Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies)

The Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) and the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) (Honours) degrees offered by the University of Sydney Business School.

Overview of the degrees

Note: Part-time study is also available for these degrees.

The Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) complements the professional business related studies and accreditation of the Bachelor of Commerce with additional studies in languages, humanities and sciences. This four-year (full-time) program gives students the opportunity to develop enhanced communication skills and an unrivalled breadth of knowledge from study in subject areas from both the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Science.

Degree structure and progression

Degree requirements

To be awarded the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students complete units of study with a total value of 192 credit points, comprising:

• two core junior units of study (12 credit points)
• units of study from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (Table A subject areas) to the total minimum value of 24 credit points
• units of study from the Faculty of Science (Table 1 subject areas) to the total minimum value of 12 credit points
• two majors: one selected from the subject areas specified as 'Major I subject areas' and one from the subject areas specified as 'Major II subject areas'
• a maximum of 96 credit points in junior units of study (1000 level units of study)
• a minimum of 108 credit points in units of study from the University of Sydney Business School and School of Economics (a maximum of 84 credit points from non-Business School and School of Economics subject areas).

Requirements for the degree with Honours

For the award of the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) with Honours, meritorious students must complete an additional honours year of study after the completion of the requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies). Honours study is offered in most of the subject areas available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies). For details of the requirements for entry into and for the completion of the Honours Year in this program, please refer to sydney.edu.au/business/honours.

Core units of study

• BUSS1001 Understanding Business
• BUSS1002 The Business Environment.

Required Faculty of Arts and Social Science units of study

Students select a minimum of 24 credit points worth of units of study from the following Arts areas of study (Table A in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Handbook):

• American Studies
• Ancient History
• Anthropology
• Arabic Language and Literature
• Arab World, Islam and the Middle East
• Archaeology
• Art History
• Asian Studies
• Australian Literature
• Biblical Studies
• Celtic Studies
• Chinese Studies
• Cultural Studies
• Digital Cultures
• Econometrics
• Economics
• English
• European Studies
• Film Studies
• French Studies
• Gender Studies
• Germanic Studies
• Government and International Relations
• Greek (Ancient)
• Hebrew (Classical)
• Hebrew (Modern)
• History
• Indigenous Australian Studies
• Indonesian Studies
• International and Comparative Literary Studies
• Italian Studies
• Japanese Studies
• Jewish Civilisation, Thought and Culture
• Korean Studies
• Latin
• Linguistics
• Medieval Studies
• Modern Greek Studies
• Music
• Pali (no major is available)
• Peace and Conflict Studies (no major is available)
• Performance Studies
• Philosophy
• Political Economy
• Sanskrit
• Social Policy
• Sociology
• Spanish and Latin American Studies
• Studies in Religion.

For full details of the unit of study options within these subject areas please refer to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Handbook sydney.edu.au/handbooks/arts/.

Required Faculty of Science units of study

Students select a minimum of 12 credit points worth of units of study from the following Science areas of study (Table 1 in the Faculty of Science Handbook):

• Agricultural Chemistry
• Anatomy and Histology
• Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Biology
• Cell Pathology
• Chemistry
• Computational Science
• Computer Science
• Environmental Studies
• Financial Mathematics and Statistics
• Geography
• Geology and Geophysics
• History and Philosophy of Science
• Immunobiology
• Information Systems
• Marine Biology
• Marine Geoscience
• Marine Science
• Mathematics
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Microbiology
• Nanoscience and Technology
• Neuroscience
• Pharmacology
• Physics
• Physiology
• Plant Science
• Psychology
• Soil Science
• Statistics.

For full details of units of study options within these subject areas please refer to the Faculty of Science handbook sydney.edu.au/handbooks/science.

Majors and electives

Compulsory majors for the degree

Students in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) are required to complete two majors. One from the subject areas listed under 'Major I' and one from those listed under 'Major II'. In most cases, a major consists of 36 credit points in senior (or intermediate and senior) units of study (usually six units) in a single subject area. Students should note that the exact requirements for majors may differ between major areas of study.

