Combining business knowledge and investigative analysis skills will open you up to endless enviable career opportunities in business and science fields. You’ll influence critical decisions with research-heavy roles in business or your chosen area of expertise. 

The Bachelor of Commerce/Science will give you an essential understanding of business and science, with the option to specialise in both fields. Explore topics such as biotechnology, materials science, physics, finance and marketing. Graduate career-ready and confident, with professional experiences built into your studies.

In your Commerce degree, you’ll study at the #1 business school in Australia*. Apply your expertise to real-world business challenges across various industries and develop the tools to solve complex, multilayered business problems. With 14 majors on offer, you’ll build your degree around your passions and purpose. 

In your Bachelor of Science degree, you’ll develop strong foundational knowledge across key scientific fields with the choice of 27 majors, including biology and biodiversity, chemistry, neuroscience, mathematics and advanced physics. 

The Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Science is a double degree that you can complete in four years with full-time study. You’ll complete 192 units of credit (UOC) through a combination of Integrated First Year courses, electives, majors and minors.

Full program structure

Your double degree consists of:

96 units of credit from Commerce, including:

• 48 UOC of Integrated First Year Courses
• Three non-credit bearing myBCom elements
• One Commerce major
• 6 UOC of Work Integrated Learning
• Final Year Synthesis
• Optional minor

MyBCom portfolio

Students will also benefit from MyBCom portfolio, an award winning interactive platform and assessment tool. You'll use MyBCom throughout your Commerce degree to guide your studies, develop a tailored career plan, and collate a portfolio of professional experiences to showcase future employers.

96 units of credit from Science, including:

• Five core courses (orientation, graduate portfolio and three employability experience courses)
• One approved Science major
• An optional minor
• Science elective courses (if required)

Be empowered to lead your learning with SciConnect

SciConnect is an innovative online system that's integrated across your whole Science degree. It will be there to help you settle into university, track your professional development and showcase your skills to future employers.

• Commerce majors
  • Accounting
  • Business Analytics
  • Business Economics
  • Behavioural Economics
  • Cyber Security Management 
  • Finance
  • Financial Technology
  • International Business
  • Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Marketing Analytics
  • Human Resource Management
  • Innovation, Strategy and Entrepreneurship
  • Taxation

• Science majors
  • Anatomy
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biology & biodiversity
  • Biotechnology
  • Chemistry
  • Climate systems science
  • Earth science
  • Ecology and conservation
  • Food science
  • Genetics
  • Geography
  • Immunology
  • Marine and coastal science
  • Materials science
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics for education
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular and cell biology
  • Neuroscience
  • Pathology
  • Pharmacology
  • Physical oceanography
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Psychology
  • Statistics
  • Vision science

Studying Science and Commerce as a dual degree at UNSW will unlock a world of fascinating career opportunities upon graduation. You’ll gain transferable skills that can be applied across a variety of industries and functions. Your core logical, analytical and critical thinking skills will be an asset to any organisation, and through your chosen commerce specialisation, you’ll be armed with the knowledge to solve real-world problems.

As a Bachelor of Science/Commerce graduate, you’ll find yourself influencing key decisions with roles in business or your chosen area of expertise. To help you get started, UNSW Business School's Career Accelerator provides work experiences and professional development opportunities.

Explore our study areas below to discover the range of potential career paths available across the fields of science and engineering.

Science study areas

Business study areas

Potential careers

• Accountant/Auditor
• Business Analyst
• Consultant
• Customer Experience Officer
• Cyber Security Analyst
• Data Analyst
• Digital Innovation Officer
• Environmental Researcher
• Economist
• Financial Adviser
• Food Manufacturer
• Human Resource Consultant
• Investment Banker
• Marketing/Brand Manager
• Meteorologist
• Occupational Health & Safety Consultant
• Public Policy Adviser
• Tax Adviser
• Strategist

Accreditation

The Bachelor of Commerce can give you professional recognition and accreditation in industry governing bodies, including the Australian Human Resources Institute, Australian Securities and Investment Commission, CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, ACCA, Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority (FASEA) and Institute of Public Accountants.

There are several admission pathways to an undergraduate degree at UNSW including high school qualifications, UNSW Foundation Studies, UNSW Diploma, recognised prior study or university trans

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