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Faculty of Commerceand Law

The Faculty of Commerce and Law incorporates thefollowing Schools responsible for teaching a range ofdisciplines (shown in brackets):

• School of Accounting and Finance (Accounting,Finance, Corporate Accountability).

• School of Economics (Economics).

• School of Law (Law).

• School of Management (Human ResourceManagement, International Business, Marketing,Business Management).

• School of Information Systems (Management ofInformation Systems, Electronic Commerce, TheInformation Economy).

Courses are grouped according to their levels (bachelorand bachelor with honours, combined degree, graduatecertificate, graduate diploma, master)

For a full list of courses and contact numbers, see ‘Tableof Courses and Contacts’ on page A-18.

Bachelor of BusinessAdministration

(EnterpriseDevelopment)

(Abbreviation: BBA(EntDev))

Course code: C3W

This on-campus, 3-year full-time or 6-year part-timecourse is offered by the Faculty of Commerce and Lawat Launceston.

Admission & prerequisites

Categories of students will be considered for admission,either as:(a) applicants who possess the University’s basic

requirements for admission to undergraduatecourses;

or alternative entry application as:(b) mature age people with business experience but

limited formal academic achievements. Inranking for entry, practical business experiencewill provide substantial points towards entry;

(c) secondary school (or college), TAFE, and StateEnterprise Workshop students undertakingspecific certificate and diploma courses inenterprise education. Applicants in this categorywill be interviewed to assess their potential toundertake this course.

Course objectives

The course provides a ‘whole-of-business’ strategicfocus to the operation of business enterprises, withability to clearly identify structural change and itsimpacts, and then develop skills in how to innovate andredesign business activity.

Students learn how to• identify and analyse business opportunities within

such changing structures that add value to society;• use core business and economics-based skills in

strategic enterprise developments;• generate support through all forms of communication

and negotiation, to share with others the value ofinnovative opportunities;

• think divergently and creatively through synthesis ofmany economics and business concepts;

• develop business strategies and plan them out frominception, growth and redesign;

• undertake varied simulation and on-the-jobexperiences of enterprise development practices;

• cultivate recognition of frontier technologies andpath-dependent business developments that providethe basis for strategic activities;

• work co-operatively in teams and business alliances

B-60 University of Tasmania – Course and Unit Handbook, 2001

On how to interpret course schedules, see page A-4; for an explanation of technical terms see page A-9; and for abbreviations see page A-13.

with appropriate entrepreneurial role models.

Professional recognition

There is currently no appropriate professional body inthis area.

Course structure

The course structure is outlined in the schedule. Allunits are weighted at 12.5%, with the exception of thecore unit, Foundations of Enterprise Development which isa full-year unit of 25%. This unit establishes the basicprinciples and fundamental issues in the strategicallyfocused area of developing new or redesigning extantenterprises.

Schedule

Unit Title campus-sem weight page code

Year 1

Accounting and FinancialDecision Making H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-9 BFA103

Business InformationSystems H1/2~L1/2~B1 12.5% C-274 BSA101

Introduction toManagement H1/2~L1/2~B1 12.5% C-307 BMA101

One elective unit (12.5%)Foundations of Enterprise

Development Lf 25% C-97 BEA103Data Handling and

Statistics 1 H1/2~L1/2~B2 12.5% C-320 KMA153Principles of Marketing H3/2~L3/2 12.5% C-307 BMA151/251

Year 2

Economics for Business H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-96 BEA110Business Logistics L1 12.5% C-275 BSA204Organisational Behaviour H1~L1 12.5% C-311 BMA201

One elective unit (12.5%)Commercial Transactions H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-9 BFA141Project Financing L2 12.5% C-11 BFA203

Two elective units (totalling 25%)

Year 3

Entrepreneurship andInnovation H?~L? 12.5% C-100 BEA326

Electronic Marketing H2 12.5% C-311 BMA308

Two elective units (totalling 25%)Economics, Management and

Organisation H1 12.5% C-100 BEA302Field Operation L2 12.5% C-101 BEA336Strategic Management H2~L2 12.5% C-313 BMA302

One elective unit (12.5%)


(HospitalityManagement)

(Abbreviation: BBA(HospMgmt))

Course code: C3T

This on-campus, 3-year full-time or 6-year part-timecourse is offered by the Faculty of Commerce and Lawat Hobart and Launceston.


Possession of the University’s basic admissionrequirements. The Drysdale Institute of TAFEAdvanced Diploma of Hospitality or an equivalentaward is also required. Those without the latter andthose wishing to transfer from another degree coursewill be counselled as to the program of study that theywould need to follow in order to undertake theBachelor of Business Adminstration (HospMgmt).