Major I

• Accounting
• Business Information Systems
• Commercial Law
• Finance
• Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing
• Quantitative Business Analysis.

* These majors are offered through other faculties.

Major II

This major must be different to the one chosen from the 'Major I' list.

• Accounting
• Agricultural Economics *
• Business Information Systems
• Commercial Law
• Computer Science *
• Econometrics *
• Economics *
• Finance
• Financial Mathematics and Statistics *
• Government and International Relations *
• Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing
• Mathematics *
• Political Economy *
• Quantitative Business Analysis.

* These majors are offered through other faculties.

For further details refer to the 'Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) subject areas for majors and electives' section.

Additional majors and electives

Students may select an additional major/s and/or electives offered by the Business School or from any other faculty of the University of Sydney (subject to approval by the offering faculty and degree requirements).

If a major is chosen in a subject area offered by another faculty then in most cases, a minimum of 36 credit points in senior units of study (or senior and intermediate units) must be completed in that subject area. Senior (or senior and intermediate) units of study may only be counted towards one major. A maximum of 84 credit points can be taken in units of study from another faculty other than the Business School and School of Economics (including the required 12 credit points in Science units and 24 credit points in Arts and Social Sciences units). Students need to be mindful that it is not always possible to choose an additional major from outside of the Business School and still complete the 108 credit points needed within the Business School and School of Economics, depending upon which compulsory majors the student chooses to complete.

For details of majors from other faculties, students should consult the handbook for the relevant faculty sydney.edu.au/handbooks

Professional accreditation requirements

Within the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students may choose to pursue a program of study that would allow them to seek accreditation with particular professional bodies.

Australian Computer Society (ACS) accreditation

Students planning to satisfy the professional accreditation requirements for the ACS should include in their degree a prescribed set of units of study, including a major in Business Information Systems (at least 42 credit points in senior units of study). The required units of study are listed below:

• INFS1000 Digital Business Innovation
• INFS2001 IS for Performance Improvement
• INFS2020 Business Process Modelling and Improvement
• INFS3040 Enterprise Systems and Integrated Business; and
• four additional senior 'INFS' coded elective units of study including two more 'INFS' units at 3000-level. (See listings under the 'Business Information Systems' subject area for available units of study).

Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) Accreditation

All undergraduate degrees incorporating a major in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management are AHRI-accredited. Students wishing to satisfy the requirements for professional membership of AHRI should complete an Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management major as part of their degree. The required units of study for the major are listed under the 'Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) subject areas for majors and electives'.

Degree progression

The following table illustrates a degree progression example for a student enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) on a full-time basis undertaking units of study with a total value of 24 credit points per semester.

Please note: This is a basic structure only. If the second major chosen is one of the Faculty of Science's majors then this structure would differ as the compulsory units of study in these areas could be counted towards the second major. For a Science major the term 'senior' in the table above refers to 'intermediate' and 'senior' Science units of study.

The Business School website illustrates units of study progression sequences for specific majors. This information can be found at sydney.edu.au/business/course/FH019

Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) subject areas for majors and electives

Students choose their compulsory majors from the following subject areas.

In relation to the subject areas, please note the following:

• All units of study listed under the following subject areas are worth six credit points unless indicated otherwise
• Junior units of study (1000 level) may be used to meet the prerequisite requirements for more than one major. However, senior (or in some cases intermediate and senior) units of study (2000 and 3000 level) can only be used to meet the requirements for one major.
• Information relating to prerequisites/corequisite requirements and unit of study availability in 2012 can be found in the undergraduate units of study tables. As the availability of units of study may change, students are advised to check the faculty website sydney.edu.au/business regularly as it contains the most up to date information on unit of study availability as well as timetabling information for each unit of study that is currently offered. The units of study listed under the following subject areas were approved for 2012 at the time of printing this handbook. As this information can change, students may include any units of study that are approved and appear under these subject areas in subsequent years' handbooks as part of their major/s or as electives.

