Bachelor of Commerce (Degree with Honours) (BH-COM) // Course structure

Course structure

The BCom (Honours) course consists of the equivalent of eight subjects (100 points). Grades are awarded for each individual subject and an overall grade result is returned for the course. The Honours degree is only awarded to students who pass (i.e. obtain a grade of at least P) all subjects of the course and who complete the course with an average grade of H3 (65%) or higher.

Students are required to complete the equivalent of eight subjects. In determining the final grade, individual subjects are weighted according to their points value.

A student will not be awarded honours if the student either:

• fails a single 12.5-point subject with a mark below 40%, or
• fails two or more 12.5-point subjects (a 25-point subject is treated as two subjects).

Any student who fails two subjects in their first semester of study will not be allowed to continue in the Honours course.

Any student who fails a single 12.5-point subject with a mark of 40% or above will be entitled to a Final Subject Assessment (FSA) at the end of the final teaching period for that student. The maximum mark to be awarded for this subject on satisfactory completion of this assessment is 50%. The final grade for such a student will be based on the weighted average of the passing grades only.

Students who do not meet the requirements to be awarded the Honours degree will still be able to take out the Bachelor of Commerce pass degree if previous commerce studies were undertaken at the University of Melbourne.

Accounting

Students are required to complete the equivalent of eight subjects (100 points) in fourth year Honours.

Students must take two compulsory subjects (Research Methods subject and a Research Essay subject):

and either

or both of

Students must also take two elective subjects from the below list:

(If students would like to take more than two subjects from this list, the additional subjects can be taken under the remaining elective component discussed below).

The remaining elective subjects must be approved by the Head of Department of Accounting to meet the overall load of 100 points.

Actuarial Studies

Students are required to successfully complete the equivalent of eight subjects (100 points) in fourth year Honours.

Students must complete the following subjects:

or both of

and

• 50 points of Level-4 actuarial studies subjects
• 25 points of approved Level-3 or Level-4 subjects taught within or outside the Faculty of Business and Economics

Economics

Students are required to successfully complete the equivalent of eight subjects (100 points) in fourth year Honours.

Students must complete the following subjects:

and three other subjects, normally Level-4 economics subjects.

Under special circumstances and with the Honours convenor's approval, students may include at most two Level-3 subjects in their study plan, only one of these subjects can be selected from those taught within the Faculty.

Students who take ECON40015 cannot include ECON30024 in their final Honours year program.

Finance

Students are required to successfully complete the equivalent of eight subjects (100 points).

Students must complete the following subjects:

and

• 12.5 points of other subjects taught by the Department of Finance
• 25 points of subjects taught within or outside the Faculty of Business and Economics as approved by the Head of the Department of Finance

Level-3 subjects may not be taken.

Last updated: 3 July 2024