Course overview
Skills development is focused on managerial decision-making, business and personal leadership, and the ethics of values-based management. Students gain specialist knowledge in at least one business discipline according to the major/s they choose (in the Commerce component of the double degree), with opportunities available for wider study in business-related fields of study. Plus, Microsoft certifications are built into the degree.
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Professional recognition
Graduates are eligible for membership of the following organisations depending on the major completed: Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia, Australian Human Resources Institute and Australian Marketing Institute.
Practical experience
Required: Students must complete one unit of applied professional skills as a volunteer in a not-for-profit organisation and one Professional Experience unit involving a professional placement within a business firm (in the relevant discipline area) over a period of 105 hours per unit.
Fees and charges
Visit the ACU website for general information about tuition fees.
Career Opportunities
Career opportunities
Accountant, auditor, investment manager, financial analyst, stockbroker, tax adviser, treasurer. Opportunities also exist in employment relations, corporate training, training and development consultancy, human capital consultancy, recruitment, industrial relations, international human resource management; technical, user and customer support in the field of computer-based information systems, sales, advertising, market research, public relations, fundraising.
Majors
Areas of study
Accounting, event management, finance, human resource management, IT, international business, management, marketing.
Entry requirements
Review the captured standard entry requirements, English requirements and additional notes for this course.
Standard entry
- Applicants with recent secondary education Assumed knowledge: English Standard (Band 2) or English as an Additional Language or Dialect (Band 3). Read more about Admission criteria for applicants with recent secondary education. Other applicants Admission criteria for applicants with higher education study. Admission criteria for applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study. Admission criteria for applicants with work and life experience. Also refer to the ACU general admission criteria.
If the student's current English result is below the direct-entry requirement, consider the university's recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package. When the student successfully completes the approved pathway at the required level, the university may accept that pathway for English entry without requiring a new IELTS, TOEFL or PTE result. Always confirm exclusions for professional registration courses and the offer conditions.
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Campuses & intake dates
- North Sydney (MacKillop)NSW