The following information relates to the compulsory majors available in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies). Information about available majors from other faculties can be found in the relevant other faculty handbooks sydney.edu.au/handbooks or on the websites of these faculties.

Major I subject areas

Accounting

For the award of a major in Accounting in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students complete:

(i) three junior units of study (18 credit points), as follows:

• BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis; OR ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A
• BUSS1030 Accounting, Business and Society
• ACCT1006 Accounting and Financial Management

(ii) two compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points), as follows:

• ACCT2011 Financial Accounting A
• ACCT2012 Management Accounting A.

(iii) a minimum of 24 credit points in elective senior units of study (minimum of four units) selected from the following:

• ACCT3011 Financial Accounting B
• ACCT3012 Management Accounting B
• ACCT3013 Financial Statement Analysis
• ACCT3014 Auditing and Assurance
• ACCT3031 International Corporate Governance
• ACCT3032 Current Issues in Management Accounting
• ACCT3098 Accounting Honours Preparation A (3 credit points)
• ACCT3099 Accounting Honours Preparation B (3 credit points)
• CLAW2201 Corporations Law.

The units ACCT3098 and ACCT3099 are worth three credit points each. If students wish to include these units as part of their major, they would need to complete at least five elective units of study to meet elective requirements. CLAW2201 requires the completion of additional prerequisites outside the prerequisite units listed for this major.

Please check the Business School unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements.

Business Information Systems

For the award of a major in Business Information Systems in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students complete:

(i) one junior unit of study (six credit points), as follows:

• INFS1000 Digital Business Innovation.

(ii) two compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points), as follows:

• (iii) a minimum of four senior elective units of study (24 credit points) selected from the following:

• INFS2010 Digital Information Design and Management
• INFS2030 e-Commerce Business Management
• INFS3030 Information Protection and Assurance
• INFS3040 Enterprise Systems and Integrated Business
• INFS3050 Business Intelligence for Managers
• INFS3060 Managing Digital Innovation Projects
• INFS3080 Business Information Systems Project

Please check the Business School unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements.

Commercial Law

For the award of a Commercial Law major in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students complete:

(i) one junior unit of study (six credit points), as follows:

• CLAW1001 Foundations of Business Law.

(ii) a minimum of six elective units of study (36 credit points) selected from the following options:

• CLAW2201 Corporations Law
• CLAW2202 Business Failure and Restructuring
• CLAW2203 Regulation of Capital Markets
• CLAW2204 Banking and Finance Law
• CLAW2205 Competition and Consumer Law
• CLAW2207 Business, Ethics and the Law
• CLAW2208 Business Regulation, Risk and Compliance
• CLAW2209 Intellectual Property for Business
• CLAW2210 Chinese Tax *
• CLAW2211 Commercial Practice in China
• CLAW2212 Franchising
• CLAW3201 Australian Taxation System
• CLAW3202 Tax Strategies for Business
• CLAW3204 Capital Raising and Management
• CLAW3206 Regulation of Mergers and Acquisitions
• CLAW3207 Employment Regulation for Business.

Units of study marked with an "*" will not be offered for 2012.

Please check the Business School unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements.

Finance

For the award of a major in Finance in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students complete:

(i) one junior unit of study (six credit points) selected from the units offered by the University of Sydney Business School:*

* It is strongly recommended that students who wish to complete a Finance major complete BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis (or ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A), BUSS1040 Economics for Business Decision Making (or ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics or ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics) in their first year of enrolment (subject to degree constraints).

(ii) three compulsory senior units of study (18 credit points), as follows:

• FINC2011 Corporate Finance I
• FINC2012 Corporate Finance II
• FINC3017 Investments and Portfolio Management

(iii) a minimum of 18 credit points of senior elective units of study (a minimum of three units) selected from the following options:

• FINC3011 International Financial Management
• FINC3012 Derivative Securities
• FINC3013 Mergers and Acquisitions
• FINC3014 Trading and Dealing in Security Markets
• FINC3015 Financial Valuation: Case Study Approach
• FINC3018 Bank Financial Management
• FINC3019 Fixed Income Securities
• FINC3020 Financial Risk Management
• FINC3021 Mathematical Finance
• FINC3022 Alternative Investments.