Course objectives

The course is designed to produce graduates with asound knowledge of the fundamental principles andconcepts of management, a familiarity with significantliterature in the field and the ability to review,consolidate, extend and apply the knowledge andtechniques to the hospitality management sector. Itseeks to produce graduates with knowledge, skills andunderstanding of best practice in hospitalitymanagement, and the value of research, criticalthinking and effective communication. Graduatesdevelop professional skills in such areas asinterpersonal communication, services management,working in teams, report writing and problems-solvingtechniques. They are given the opportunity to gain aprofessional degree in hospitality management. Thecourse also provides holders of a Drysdale Institute ofTAFE Advanced Diploma of Hospitality with theopportunity to gain a university qualification inhospitality management.

Course structure

The Bachelor of Business Administration in HospitalityManagement consists of 16 specified core units and 8specialised hospitality units. Because of the specialisednature of the course, it is not possible to include electiveunits. For specific details, see the Schedule.

Articulation

Applicants who have completed the Drysdale Instituteof TAFE Advanced Diploma of Hospitality will begranted credit for fourteen units towards the Bachelorof Business Administration (HospMgmt) degree course.



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Candidates with an equivalent award will also beconsidered on an individual basis and following theadvice from the course advisory committee, may begranted credit.

ScheduleThe course is designed for articulation with theAdvanced Diploma of Hospitality offered by theDrysdale Institute of TAFE and equivalent Australianand International awards.

Prospective students will therefore enter the course inthe summer semester of year 2 of the course and thestructure of the course will be as follows:


Year 1

Semester 1 and 2: studies undertaken at Drysdale Institute of TAFE orequiv

Year 2


Summer semesterPrinciples of Marketing [a] H3/2~L3/2 12.5% C-307 BMA151/251Management of Human

Resources [a] H3/2~L3/2 12.5% C-307 BMA121/221

Year 3

Semester 1Organisational Behaviour H1~L1 12.5% C-311 BMA201Contract of Employment H1~L1 12.5% C-308 BMA241Population and Society H1~L1 12.5% C-453 HGE204/304Electronic Commerce H1~L1 12.5% C-277 BSA306

Semester 2Human Resource Management in

Tourism and Hospitality H2~L2 12.5% C-308 BMA225/325Strategic Management H2~L2 12.5% C-313 BMA302Employee Relations H2~L2 12.5% C-311 BMA321Introduction to International

Business [a] H2~L2 12.5% C-307 BMA181/281

[a] Students should use appropriate level 200 enrolmentcode BMA251, BMA221, BMA281

Bachelor of BusinessAdministration (HumanResource Management)

(Abbreviation: BBA(HRM))

Course code: C3U

This on-campus, 3-year full-time or 6-year part-timecourse is offered by the Faculty of Commerce and Lawat Hobart and Launceston.


Possession of the University’s basic admissionrequirements.

Course objectives

The course provides the opportunity for students tocombine the core of a business administration degreewith a focused study of the foundations of HumanResource Management (HRM). It is a professionalcourse that will enable graduates to fulfil key roles inthe human resource management area. Such graduateswill have a good understanding of the role of HRM inboth private and public sector enterprises, and willhave knowledge, skills and understanding of bestpractice in HRM, and value research, critical thinkingand effective communication in HRM. Graduates willhave developed professional skills in such areas asinterpersonal communication, working in teams, reportwriting and problem-solving techniques.

Course structure

The Bachelor of Business Administration in HumanResource Management consists of 19 specified coreunits, one BCom core elective and 4 elective units. Theelectives may be chosen from any other discipline areain the University.

Articulation

Applicants who have completed the TAFE associatediplomas or diplomas or an equivalent qualificationwill be granted credit for eight units towards theBBA(HRM). Applications for such credit, however, willbe considered on an individual basis.

Schedule


Year 1

Semester 1Business Information

Systems H1/2~L1/2~B1 12.5% C-274 BSA101Introduction to

Management H1/2~L1/2~B1 12.5% C-307 BMA101



Economics for Business H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-96 BEA110Accounting and Financial

Decision Making H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-9 BFA103

Semester 2Data Handling and

Statistics 1 H1/2~L1/2~B2 12.5% C-320 KMA153Management of Human

Resources [a] H3/2~L3/2 12.5% C-307 BMA121/221Commercial Transactions H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-9 BFA141Principles of Marketing [a] H3/2~L3/2 12.5% C-307 BMA151/251

Year 2

Semester 1Organisational Behaviour H1~L1 12.5% C-311 BMA201Contract of Employment H1~L1 12.5% C-308 BMA241Elective unit 12.5%Elective unit 12.5%

Semester 2Employee Relations H2~L2 12.5% C-311 BMA321Human Resource

Development H2~L2 12.5% C-308 BMA224Method for Management

Studies H2~L2 12.5% C-310 BMA260one BCom core elective unit 12.5%

Year 3

Semester 1Strategic Issues in Human

Resource Management H1~L1 12.5% C-312 BMA330International Human Resource

Management H1~L1 12.5% C-312 BMA381Electronic Commerce H1~L1 12.5% C-277 BSA306Elective unit 12.5%

Semester 2Managerial Social

Responsibility H2~L2 12.5% C-309 BMA291/391Strategic Management H2~L2 12.5% C-313 BMA302Human Resource Management in

Tourism and Hospitality H2~L2 12.5% C-308 BMA225/325Elective unit 12.5%

[a] Students should use appropriate level 100 unit code:BMA121, BMA151


(Tourism Management)(Abbreviation: BBA(Tourism Mgmt))

Course code: C3V

This on-campus, 3-year full-time or 6-year part-timecourse is offered by the Faculty of Commerce and Lawat Hobart.


