and Commerce.
To be eligible for entry to the BCom(Hons) students undertaking a BCom/LLB must have either completed at least 300 points within which the normal BCom requirements are met (see above) or they must have completed 200 Economics and Commerce points including the four compulsory subjects, at least 50 points of level-100 subjects and 50 points of level-300 subjects plus History and Philosophy of Law I and II, Torts of the Process of Law, Criminal Law and Procedure, Constitutional and Administrative Law, Contracts and Property.
In addition combined course students must have:
achieved an average mark of H2B in at least four subjects at level-300 in the intended area of specialisation (including subjects nominated by the department as relevant to the discipline);
achieved a mark of H2B or better in three of the four subjects.
Third Year
To be eligible for honours in accounting and finance students must have achieved an average grade of H2B in at least four subjects at level-300 offered within the Faculty of Economics and Commerce, including at least two subjects from the Department of Accounting and Finance. Normally, two would be selected from:
* Students intending to specialise in finance must include 306-331 Investments in their best four calculation.
Fourth Year
The Accounting and Finance honours program has been developed with four major specialisations:
Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Finance
Accounting Information Systems
In the honours year (fourth year), students may undertake an approved program of study in any one of the above specialisations or, alternatively, may undertake a combination of specialisations, constituting a general honours program. Each of the honours specialisations has a compulsory core subject (see below), which will have prerequisites at the third-year (and perhaps second-year) level. It is also recommended that 316-316 Basic Econometrics, 316-317 Econometrics or 316-352 Quantitative Business Analysis is completed prior to fourth-year honours study.
Students are required to complete the equivalent of eight subjects in fourth-year honours. The Research Essay counts for two subjects. Compulsory subjects for all honours year students in Accounting and Finance are:
306-466 Research Methods in Accounting and Finance; and
306-467 Accounting and Finance Research Essay (double subject).
The remaining five subjects should be chosen to include at least one of the following core subjects and four other subjects which complement the specialisation. The remaining subjects can be chosen from any subjects taught within the Faculty or subjects chosen from another Faculty as approved by the Head of the Department. Normally no more than two subjects chosen from level-300 and level-800 offerings can be included in the program of study.
The core subjects for the respective honours specialisations are:
Third Year
To be eligible for honours in actuarial studies students must have:
satisfied the requirements for the pass degree;
achieved a grade average of at least H2B over 4 relevant subjects at level-300 (a list of relevant subjects is available from the Centre for Actuarial Studies);
achieved a grade of at least H2B in three of these subjects of which at least two must be level-300 actuarial studies subjects.
Fourth Year
In their fourth year, candidates must complete the following subjects:
One of:
One level-400 subject taught by the Faculty of Economics and Commerce;
Two additional approved level-300 or level-400 subjects from within or outside the Faculty of Economics and Commerce.
Plus one of:
Two additional approved subjects with a 316 prefix from the full list of level-300 Economics subjects.
Four approved level-200 or level-300 subjects from the course for the pass degree (may include further Economics subjects; combined Law/Commerce students may take an approved Law subject in place of two of these subjects).
The following subjects must all be taken during either third year or fourth year:
Students are strongly advised to give early consideration to a topic for their fourth-year research essay. They should obtain approval for it from an adviser by the start of fourth year.
In the fourth year students must undertake the following subjects:
Three level-400 Economics subjects
Two approved level-300 or level-400 subjects taught in the Faculty of Economics and Commerce or an approved outside subject. Combined Law/Commerce students may take an approved Law subject. Students who have not taken International Economics, Macroeconomics and either Basic Econometrics or Econometrics should ensure that they are included in their fourth year.
The approved order of subjects is set out below. Students who commenced the course in 1997 or earlier may elect to continue in accordance with the order of subjects set out on page 309 of the 1997 University Handbook.
316-301 International Economics, 316-312 Macroeconomics, 316-313 Microeconomics, and 316-316 Basic Econometrics or 316-317 Econometrics plus
Two approved level-300 subjects from the Commerce pass degree (including further level-300 Economics subjects if desired) and one Law subject (25 points)
Note: Permission may be granted to replace two level-300 Economics subjects with an approved law subject, provided two level-300 Economics subjects are then taken in fourth year.
