BCom/BGlobSt

Credit points

320

Minimum duration

4 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney

Note:

No international intakes on the Brisbane campus


EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy that includes meeting a minimum ATAR requirement.

International applicants need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy .

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:

StatePrerequisites

New South Wales

Assumed Knowledge: 2 units of English (any) (Band 3)

Queensland

Prerequisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C)

Victoria

Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the award, a student must complete 320 cp comprising:

  1. 180 cp from the Bachelor of Commerce units (Part A) including:

a.60 cp from Specified Business units (Part A.1)

b.80 cp from one Major (Part A.2)

c.40 cp from one Minor OR 40 cp of Elective units (Part A.3)

2. 120 cp from the Bachelor of Global Studies units (Part B) including:

a. 40 cp of Global Studies Specified units (Part B.1)

b. 40 cp of Global Studies Elective units OR 1 Minor (Part B.2)

c. 40 cp from Global Studies International Experience units (Part B.3)

3. 20 cp from the Core Curriculum units (Part C)

Exit points

Students who have met the requirements of the Bachelor of Commerce or Diploma in Liberal Arts can exit with that award.

Progression requirements

Students normally complete 100- level units before undertaking related 200-level units, and 200-level units before undertaking related 300-level units.

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Schedule of unit offerings

Part A.1 AND Part A.2 AND Part A.3

    Part A.1 : Specified Business units

    Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

  • BUSN104Money Matters10 CP

    Business Foundation Unit

  • BUSN112Managing Markets10 CP

    Business Foundation Unit

  • BUSN113Managing People and Organisations10 CP

    Business Foundation Unit

  • ITEC100Information Technology in Action10 CP

    Business Foundation Unit

  • BIPX202Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities10 CP
  • BIPX301Professional Experience10 CP

    • Part A.2 : One Major

    Complete exactly 1 of the following:

  • ACCTAccounting80 CP
  • DATAData Analytics80 CP
  • HRMGHuman Resource Management80 CP
  • MNGTManagement80 CP
  • MKTGMarketing80 CP

    • Part A.3 : One Minor or Elective units

    Part A.3.1 AND Part A.3.2

    Part A.3.1 : One Minor

    Complete exactly 1 of the following:

  • ACCTAccounting40 CP
  • DATAData Analytics40 CP
  • ENTREntrepreneurship40 CP
  • EVMGEvent Management40 CP
  • FINCFinance40 CP
  • HRMGHuman Resource Management40 CP
  • INBUInternational Business40 CP
  • MNGTManagement40 CP
  • MKTGMarketing40 CP
    • Part A.3.2 : Elective units

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

    Units in the School of Business, or units from other disciplines subject to campus availability, unit limitation and provided that prerequisite requirements are met.

Part B.1 AND Part B.2 AND Part B.3

    Part B.1 : Global Studies Specified units

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • HIST115Global History: Six Degrees of Separation10 CP
  • POLS104Introduction to International Relations10 CP
  • SOCS101Global Society and Change10 CP
  • GEOG214Sustainability: The Global Challenge10 CP
  • GLST305Global Studies Research Project10 CP

    • Part B.2 : Global Studies Elective units OR One Minor

    Part B.2.1 AND Part B.2.2

    Part B.2.1 : Global Studies Elective units

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

    Units listed in the minors in Part B.2.2 or units from other undergraduate programs, subject to meeting prerequisite requirements and approval from the Course Coordinator.

    Part B.2.2 : One Minor

    Complete exactly 1 of the following:

  • ECONEconomics40 CP
  • GEESGeography, Environment and Society40 CP
  • HISTHistory40 CP
  • INDVInternational Development Studies40 CP
  • PINRPolitics and International Relations40 CP
  • SOCISociology40 CP

    • Part B.3 : Global Studies International Experience units

    Part B.3.1 OR Part B.3.2 OR Part B.3.3 OR Part B.3.4

    Part B.3.1 : Global Study Abroad units

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • GLST301Global Study Abroad A10 CP
  • GLST302Global Study Abroad B10 CP
  • GLST303Global Study Abroad C10 CP
  • GLST304Global Study Abroad D10 CP

    • Subject to Course Coordinator approval.

    Part B.3.2 : Global Studies International Internship unit

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • GLST300Global Study International Internship40 CP

    • Subject to Course Coordinator approval.

    Part B.3.3 : International Global Experience units

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

  • DVST202Preparation for Community-Based Global Experience10 CP
  • DVST307International Development Global Experience20 CP
  • YSED303Community Development10 CP

    • Subject to Course Coordinator approval.

    Part B.3.4 : Rome Semester Program units

    Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

    Units offered as the Rome Semester Program, selected in consultation with the Course Coordinator.

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
  • PHCC102Being Human10 CP
  • PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
  • UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
  • PHCC320The Just Society10 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.


Accounting Accredited Major - Commencing Semester 1

  • Bachelor of Commerce units - Specified Business unitsBUSN104Money Matters10 cp
  • Bachelor of Commerce units - Specified Business unitsITEC100Information Technology in Action10 cp
  • Bachelor of Global Studies units - Global Studies Specified unitsPOLS104Introduction to International Relations10 cp
  • Bachelor of Global Studies units - Global Studies Specified unitsHIST115Global History: Six Degrees of Separation10 cp
  • Bachelor of Commerce units - Specified Business unitsBUSN113Managing People and Organisations10 cp
  • Bachelor of Commerce units - One Major - ACCT - Accounting - Major Units: AccountingACCT210Accounting Foundations10 cp
  • Global Studies Specified unitsSOCS101 Global Society and Change ORGlobal Studies Specified unitsGEOG214 Sustainability: The Global Challenge 10 cp
  • Core Curriculum unitsCore Curriculum Unit 1See ACU Core Curriculum page for details10 cp

Accounting Accredited Major - Commencing Semester 2

Accounting Non-Accredited Major - Commencing Semester 1

Accounting Non-Accredited Major - Commencing Semester 2

Human Resource Management Major - Commencing Semester 1

Human Resource Management Major - Commencing Semester 2

Management Major - Commencing Semester 1

Marketing Major - Commencing Semester 1

Marketing Major - Commencing Semester 2

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