Possession of the University’s basic admissionrequirements. The Drysdale Institute of TAFEAdvanced Diploma of Tourism or an equivalent awardis also required. Those without the latter and thosewishing to transfer from another degree course will becounselled as to the program of study that they wouldneed to follow in order to undertake the Bachelor ofBusiness Administration (TourismMgmt).

Course objectives

The course is designed to produce graduates with asound knowledge of the fundamental principles andconcepts of management, a familiarity with significantliterature in the field and the ability to review,consolidate, extend and apply the knowledge andtechniques to the tourism management sector. It seeksto produce graduates with knowledge, skills andunderstanding of best practice in tourism management,and the value of research, critical thinking and effectivecommunication. Graduates develop professional skillsin such areas as interpersonal communication, servicesmanagement, working in teams, report writing andproblems-solving techniques. They are given theopportunity to gain a professional degree in tourismmanagement. The course also provides holders of aDrysdale Institute of TAFE Advanced Diploma ofTourism with the opportunity to gain a universityqualification in tourism management.

Course structure

The Bachelor of Business Administration in TourismManagement consists of 16 specified core units and 8specialised hospitality units. Because of the specialisednature of the course, it is not possible to include electiveunits. For specific details, see the Schedule.

Articulation

Applicants who have completed the Drysdale Instituteof TAFE Advanced Diploma of Tourism will be grantedcredit for fourteen units towards the Bachelor ofBusiness Administration (TourismMgmt) degreecourse. Candidates with an equivalent award will alsobe considered on an individual basis and following the



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advice from the course advisory committee, may begranted credit.

ScheduleThe course is designed for articulation with theAdvanced Diploma of Tourism offered by the DrysdaleInstitute of TAFE and equivalent Australian andInternational awards.

Prospective students will therefore enter the course inthe summer semester of year 2 of the course and thestructure of the course will be as follows:


Year 1


Year 2


Summer semesterPrinciples of Marketing [a] H3/2~L3/2 12.5% C-307 BMA151/251Management of Human


Year 3

Semester 1Marketing Communications H1 12.5% C-310 BMA255Organisational Behaviour H1~L1 12.5% C-311 BMA201Services Marketing H1 12.5% C-312 BMA353Contract of Employment H1~L1 12.5% C-308 BMA241

Semester 2Strategic Management H2~L2 12.5% C-313 BMA302Buyer Behaviour H2 12.5% C-308 BMA252Management and the Natural

Environment [na] 12.5% C-309 BMA272/372Human Resource Management in

Tourism and Hospitality H2~L2 12.5% C-308 BMA225/325

[a] Students should use the appropriate level 200 enrolmentcode BMA251, BMA221

Bachelor of Commerce(Abbreviation: BCom)

Course code: C3C

New majors in Business Management, BusinessEconomics, Corporate Accountability and TheInformation Economy are being introduced.

This on-campus, 3-year full-time or 6-year part-timecourse is offered at Hobart and Launceston. Majors inAccounting, Business Management, CorporateAccountability, Information Systems and HumanResource Management are available in Hobart andLaunceston. Majors in Business Economics, Finance,Marketing and International Business are available onlyin Hobart. A major in The Information Economy isavailable in Launceston only. The major in Accountingand some second year Information Systems units areavailable at the North-West Centre.


Possession of the University’s basic admissionrequirements. In addition, applicants must have passedTCE *MT730 Mathematics Applied or a higher levelMathematics subject. Candidates should note, however,that admission to the Faculty is subject to quotaselection. Selection is based on a score calculated on anapplicant’s five best TCE subjects – three of which must betaken in Year 12 – chosen from the list of subjects approvedby the University for admission purposes. The mathematicssubject referred to above does not have to be one of thefive counted for the purposes of the calculation of theTE score.

Course objectives

The course is designed to produce well educated andadaptable graduates, with appropriate professionalskills to meet the existing needs and demands ofbusiness and related professions. The coursespecifically prepares students to work in accounting,economics, finance, management, marketing,information systems, international business and inhuman resource management.

Career outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor of Commerce can expect toobtain employment in accounting, economics, finance,international business, human resource or personnelmanagement, marketing, journalism and publicrelations, government and teaching.


