Handbook : Course informationEdith Cowan University

Bachelor of Commerce

Effective from 01-JUL-2021 : Code W23

This course equips students with the theory, practical experience and transferable employability skills, including leadership, teamwork, critical thinking, communication and problem-solving, required to succeed in a wide range of business careers. All of the majors available to study are created in consultation with industry and many are professionally recognised and accredited. Students benefit from relevant and internationally credible course content that provides practical work based applied industry experience, networking opportunities, career portfolio development and a broad range of career options after graduating.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Internship Option

The ECU Business Placement and Internship programs provide students with a unique opportunity to gain valuable real-world experience in a public, private or not-for-profit organisation. They enable students to gain relevant work experience, allowing them to develop professional networks, practice applying theory learned during their degree, develop skills and capabilities required to succeed in their chosen profession, and gain a better understanding of the nature of employment and professional conduct in their chosen industry.

Attendance requirements

The Internship Program forms one full semester of study and enables students to gain a minimum of 16 weeks (600 hours) of full-time work experience. The Work Placement program comprises 100 hours of work experience during the academic semester. Programs can be completed in all discipline areas, as well as general business opportunities.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Access, analyse and critically evaluate relevant information to solve challenging business problems systematically.
2. Apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of business situations, incorporating international/global/cultural perspectives.
3. Collaborate effectively in team settings to produce measurable outcomes.
4. Communicate business knowledge, concepts and advice persuasively and clearly in both written and oral formats, using relevant technology.
5. Generate creative ideas for business innovations that respond to opportunities and constant change.
6. Reflect on feedback and critique one's own performance in order to identify and plan opportunities for development.
7. Value professional behaviours and/or personal citizenship that reflect an appreciation of the interrelationship between business ethics and corporate social responsibility.

Professional Recognition

Majors

One or more of the majors in this course is externally recognised when studied within this course. Refer to the major for more information.

Admission requirements

Admission requirement (Band 3)

All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course. The indicative or guaranteed ATAR is as published (where applicable) or academic admission requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• AQF Cert IV;
• Successfully completed 0.25 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
• Undergraduate Certificate;
• Special Tertiary Admissions Test;
• University Preparation Course;
• Indigenous University Orientation Course;
• Aboriginal University Readiness Assessment; or
• Experience Based Entry Scheme.

English Language requirement (Band 3)

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• Year 12 English ATAR/English Literature ATAR grade C or better or equivalent;
• Special Tertiary Admissions Test;
• IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.0 (no individual band less than 6.0);
• Successfully completed 1.0 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher in the UK, Ireland, USA, NZ or Canada;
• University Preparation Course;
• Indigenous University Orientation Course;
• Aboriginal University Readiness Assessment;
• AQF Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree;
• Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent); or
• Other tests, courses or programs as defined in the Admissions Policy.

Course Duration

• Full Time: 3 Years
• Part Time: 6 Years

Course Delivery

• Joondalup: Full Time, Part Time
• South West (Bunbury): Full Time, Part Time
• Online: Full Time, Part Time
• Ecu Sri Lanka: Full Time

Cross Campus Attendance

Commerce students at ECU South West will be offered six common core units and the opportunity to complete some electives on campus. In order to complete the Bachelor of Commerce, however, students should be prepared to complete the remaining units online or at ECU's Joondalup campus.

Course Coordinator

Dr Claire Marion LAMBERT

Course Structure

Note: Students wishing to take the Accounting major with one of the following professionally accredited majors (Project Management, Human Resource Management or Marketing) will be required to complete additional credit points/units exceeding that required for completion of the Bachelor of Commerce.

Note: Students with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 65% or higher after their second year of study may be invited to complete an additional year of study to undertake a one year domestic or international internship. Those students will transfer to the Bachelor of Commerce Professional for their third and fourth year of study.

Option 2

Internship Minor which consists of:

Note: Enrolment into the Internship Minor is by application only.

^ Core Option

Unit sets that can be studied as part of this course

One or more of the majors in this course is externally recognised when studied within this course. Refer to the major for more information.