The Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) is currently available in Accounting, Finance or Economics. Potential Honours students should consult with the Newcastle Business School towards the end of the semester prior to that in which they intend to enrol.

Total units required:

80 units

Program duration:

1 year full-time or part-time equivalent up to 3 years maximum.

International students studying this program on campus are required to enrol full time to comply with their student visa requirements and complete their study in the standard minimum program duration. International students requiring enrolment advice should review the program plan corresponding to the semester and year of commencement and can contact their Program Advisor at ProgramAdvice@newcastle.edu.au

Program requirements:

The program requires the completion of 80 units of approved courses. Students will complete one 20 unit Business Research Methods course, one 20 unit discipline theory course (either Accounting, Economics or Finance) and 40 units of research thesis.

Program learning outcomes:

On successful completion of the program students will have:

• Communicate effectively orally to varied audiences.
• Communicate effectively in writing to varied audiences.
• Work effectively independently.
• Work effectively in collaboration with others.
• Engage in critical thinking and complex analytical problem-solving.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of theory, models and concepts relevant to one of the disciplines of Accounting, Finance or Economics.
• Display proficiency in the utilization of information and technology in research.
• Apply skills that incorporate understanding of global, social and ethical issues.
• Apply theory and method at an advanced level to conduct independent research/project of professional quality in their selected field.

Admission to our undergraduate degree programs usually requires successful completion of a senior secondary school qualification similar to the Higher School Certificate (HSC).

TOEFL paper-based test score of 500;

TOEFL internet-based score of 60;

IELTS (Academic) score of 6.0;

PTE GSE score of 50;

Cambridge English: Advanced score of 52.