If students wish to be eligible for membership of aprofessional body they will need to select unitsendorsed by that body. The Faculty of Commerce andLaw offers units to enable students to join the following



professional bodies:• Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia• Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants• Australian Human Resources Institute• Australian Institute of Management• Australian Marketing Institute• Chartered Institute of Company Secretaries in

Australia• Australian Institute of Banking and Finance• Australian Computer Society

Membership details may be obtained from the relevantSchools or the appropriate professional body.

Course structure

The Bachelor of Commerce consists of 24 units of study.To qualify, students must complete a compulsory coreof six units, two other first-year approved electives, amajor of eight units offered within the Faculty and eightelective units which may be in the form of anothermajor or in a grouping of units approved by the Dean(See Schedule of common first year units, below).

The first year is common to all students (except thatstudents have a choice of two core electives). Studentsthen elect to specialise in one of the following majorsoffered by the Faculty. Each major consists of eightunits which are listed in the following section, Bachelorof Commerce: Course Structure, Majors.• Accounting (Hobart, Launceston, NWC)• Business Economics (Hobart only)• Business Management (Hobart , Launceston)• Corporate Accountability (Hobart, Launceston, NW

Centre)• Finance (Hobart only)• Human Resource Management (Hobart, Launceston)• Information Systems (Hobart, Launceston)• International Business (Hobart only)• Marketing (Hobart only)• The Information Economy (Launceston only)

The remaining eight elective units may be studied asanother major or in a form approved by the Dean.

Details of the units offered are outlined in Schedule Awhile the Bachelor of Commerce: course structure showsspecimen courses. Students should also refer to theBCom degree specifications which are printed in full inthe Calendar.

ArticulationStudents who have completed approved courses in theDiploma of Business from a Tasmanian Institute ofTAFE (or equivalent), and have been admitted to thecourse, will receive credit for eight first-year units. Inthe case of international students, English languageskills will also need to be verified.

Direct credit is offered for all University Commerce &Economics undergraduate awards. For example, a BEc

student wishing to transfer to either the BIS or theBCom with credit and vice versa.

Applicants wishing to obtain credit for study alreadyundertaken at another faculty, or Australian or overseastertiary institution should consult the Admission Guidefor information on procedure.

Alternative enrolmentStudents entering the Bachelor of Commerce course in2001 and intending to study a combined degree inCommerce and Law or to study a Major in anotherfaculty should see ‘Combined degrees’ (below).

Combined degree with LawStudents enrolled for the BCom must apply at the endof Year 1 to enter combined studies with the Bachelorof Laws (LLB) degree. The combined degree takes fiveyears full time. Quotas apply. The first year of thecombined degree is available at Launceston. Studentsmust complete the combined degree at the Hobartcampus.The BCom-LLB provides a strong basis for asubsequent career in business or public administration,with specialisation in the relationships betweeneconomic decisions and legal constraints andrequirements.The unit BLA101 Introduction to Law is compulsory inYear 1 for those intending to transfer to the combineddegrees. A full-time student will complete BEA110,BSA101, BFA103, BMA101, BEA140 plus one coreelective unit and BLA101 in Year 1 (total of 100%).Should the student not progress with Law after thecompletion of Year 1, the outstanding core unit, BFA141Commercial Transactions, must be completed. This can betaken in Year 2. Students progressing with Law will beexempt from taking BFA141 as the Law units BLA200Contract and BLA201 Torts will be its substitute.

Combined degrees with Arts, InformationSystems and Science and EngineeringFour-year combined degree programs are availablebased on the Bachelor of Commerce and the Bachelor ofArts/Bachelor of Computing/Bachelor of InformationSystems.

Honours degreeThe Honours degree in the fields of Accounting &Finance or Management (incorporating BusinessManagement, Human Resource Management,Marketing, Information Systems and InternationalBusiness) requires one year of full-time study inaddition to the requirements for the BCom pass degree.Students with a major in Information Systems in theBCom degree may complete an honours degreeprogram in the BIS honours program. See Bachelor ofCommerce with Honours on page 69, and Bachelor ofInformation systems on page 75.



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Schedule of common first yearunits


All students are required to complete the following first-year core units:Economics for Business H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-96 BEA110Business Information

Systems H1/2~L1/2~B1 12.5% C-274 BSA101Accounting and Financial

Decision Making H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-9 BFA103Introduction to

Management H1/2~L1/2~B1 12.5% C-307 BMA101Quantitative Methods 1 H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA140Commercial Transactions H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-9 BFA141

Two core elective units are to be selected from the following:Accounting Context and

Method H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-9 BFA104Foundations of Economic

Policy H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA130Financial Management [a] H2~L2 12.5% C-10 BFA181/281Management of Human

Resources [a] H3/2~L3/2 12.5% C-307 BMA121/221Information Modelling H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-274 BSA102Introduction to International

Business [a] H2~L2 12.5% C-307 BMA181/281Principles of Marketing [a] H3/2~L3/2 12.5% C-307 BMA151/251Information Industries L2 12.5% C-274 BSA103