316-468 General Equilibrium & Welfare Economics plus another level-400 Economics subject
Two further level-400 Economics subjects
One approved Law subject (25 points)
Students intending to undertake honours in Accounting and Finance/Economics must take eight subjects which include the following:
One of 316-301 International Economics, 316-312 Macroeconomics, 316-316 Basic Econometrics or 316-317 Econometrics.
Two additional approved subjects from the full list of level-300 Economics subjects.
One of 306-301 Financial Accounting, 306-302 Managerial Accounting, 306-331 Investments or 306-207 Accounting Information Systems and one further level-300 subject in Accounting and Finance.
Students studying a combined Accounting and Finance and Economics honours may choose to undertake their research essay in either department.
Students who choose to do the subject 306-467 Accounting & Finance Research Essay must also take:
and one of:
plus
and one other level-400 economics subject
plus
One level-300 or level-400 subject from the Department of Accounting and Finance
One level-300 or level-400 subject from the Department of Economics
Students who choose to do the subject 316-475 Economics Research Essay must also take:
and
two Honours level subjects approved by the Head of Accounting and Finance
plus
One level-400 subject from the Department of Economics and
One level-300 or above subject from the Department of Economics and
One level-300 or above subject from the Department of Accounting and Finance
By the end of the fourth year, students must have completed the subjects 316-301 International Economics and 316-312 Macroeconomics and 316-316 Basic Econometrics or 316-317 Econometrics.
Students intending to undertake honours in management must include four level-300 subjects taught by the Department of Management in their best four calculation. (Note: for entry in 2000 students are only required to include at least two subjects taught by the Department of Management in their best four calculation.)
In the honours year (fourth year) students are required to take:
The remaining five subjects may be selected from the list of level-400 subjects taught by the Department of Management.
Students may also include up to two subjects taught by the Faculty of Economics and Commerce or other faculty as approved by the Head of Department. No more than two level-300 subjects can be included in the program of study.
If students wish to specialise they will be advised regarding a customised program of study in their particular area of interest.
| Third year | |
|---|---|
| Students intending to take honours in Management and Accounting and Finance must have taken at least two of the following third year subjects in the Department of Accounting and Finance: | |
| 306-301 Financial Accounting | |
| 306-302 Managerial Accounting | |
| 306-304 Auditing and Assurance Services | |
| 306-307 Management Information Systems | |
| 306-313 Management Control Systems | |
| together with at least two of the following Management subjects: | |
| 325-302 Strategic Marketing | |
| 325-303 International Management | |
| 325-304 Organisational Analysis | |
| 325-308 Industrial Relations | |
| 325-331 Comparative Industrial Relations | |
| 325-334 Current Trends in Work and Employment | |
Entry into the Honours year will be based on student performance in any two subjects from the approved third year subjects listed by the Department of Management and any two subjects from the approved third-year subjects listed by the Department of Accounting and Finance.
Note: The Head of the Department of Accounting and Finance has the discretion to vary the requirements for entry into the Management/Accounting Honours program.
| Fourth year | |
|---|---|
| Either | |
| 306-467 Accounting & Finance Research Essay | |
| or | |
| 325-408 Management Research Essay | |
| Students taking the Accounting and Finance Research Essay must also take: | |
| 306-466 Research Methods In Accounting & Finance | |
| One of the prescribed subjects from Group A, two of the prescribed subjects from Group B and one level-300 or level-400 subject from the Department of Management and one other subject approved by the Head of the Department of Accounting and Finance. | |
| Students taking the Management Essay must also take: | |
| 325-407 Advanced Management Theory | |
| Two of the prescribed subjects from Group A, one of the prescribed subjects from Group B and one level-300 or level-400 subject from the Department of Management and one level-300 or level-400 from the Department of Accounting and Finance. | |
| Group A | |
| 306-461 Advanced Financial Accounting | |
| 306-462 Advanced Managerial Accounting | |
| 306-463 Advanced Finance | |
| 306-464 Advanced Information Systems | |
| Group B | |
| 325-401 Advanced Organisational Behaviour | |
| 325-402 Advanced Human Resource Management | |
| 325-465 Advanced Employee Relations | |
| 325-480 Advanced Strategic Management | |
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