Please check the Business School unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements.

Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management

For the award of a major in Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students complete:

(i) one junior units of study (six credit points), as follows:

• WORK1003 Foundations of Work and Employment.

(ii) two compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points), as follows:

• WORK2203 Industrial Relations Policy
• WORK2205 Human Resource Processes.

(iii) a minimum of four senior elective units of study (24 credit points) selected from the following:

• WORK2209 Organisational Analysis and Behaviour
• WORK2210 Strategic Management
• WORK2211 Human Resource Strategies *
• WORK2215 IR and HRM Practice
• WORK2217 International Human Resource Management
• WORK2218 People and Organisations
• WORK2219 Management and Organisational Ethics
• WORK2221 Organisational Communication
• WORK2222 Leadership in Organisations
• WORK2224 Globalisation, Work and Employment
• WORK2225 Work and Society *
• WORK2226 Institutions at Work
• WORK2227 Regulation at Work *
• WORK3921 Theories of Work and Organisations
• WORK3922 Researching Work and Organisations.

Units of study marked with an "*" will not be offered for 2012.

Please check the Business School unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements.

International Business

For the award of a major in International Business in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students complete:

(i) one junior unit of study (six credit points) offered by the University of Sydney Business School.

(ii) four compulsory senior units of study (24 credit points), as follows:

• IBUS2101 International Business Strategy
• IBUS2102 Cross-Cultural Management
• IBUS3101 International Business Alliances
• IBUS3102 International Risk Management.

(iii) a minimum of two senior elective units of study (12 credit points) selected from the following options:

• ACCT3031 International Corporate Governance
• CLAW2211 Commercial Practice in China
• ECOP3012 Global Political Economy
• ECOP3014 Political Economy of Development
• ECOS3006 International Trade
• ECOS3007 International Macroeconomics
• FINC3011 International Financial Management
• GOVT2210 International Risk Analysis *
• GOVT2221 Politics of International Economic Relations
• GOVT2225 International Security in the 21st Century
• IBUS3103 Global Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
• IBUS3104 Ethical International Business Decisions
• IBUS3107 Business Negotiations
• MKTG3116 International Marketing
• WORK2217 International Human Resource Management
• WORK2222 Leadership in Organisations
• Senior language units of study (2000 and 3000 level) from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (a maximum of 12 credit points may be completed)

Units of study marked with an "*" will not be offered for 2012.

Students should note that almost all senior elective units of study require the completion of additional prerequisites outside of those units of study listed for this major.

Note: Students who choose to include Political Economy (ECOP), Government and International Relations (GOVT) or language units from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences must meet the prerequisite requirements for these units of study as set out in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences handbook sydney.edu.au/handbooks/arts.

Please check the Business School unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements.

Management

For the award of a major in Management in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students complete:

(i) one junior prerequisite unit of study (six credit points) from the University of Sydney Business School. The junior unit selected maybe a core unit or an optional junior unit which may be a prerequisite for an elective option under this major.

(ii) three compulsory senior units of study (18 credit points), as follows:

• WORK2201 Foundations of Management
• WORK2210 Strategic Management
• WORK2218 People and Organisations

(iii) a minimum of three senior elective units of study (18 credit points) selected from the following options:

• ECOS2306 Managerial Firms: Evolution and Attributes
• ECOS3003 Hierarchies, Incentives and Firm Structure
• ECOS3005 Industrial Organisation
• ECOS3008 Labour Economics
• ECOS3012 Strategic Behaviour
• WORK2205 Human Resources Processes
• WORK2209 Organisational Analysis and Behaviour
• WORK2211 Human Resource Strategies *
• WORK2217 International Human Resource Management
• WORK2219 Management and Organisational Ethics
• WORK2221 Organisational Communication
• WORK2222 Leadership in Organisations
• WORK2224 Globalisation, Work and Employment
• WORK2227 Regulation at Work.*

Units of study marked with an "*" will not be offered for 2012.