[a] use level 100 enrolment code (eg BFA181)

Schedule A


Students who enrolled before 1999 should refer to the schedule in theCourse and Unit Handbook 1998

Year 1

Accounting & Finance


Commercial Transactions H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-9 BFA141

Economics

Economics for Business H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-96 BEA110Quantitative Methods 1 H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA140

Information Systems


Management


Plus two elective core units from the following

Leading to an Accounting or Corporate Accountability major:Accounting Context and

Method H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-9 BFA104

Leading to a Business Economics major:Foundations of Economic

Policy H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA130

Leading to a Finance major:Financial Management [a] H2~L2 12.5% C-10 BFA181/281

Leading to a Human Resource Management or BusinessManagement major:Management of Human


Leading to an Information Systems major:Information Modelling H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-274 BSA102

Leading to an International Business major:Introduction to International


Leading to a Information Economy major:Information Industries L2 12.5% C-274 BSA103

Leading to a Marketing major:Principles of Marketing [a] H3/2~L3/2 12.5% C-307 BMA151/251

Years 2 and 3

Students complete EITHER a major (eight units) and eightapproved units OR two majors (16 units) from the followingschedules


Major in Accounting


Year 1

First year foundation core units and electives including [b]

Accounting Context andMethod H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-9 BFA104

Financial Management [a] H2~L2 12.5% C-10 BFA181/281

Years 2 and 3

Financial Accounting H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-10 BFA201Accounting Information

Systems H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-10 BFA221Corporate Regulation and

Accountability H1~L1 12.5% C-10 BFA241Management Accounting H2~L2 12.5% C-11 BFA261Advanced Financial

Accounting H1~L1~Bv1 12.5% C-12 BFA301Accounting Theory H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-12 BFA302Auditing H1~L1 12.5% C-12 BFA303Taxation H2~L2 12.5% C-13 BFA391

[a] use level 100 enrolment code (eg BFA181)[b] Completion of the above units ( including BFA181

Financial Management and the required first year



foundation and elective core units) should permit astudent to seek entry to professional accountingprograms leading to membership of the Institute ofChartered Accountants in Australia and CPA Australia.The units BFA103 and BFA104 are together theequivalent of BFA101 and BFA102. Students will not beadmitted to the Accounting major unless they havecompleted BFA101 and BFA102 or BFA101 and BFA104or BFA103 and BFA104 or BFA101 and BFA103.If units are taken out of the prescribed sequence,students will need to ensure that they have completedthe necessary prerequisite units, which are listed in theunit details.

Major in Business Economics


Year 1

First year foundation core units and electives including BEA130Foundations of Economic

Policy H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA130

Year 2

Two of BEA235, BEA306 and BEA326Economics of Human

Resources H1 12.5% C-100 BEA306Thinking Strategically: The

Competitive Edge H2 12.5% C-99 BEA235Entrepreneurship and

Innovation H?~L? 12.5% C-100 BEA326

Two of BEA200, BEA302 and BEA305Intermediate

Microeconomics H2 12.5% C-98 BEA200Economics, Management and

Organisation H1 12.5% C-100 BEA302Industrial Organisation [na] 12.5% C-102 BEA305

Year 3

Prices and Profits [na] 12.5% C-102 BEA325

One nominated elective chosen from the level 200 or level 300 BEAunits or BFA181/281. If a BEA unit is chosen it must be one not alreadycompleted.Financial Management H2~L2 12.5% C-10 BFA181/281

If units are taken out of the prescribed sequence, students will need toensure that they have completed the necessary prerequisite units, whichare listed in the unit details.

Major in Business Management


Year 1

First year foundation core units and electives including BMA121:Management of Human


Years 2 and 3

Organisational Behaviour H1~L1 12.5% C-311 BMA201Contract of Employment H1~L1 12.5% C-308 BMA241Principles of Marketing H3/2~L3/2 12.5% C-307 BMA151/251Introduction to International

Business H2~L2 12.5% C-307 BMA181/281Corporate Regulation and

Accountability H1~L1 12.5% C-10 BFA241Electronic Commerce H1~L1 12.5% C-277 BSA306Strategic Management H2~L2 12.5% C-313 BMA302

Plus one nominated elective to make up 100% for the year chosen fromthe list below:

Nominated electives

Managerial SocialResponsibility H2~L2 12.5% C-309 BMA291/391

Employee Relations H2~L2 12.5% C-311 BMA321Human Resource Management in

Tourism and Hospitality H2~L2 12.5% C-308 BMA225/325Human Resource

Development H2~L2 12.5% C-308 BMA224

In special cases, another relevant unit may be approved by the Head ofSchool as a nominated elective.


