Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science for 2012

Major study areas

ACCOUNTING

Accounting is a system that identifies, measures, and communicates economic information to permit informed judgements and decisions by the users of that information. It is the language of business.

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSITION

Asian development and transition provides a foundation for interpreting and analysing events in the Asian region through various spheres related to the foundational areas in commerce.

BUSINESS LAW AND TAXATION

The law is the backbone of business. It regulates financial transactions and marketing processess, and in doing so applies the law of contract and tort. It regulates those engaged in companies and partnerships and their banking and tax needs. It regulates new economic frontiers, such as e-commerce via the development of cyber laws.

BUSINESS MODELLING

Business modelling is concerned with finding optimum solutions to large, complex business problems using scientific methods, tools and techniques.

COMPETITION - REGULATION AND PUBLIC POLICY

This major provides an understanding of the conceptual framework of public policy and management and its application in the public and private sector.

ECONOMETRICS AND BUSINESS STATISTICS

Econometrics and business statistics involves the extraction of information from data. It comprises a set of tools for analysing data using economic theories or computer based statistical models. Econometric analysis provides informed support for business and economic decision making.

ECONOMICS

Economics considers how to allocate scarce resources to maximise people's welfare. Microeconomics examines decisions of individuals, business and government, and the structure of industries and markets. Macroeconomics examines behaviour of the economy as a whole, such as economic growth, inflation and unemployment.

FINANCE

The finance major provides conceptual and managerial decision making skills necessary for effective management in the continuously changing domestic and international financial market.

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

Human resource management is the study of managing people within the employer/employee relationship. It covers strategies and activities that enable people to fulfil their needs in the work environment while achieving the organisation's strategic business objectives.

INFORMATION - STRATEGY AND DECISION-MAKING

Information, strategy and decision-making considers the practical application of concepts and theories and their application to contemporary organisational problem solving and decision making.

INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE

International commerce provides a holistic preparation for employment in the international business sector. It provides an international context for commerce in a range of multidisciplinary subject areas.

LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

This major incorporates the theoretical analysis of employment and labour issues with consideration of the impact of economic variables.

MANAGEMENT

Management is the process by which organisational goals are attained through integrating human activity. It is largely about people and human endeavour. This major provides the body of knowledge for future managers.

MARKETING

Marketing is the process of planning and executing the conception, pricing, promotion and distribution of ideas, goods and services. Marketing aims to satisfy organisational objectives efficiently and profitably. The focus of this major is to develop an understanding of fundamental marketing principles and practices, and to provide the ability to apply marketing within any context.

SUSTAINABILITY

The practice of sustainability involves the responsible management of resources in the broader context of the emerging threats of climate change and environmental degradation. This major prepares graduates to deal with the contemporary challenges of corporate, social and environmental responsibility.