Some of these elective units of study require the completion of additional prerequisites outside of those units of study listed for this major.

Note: Students who choose to include Economics (ECON/ECOS), from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences must meet the prerequisite requirements for these units of study as set out in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences handbook sydney.edu.au/handbooks/arts.

Please check the Business School unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements.

Marketing

For the award of a major in Marketing in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students complete:

(i) one junior prerequisite unit of study (six credit points), as follows:

• MKTG1001 Marketing Principles

(ii) three compulsory senior units of study (18 credit points), as follows:

• MKTG2112 Consumer Behaviour
• MKTG2113 Marketing Research
• MKTG3118 Marketing Strategy and Planning.

(iii) a minimum of three senior elective units of study (18 credit points) selected from the following options:

• CLAW2212 Franchising
• MKTG2010 Marketing Channels and Logistics *
• MKTG3110 Electronic Marketing *
• MKTG3112 Marketing Communications
• MKTG3114 New Products Marketing
• MKTG3116 International Marketing
• MKTG3117 Services Marketing
• MKTG3119 Public Relations Management
• MKTG3120 Building and Managing Brands
• MKTG3121 Advertising: Creative Principles
• MKTG3211 Contemporary Issues in Marketing.*

Units of study marked with an "*" will not be offered for 2012.

Please check the Business School unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements.

Quantitative Business Analysis

For the award of a major in Quantitative Business Analysis in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students complete:

(i) one junior unit of study (6 credit points), as follows:

• BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis; OR ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A.

(ii) two compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points), as follows:

• QBUS2310 Management Science
• QBUS2810 Statistical Modelling for Business.

(ii) four elective senior units of study (24 credit points), selected from the following options:

• QBUS2320 Methods of Decision Analysis
• QBUS2330 Operations Management
• QBUS2350 Project Planning and Management *
• QBUS3310 Advanced Management Science
• QBUS3320 Supply Chain Management
• QBUS3810 Business Risk Analysis
• QBUS3820 Data Mining and Data Analysis.

Units of study marked with an "*" will not be offered for 2012.

Please check the Business School unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study for details of the unit prerequisites, corequisites and other requirements.

Major II subject areas

Accounting

Refer to 'Major I subject areas' for details.

Agricultural Economics

Note: This major is offered by the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.

For the award of a major in Agricultural Economics in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students complete:

(i) two junior units of study (12 credit points), as follows:

• AGEC1101 Agricultural and Resource Systems
• AGEC1102 Agricultural Economics I.

(ii) four compulsory senior units of study (24 credit points), as follows:

• AGEC2101 Market and Price Analysis
• AGEC2103 Production Economics
• AGEC3102 Agricultural and Resource Policy
• AGEC3103 Applied Optimisation.

(iii) a minimum of 12 credit points of elective senior 4000-level units of study selected from the Agricultural Economics options specified in the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources handbook.

For details of all available unit options for the Agricultural Economics major, students should refer to the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources handbook sydney.edu.au/handbooks/agriculture or the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study.

Business Information Systems

Refer to 'Major I subject areas' for details.

Commercial Law

Refer to 'Major I subject areas' for details.

Computer Science

Note: This major is offered by the School of Information Technologies.

For the award of a major in Computer Science in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students complete:

(i) a minimum of 12 credit points in junior (1000-level) units of study selected from the 'Computer Science' options specified in the Faculty of Science Handbook.

It is recommended that students complete the following units as their junior unit requirements for the major:

• INFO1103 Introduction to Programming; OR INFO1903 Informatics (Advanced)
• INFO1105 Data Structures; OR INFO1905 Data Structures (Advanced).