Major in CorporateAccountability


Year 1


Years 2 and 3

Financial Management H2~L2 12.5% C-10 BFA181/281Accounting Information


Accountability H1~L1 12.5% C-10 BFA241

Plus nominated elective to make up 100% for the year chosen from thefollowing:

Nominated electives

Environmental and ResourceEconomics H1 12.5% C-101 BEA301

Financial Accounting H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-10 BFA201Personal Financial

Management H2 12.5% C-11 BFA205/305Social & Environmental

Accounting H2 12.5% C-11 BFA207/307Management Accounting H2~L2 12.5% C-11 BFA261Investment Analysis H1 12.5% C-11 BFA285Accounting Theory H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-12 BFA302Financial Risk Management H2 12.5% C-13 BFA385



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Taxation H2~L2 12.5% C-13 BFA391Managerial Social

Responsibility H2~L2 12.5% C-309 BMA291/391Management and the Natural

Environment [na] 12.5% C-309 BMA272/372Environmental Ethics H1 12.5% C-395 HPA277/377

Major in Finance


Year 1

First year foundation core units and electives including BFA181Financial Management [a] H2~L2 12.5% C-10 BFA181/281

Years 2 and 3

Banking and FinancialInstitutions H2 12.5% C-99 BEA321

Investment Analysis H1 12.5% C-11 BFA285Financial Services H2 12.5% C-13 BFA347International Finance H1 12.5% C-13 BFA384

plus four nominated electives to make up 100% for the year chosen fromthe following list

Nominated electives

Personal FinancialManagement H2 12.5% C-11 BFA205/305

Services Marketing H1 12.5% C-312 BMA353Intermediate

Microeconomics H2 12.5% C-98 BEA200Research Methods for

Finance H2 12.5% C-98 BEA241Introduction to

Econometrics H1 12.5% C-98 BEA242Financial Economics H2 12.5% C-101 BEA304Financial Risk Management H2 12.5% C-13 BFA385Taxation H2~L2 12.5% C-13 BFA391

Completion of this major permits a student to seek membership of theAustralian Institute of Banking and Finance.

If units are taken out of the prescribed sequence, students will need toensure that they have completed the necessary prerequisite units, whichare listed in the unit details.


Major in Human ResourceManagement


Year 1

First year foundation core units and electives including BMA121Management of Human


Years 2 and 3

Organisational Behaviour H1~L1 12.5% C-311 BMA201Contract of Employment H1~L1 12.5% C-308 BMA241Method for Management

Studies H2~L2 12.5% C-310 BMA260Human Resource

Development H2~L2 12.5% C-308 BMA224International Human Resource

Management H1~L1 12.5% C-312 BMA381Strategic Management H2~L2 12.5% C-313 BMA302Strategic Issues in Human

Resource Management H1~L1 12.5% C-312 BMA330

Plus one nominated elective to make up 100% for the year chosen fromthe list below

Nominated electives


Financial Management H2~L2 12.5% C-10 BFA181/281Employee Relations H2~L2 12.5% C-311 BMA321Human Resource Management in

Tourism and Hospitality H2~L2 12.5% C-308 BMA225/325


Completion of this major permits a student to seek membership of theAustralian Human Resources Institute.


Major in Information Systems


Year 1

First year foundation core units and electives including BSA102Information Modelling H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-274 BSA102

Years 2 and 3

Principles of Systems H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-275 BSA201Programming and Problem

Solving H1~L1/2~B1 12.5% C-86 KXA151Information Management H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-275 BSA203Management of Information

Systems H1~L1 12.5% C-276 BSA303

Plus four nominated electives to make up 100% for the year chosen fromthe list given below

Nominated electives

Systems Development H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-275 BSA202IS Project Management H1~L1 12.5% C-276 BSA301IS Project H2~L2 12.5% C-276 BSA302Decision Support Systems H2 12.5% C-276 BSA304Current Trends in IS H2~L2 12.5% C-277 BSA305Electronic Commerce H1~L1 12.5% C-277 BSA306



Electronic Commerce Project H2~L2 12.5% C-277 BSA307Accounting Information

Systems H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-10 BFA221Information Technology

Law H1~L1 12.5% C-300 BLA670Organisational Behaviour H1~L1 12.5% C-311 BMA201Electronic Marketing H2 12.5% C-311 BMA308

Completion of this major (including at least 7 BSA units plus KCA151)permits a student to seek membership of the Australian ComputerSociety.

If units are taken out of sequence students will need to ensure that theyhave completed the necessary prerequisite units, which are listed in theunit details.

