Bachelor of Arts - Flinders University

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Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) or (Finance) /
Bachelor of Arts
A combined Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)/Bachelor of
Arts or Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)/Bachelor of Arts
requires a minimum of 144 units to complete.
For admission to the program, students apply for the combined
award through SATAC.
Students who commence but subsequently do not wish to
complete the combined program may be eligible to transfer to
either the single Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Arts
program and to receive credit for some or all of the topics
already completed.
Study Program Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) /
Bachelor of Arts
This structure is best illustrated using the template in the
Appendix on page 45
144 units to complete. To qualify for the combined degrees of
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)/Bachelor of Arts degree, a
student must complete the following program of study with a
grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:
A Commerce component of at least 72 units for the
Bachelor of Commerce.
An Arts component of at least 72 units.
To qualify for the Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) a student
must complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in
each topic. This must include:
31.5 units of core topics; and
a 36 unit specialisation in Accounting (which includes
BUSN1001 Accounting Principles), and
9 units of BUSN electives for Accounting, which
should be BUSN2037 Financial Management and
BUSN2042 Corporations Law if membership of a
professional body is sought
To qualify for the Bachelor of Arts a student must
complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in
each topic. This must include:
A 36 unit major sequence (comprising two Year 1
topics (9 units), two Year 2 topics (9 units), two Year 3
topics (9 units) and two additional topics (9 units) from
the Year 2 or Year 3 topics)
A 22.5 unit minor sequence in a different field of study
(comprising two Year 1 topics (9 units), two Year 2
topics (9 units), plus an additional topic (4.5 units)
from the Year 2 or Year 3 topics).
A further three topics (13.5 units) from either Year 2
or Year 3 for the elective component.
For acceptable majors and minors refer to the Bachelor of
Arts Course Rule for details.
Planning your first-year of studies
Most students take eight first year topics (a total of 36
units), comprising:
The compulsory Commerce and Accounting
Specialisation topics (BUSN1001, BUSN1002,
BUSN1007, BUSN1009 and BUSN1010);
Two first-year topics towards the BA major;
One first-year topic towards the BA minor.
Full details on the Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)
component can be found on the University’s website
http://www.flinders.edu.au/courses/rules/combined/bcomb
a.cfm. Information on individual topics can similarly be
found on the University’s website
http://stusyswww.flinders.edu.au/topic.taf?year=2013
Study Program Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) / Bachelor
of Arts
This structure is best illustrated using the template in the
Appendix on page 46.
144 units to complete. To qualify for the combined degrees of
Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)/Bachelor of Arts degree, a
student must complete the following program of study with a
grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:
A Commerce component of at least 72 units for the
Bachelor of Commerce.
An Arts component of at least 72 units.
To qualify for the Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) a student
must complete 72 units with a grade of P or better or NGP in
each topic. This must include:
31.5 units of core topics; and
a 36 unit specialisation in Finance (including one of
BUSN3031, BUSN3028 or BUSN2040), and
4.5 units of BUSN electives for Finance, which may be any
BUSN topic.
To qualify for the Bachelor of Arts a student must complete 72
units with a grade of P or better or NGP in each topic. This
must include:
A 36 unit major sequence (comprising two Year 1 topics (9
units), two Year 2 topics (9 units), two Year 3 topics (9
units) and two additional topics (9 units) from the Year 2 or
Year 3 topics)
A 22.5 unit minor sequence in a different field of study
(comprising two Year 1 topics (9 units), two Year 2 topics (9
units), plus an additional topic (4.5 units) from the Year 2 or
Year 3 topics).
A further three topics (13.5 units) from either Year 2 or Year
3 for the elective component.
For acceptable majors and minors refer to the Bachelor of
Arts Course Rule for details.
Planning your first-year of studies
Most students take eight first-year topics (a total of 36 units),
comprising:
The compulsory Commerce and Finance Specialisation
topics (BUSN1001, BUSN1007, BUSN1008, BUSN1009
and BUSN1010);
Two first-year topics towards the BA major;
One first-year topic towards the BA minor.
Full details on the Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) component
can be found in the on the University’s website
http://www.flinders.edu.au/courses/rules/combined/bcomba.cfm.
Information on individual topics can similarly be found in the
University’s Course Information Handbook 2013 or on the
University’s website
http://stusyswww.flinders.edu.au/topic.taf?year=2013