It is also recommended that students complete 12 credit points in junior Mathematics units (including MATH1005/MATH1905 Statistics) and other junior elective units of study - such as PHIL1012 Introductory Logic and INFO1003 Foundations of Information Technology for the Computer Science major.

(ii) a minimum of 12 credit points in intermediate (2000-level) elective units of study selected from the intermediate Computer Science unit options specified in the Faculty of Science Handbook

(iii) a minimum of 24 credit points in elective senior (3000-level) units of study selected from the senior Computer Science unit options specified in the Faculty of Science Handbook.

For details of all available unit options for the Computer Science major, students should refer to the Faculty of Science handbook sydney.edu.au/handbooks/science or the Science unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study.

Econometrics

Note: This major is offered through the School of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

For the award of a major in Econometrics in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students complete:

(i) two junior units of study (12 credit points), as follows:

• ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A; OR BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis
• ECMT1020 Business and Economic Statistics B.

(ii) two compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points), as follows:

• ECMT2110 Regression Modelling
• ECMT3110 Econometric Models and Methods.

(iii) a minimum of four senior elective units of study (24 credit points), with at least three at 3000-level (18 credit points), selected from the elective options specified for the Econometrics major in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Handbook.

For details of all available unit options for the Econometrics major, students should refer to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Handbook sydney.edu.au/handbooks/arts) or the Arts and Social Sciences units of study table in the Undergraduate units of study.

Economics

Note: This major is offered through the School of Economics in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

For the award of a major in Economics in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students complete:

(i) four junior units of study (24 credit points), as follows:

• ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A; OR BUSS1020 Quantitative Business Analysis
• ECMT1020 Business and Economic Statistics B
• ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics
• ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics.

(ii) two compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points), as follows:

• ECOS2001 Intermediate Microeconomics; OR ECOS2901 Intermediate Microeconomics Honours
• ECOS2002 Intermediate Macroeconomics; OR ECOS2902 Intermediate Macroeconomics Honours.

(iii) a minimum of four senior elective units of study (24 credit points), with at least three at 3000-level (18 credit points), selected from the elective unit options specified for the Economics major in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Handbook.

For details of all available unit options for the Economics major, students should refer to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Handbook sydney.edu.au/handbooks/arts or the Arts and Social Sciences units of study table in the Undergraduate units of study.

Finance

Refer to 'Major I subject areas' for details.

Financial Mathematics and Statistics

Note: This is an interdisciplinary major offered by the Faculty of Science and consists of several core units and a number of elective units from mathematics, statistics and information technologies.

For the award of a major in Financial Mathematics and Statistics in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students complete:

(i) a minimum of 12 credit points in junior units of study selected from the following:

• MATH1001 Differential Calculus; OR MATH1901 Differential Calculus (Advanced)
• MATH1002 Linear Algebra; OR MATH1902 Linear Algebra (Advanced)
• MATH1003 Integral Calculus and Modelling; OR MATH1903 Integral Calculus and Modelling Advanced
• MATH1005 Statistics; OR MATH1905 Statistics (Advanced).

(ii) 18 credit points in compulsory intermediate (2000-level) units of study, as follows:

• MATH2070 Optimisation and Financial Mathematics; OR MATH2970 Optimisation and Financial Mathematics Adv
• STAT2011 Statistical Models; OR STAT2911 Probability and Statistical Models (Adv)
• STAT2012 Statistical Tests; OR STAT2912 Statistical Tests (Advanced).

(iii) 18 credit points in compulsory senior (3000-level) units of study, as follows:

• MATH3075 Financial Mathematics; OR MATH3975 Financial Mathematics (Advanced)
• STAT3011 Stochastic Processes and Time Series; OR STAT3911 Stochastic Processes and Time Series Adv
• STAT3012 Applied Linear Models; OR STAT3912 Applied Linear Models Advanced.

(iv) a minimum of six credit points in elective senior (3000-level) units of study selected from the elective senior Financial Mathematics unit options specified in the Faculty of Science Handbook.