Major in International Business


Year 1

First year foundation core units and electives including BMA181Introduction to International


Years 2 and 3

Managing Business in the AsiaPacific H1 12.5% C-310 BMA285

International BusinessTheories H1 12.5% C-309 BMA284/384

Method for ManagementStudies H2~L2 12.5% C-310 BMA260

A combination of either BMA151 and BMA281 or BMA121/221 andBMA381 or (only for students taking a double-major in Accounting/Finance) BFA281 and BFA384:Principles of Marketing H3/2~L3/2 12.5% C-307 BMA151/251Introduction to International

Business H2~L2 12.5% C-307 BMA181/281Management of Human

Resources H3/2~L3/2 12.5% C-307 BMA121/221International Human Resource

Management H1~L1 12.5% C-312 BMA381Financial Management H2~L2 12.5% C-10 BFA181/281International Finance H1 12.5% C-13 BFA384International Business Strategies H1 12.5% C-311 BMA386Strategic Management H2~L2 12.5% C-313 BMA302

Plus one nominated elective to make up 100% for the year chosen fromthe following list:Managerial Social

Responsibility H2~L2 12.5% C-309 BMA291/391Australia and the Asia-Pacific

Economies: TradePrinciples and Policy [na] 12.5% C-99 BEA303



Major in Marketing


Year 1

First year foundation core units and electives including BMA151Principles of Marketing [a] H3/2~L3/2 12.5% C-307 BMA151/251

Years 2 and 3

Marketing Research H2 12.5% C-310 BMA253Marketing Communications H1 12.5% C-310 BMA255Buyer Behaviour H2 12.5% C-308 BMA252Organisational Behaviour H1~L1 12.5% C-311 BMA201Marketing Management H1 12.5% C-312 BMA351Services Marketing H1 12.5% C-312 BMA353Strategic Management H2~L2 12.5% C-313 BMA302

Plus one nominated elective chosen from:

Nominated electives

International Marketing H2 12.5% C-309 BMA282Managerial Social

Responsibility H2~L2 12.5% C-309 BMA291/391Financial Management H2~L2 12.5% C-10 BFA181/281



Major in The InformationEconomy


Year 1

First year fundation core units and electives including BSA103Information Industries L2 12.5% C-274 BSA103

Years 2 and 3

Business Logistics L1 12.5% C-275 BSA204The Information Economy L? 12.5% C-99 BEA212Entrepreneurship and

Innovation H?~L? 12.5% C-100 BEA326Globalisation and the

Information Economy L2 12.5% C-101 BEA310Electronic Commerce H1~L1 12.5% C-277 BSA306Information Technology Law H1~L1 12.5% C-300 BLA670

Plus two nominated electives to make up 100% for the year chosen fromthe list below:Policy Frameworks for the

Information Economy L2 12.5% C-276 BSA205Management of Information


If units are taken out of sequence students will need to ensure that theyhave completed the necessary prerequisite units, which are listed in theunit details.



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A Second MajorStudents wishing to enhance their degree may take asecond major. A major offered by the Faculty ofCommerce and Law is eight units (total weight of100%). A student may select a second major from theten set out in the previous section.

Bachelor of Commercewith Honours

(Abbreviation: BCom(Hons))

Course code: C4C

This on-campus, 1-year full-time or 2-year part-timehonours degree course is offered in the fields ofAccounting, Finance and Corporate Governance atHobart and Management (incorporating HumanResource Management, Marketing, InternationalBusiness and Business Management) at Hobart.


Bachelor of Commerce (or equivalent approvedqualification) with an average of distinction or higher inat least 50% of the final year units of the pass degree.Candidates for the BCom with Honours inManagement require a grade point average (GPA) of6.5 or better for the 200 and 300 level units forming therelevant major in their degree. Currently, the GPA iscalculated on the basis of HD=9, DN=7.5, CR=6.5,PP=5.5, TP=5.0, NN=4.0.

Course objectives

The aim of the honours year is to enable students todevelop their interests and research skills further and toprovide a foundation for postgraduate study inCommerce.

Course structure

Students may elect to pursue one of the fields of studyidentified in accordance with the requirements for thatfield of study as outlined in Schedule A.The award of honours is given in relation to the wholeof the year’s work. The award is graded First Class;Second Class, upper division; Second Class, lowerdivision; or Third Class.

See Schedule A for details of the course. Studentsshould also refer to the BCom with Honours degreespecifications which are printed in full in the Calendar.Full details of units may be obtained from both theSchool of Accounting and Finance and the School ofManagement.

ArticulationGraduates of BCom, BEc, BCom–LLB may seekenrolment in BCom(Hons)The BCom(Hons) can lead to MCom and PhD.

Schedule A


Accounting and Finance

Bachelor of CommerceHonours C-13 BFA498/499

Candidates are required to undertake training in research methodologyand to complete four units of coursework plus a dissertation.

four elective units chosen from:Advanced Financial

Accounting H2 12.5% C-14 BFA401Advanced Auditing H? 12.5% C-14 BFA408Advanced Taxation

Accounting [na] 12.5% C-14 BFA409Advanced Accounting

Theory H1 12.5% C-14 BFA420Advanced Finance H? 12.5% C-14 BFA424Advanced Accounting

Information Systems H1 12.5% C-14 BFA425Government Financial

Management [na] 12.5% C-15 BFA427Corporate Governance and

Accountability H2 12.5% C-15 BFA429Advanced Management

Accounting [na] 12.5% C-14 BFA435

or: two units chosen from above plus two units from another subjectarea approved by the HoS

AND in either case:Dissertation H C-15 BFA441

Management

Candidates are required to complete four units consisting of:Research Methods in

Management H1 12.5% C-314 BMA401Management Honours

Seminar Hf 12.5% C-313 BMA402Dissertation Hf 62.5% C-313 BMA404

PLUS either one elective chosen from:Special Topics in

Management H1 12.5% C-314 BMA403Human Resource Theory and

Practice H1 12.5% C-313 BMA421Marketing Theory and

Research H1 12.5% C-313 BMA451

or one unit from another subject area approved by the HoS.



