Bachelor of Business and Commerce for 2012

Major study areas

ACCOUNTING (Berwick, Gippsland, Sunway, OCL)

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.

BANKING AND FINANCE (Sunway)

Banking and finance is the system that includes the circulation of money, the granting of credit, the making of investments, the acquisition of financing and the provision of banking facilities.

BUSINESS LAW (Sunway)

The law is the backbone of business. It regulates financial transactions and marketing processes, 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. E-BUSINESS (Sunway) E-Business is the ability to perform transactions involving the exchange of goods or services between two or more parties using electronic tools and techniques. The increased availability of computers and communications, the expansion of the Internet and online services, and the drive toward global competitiveness have all contributed to the growth of e-business.

ECONOMETRICS (Sunway)

Econometrics 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 (Berwick, Gippsland, Sunway, OCL)

Economics is the study of the production, distribution and consumption of wealth. Economics is concerned with the welfare of individuals and of society at large and directs attention to how scarce resources can best be allocated. Knowledge of economics helps both individuals and societies.

FINANCE AND MACROECONOMICS (Berwick, Gippsland)

Finance and macroeconomics is an interdisciplinary field of study combining economics and finance. The issues of how financial markets impact on the economy, and how the economy influences financial markets is important for business and public policy decision making.

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (Berwick, Gippsland, OCL)

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.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (Sunway)

International business covers all business transactions involving participants from two or more countries. It is a field of management and concerns the special features of transnational business including movement of goods, services, capital, personnel, information and technology.

MANAGEMENT (Berwick, Gippsland, Sunway, OCL)

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 (Berwick, Gippsland, Sunway, OCL)

Marketing is the activity, set of institutions and processes for creating, communicating, delivering and exchanging offerings that have value for customers, clients, partners, and society at large.

MARKETING COMMUNICATION (Berwick)

Marketing communication is about the added value of a range of communication activities for businesses. This major emphasises the role and contribution of advertising to market success in corporations.

QUANTITATIVE ECONOMICS (Berwick)

Quantitative economics is an interdisciplinary field of studies combining economics with business statistics and econometrics. Quantitative analysis is an increasingly important aspect of contemporary business practice. On completion of the major graduates will be able to apply principles of economics and statistical methods to decision making in the areas of business and public economic policy.