For details of all available unit options for the Financial Mathematics and Statistics major, students should refer to the Faculty of Science handbook. sydney.edu.au/handbooks/science or the Science unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study.

Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management

Refer to 'Major I subject areas' for details.

International Business

Refer to 'Major I subject areas' for details.

Government and International Relations

Note: This major is offered through the Department of Government and International Relations which is part of the School of Social and Political Sciences in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

For the award of a major in Government and International Relations in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students complete:

(i) two junior (1000-level) 'GOVT' unit of study (12 credit points) selected from the junior Government and International Relations unit options specified in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Handbook.

(ii) a minimum of six elective senior 'GOVT' units of study (36 credit points) selected from the Government and International Relations unit options specified in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Handbook. *

* Note: Students may also complete a maximum of 12 credit points in cross-listed non-'GOVT' senior units of study as electives for this major . For details of all non-'GOVT' units of study that may be cross-listed with this major, see the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences website: sydney.edu.au/arts/downloads/documents/Cross-listed.pdf.

For details of all available unit options for the Government and International Relations major, students should refer to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences handbook sydney.edu.au/handbooks/arts or the Arts and Social Sciences unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study.

Management

Refer to 'Major I subject areas' for details.

Marketing

Refer to 'Major I subject areas' for details.

Mathematics

Note: This major is offered by the School of Mathematics and Statistics, in the Faculty of Science.

For the award of a major in Mathematics in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students complete:

(i) a minimum of 12 credit points in junior (1000-level) 'MATH' units of study selected from the junior Mathematics unit options specified in the Faculty of Science Handbook.

(ii) a minimum of 12 credit points in intermediate (2000-level) 'MATH' units of study selected from the intermediate Mathematics unit options specified in the Faculty of Science Handbook.

(iii) a minimum of 24 credit points in senior (3000-level) 'MATH' units of study selected from the senior Mathematics unit options specified in the Faculty of Science Handbook.

For details of all available unit options for this major, students should refer to the Faculty of Science handbook (sydney.edu.au/handbooks/science) or the Science unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study.

Political Economy

Note: This major is offered through the Department of Political Economy which is part of the School of Social and Political Sciences in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

For the award of a major in Political Economy in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies), students complete:

(i) two junior units of study (12 credit points) as follows:

• ECOP1001 Economics as a Social Science
• ECOP1003 International Economy and Finance; OR ECOP1004 Economy and Society.

(ii) two compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points), as follows:

• ECOP2011 Economics of Modern Capitalism
• ECOP2612 Economic Policy in Global Context.

(iii) a minimum of four senior elective 'ECOP' units of study (24 credit points) selected from the senior unit options specified under the Political Economy major in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences handbook.

For details of all available unit options for this major, students should refer to the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences handbook (sydney.edu.au/handbooks/arts) or the Arts and Social Sciences unit of study table in the Undergraduate units of study.

Quantitative Business Analysis

Refer to 'Major I subject areas' for details.

Additional majors

Students have the choice to complete an additional major from the University of Sydney Business School or possibly from another faculty of the University of Sydney (depending on credit point restrictions and approval of the faculty offering the major). For example, a language major from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences may be completed. Students can complete a maximum of 84 credit points from outside of the Business School and School of Economics within the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) - including required Arts and Science units and any other faculty 'Major I' or 'Major II' option.

Students should refer to the other faculties handbooks for details of available major areas of study and unit of study requirements (sydney.edu.au/handbooks).

Units of study the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies)

For information on units of study that are available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) in 2012, please refer to the Business School, Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Arts and Social Sciences and Science unit of study tables under the Undergraduate units of study.

For descriptions of the Business School subject areas and the other faculty subject areas under "Major II" refer to the Undergraduate unit of study descriptions. For descriptions of all other Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources or Science units, refer to other relevant faculty handbooks (sydney.edu.au/handbooks) or the Online Unit of Study Handbook (ssa.usyd.edu.au/ssa/handbook/uossearch.jsp).

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