Bachelor of Economics(Abbreviation: BEc)

Course code: C3E

This on-campus, 3-year full-time or 6-year part-timecourse is offered at Hobart. The first year of the degreeis offered at Launceston. Students must transfer to theHobart campus to complete the degree.


In addition to meeting the University’s basic admissionrequirements, applicants must have passed TCE*MT730 Mathematics Applied or a higher levelMathematics subject.

Candidates should note, however, that admission to theFaculty is subject to quota selection. Selection will bebased on a score calculated on an applicant’s five bestTCE subjects– three of which must be taken in Year12– chosen from the list of subjects approved by theUniversity for admission purposes. The mathematicssubject referred to above does not have to be one of thefive counted for the purposes of the calculation of theTE score.

Course objectives

The general aims and objectives of the Bachelor ofEconomics are to produce well educated and adaptablegraduates with appropriate knowledge andprofessional skills to meet the existing needs anddemands of employment in industry, commerce,banking, public administration or the more specialisedfields of professional or research economics.

Course structure

The Bachelor of Economics is described in terms of12.5% units.

To complete the Bachelor of Economics, units to a valueof 300% must be passed, including a maximum of 125%from 100-level units, a maximum of 100% from 200-level units, and a minimum of 75% from 300-level units.

In the Schedule which follows, Groups 1, 2 and 3 meanYear 1, Year 2 and Year 3 units from units offered bythe Faculty of Commerce and Law and Groups 1A, 2Aand 3A refer to 1st, 2nd and 3rd year units offered bydepartments in other Faculties.

It is possible to count a number of units from otherdepartments, for example: Administration, InformationSystems, Languages, Mathematics, Government,Psychology, etc. (See ‘Outline of course’ below.)

Articulation

Students who have completed the Associate Diploma ofBusiness from a Tasmanian Institute of TAFE, and havebeen admitted to the course, will receive credit for up to

eight units towards the degree. The status of individualunits is determined at the time of offer. Faculty alsooffers direct credit for its awards. For example, a BComstudent wishing to transfer to the BEc with credit andvice versa. Applicants wishing to obtain credit for studyalready undertaken with another faculty, or anAustralian or overseas tertiary institution shouldconsult the Admission Guide and the Student InformationHandbook for information on procedure.

Combined degree with Law

Students enrolled for the BEc may, starting in Year 2,combine studies with the Bachelor of Laws (LLB)degree, in a course taking five years full time. Quotasapply.

The BEc-LLB provides a strong basis for a subsequentcareer in business or public administration, where thereis a need for an understanding of the relationshipsbetween economic decisions and legal constraints andrequirements.

The subject BLA101 Introduction to Law is compulsoryin first year for those intending to transfer to thecombined degrees. The first year unit of law is offeredalso in Launceston. Students must transfer to Hobart tocomplete the degree.

(See School of Law section, p B-79, for furtherinformation).

Combined degrees with ArtsFive-year combined degree program is available basedon the Bachelor of Economics and the Bachelor of Arts.Please refer to the combined degrees section further on in thisfaculty entry.

Honours degree

The Honours degree requires one year of full-timestudy in addition to the requirements for the BEc passdegree. Please see Bachelor of Economics with Honours onpage 75.

Common units


In first year, 37.5% must be taken from the following compulsory units:Economics for Business H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-96 BEA110Foundations of Economic

Policy H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA130Quantitative Methods 1 H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA140

In the second year, 37.5% must be taken from the following compulsoryunits:Intermediate Microeconomics H2 12.5% C-98 BEA200Intermediate Macroeconomics H1 12.5% C-98 BEA220

BEA242 or BEA241Introduction to

Econometrics H1 12.5% C-98 BEA242



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Research Methods forFinance H2 12.5% C-98 BEA241

plus not less than 12.5% selected from the second and third year optionslisted below:

In the third year, 50% must be selected from the following list of secondand third year options:Quantitative Methods 2 H1 12.5% C-98 BEA240Australian Political

Economy [na] 12.5% C-97 BEA210Thinking Strategically: The

Competitive Edge H2 12.5% C-99 BEA235The Asia-Pacific Economies:

Tigers H1 12.5% C-99 BEA211Macroeconomic Theory and

Policy H2 12.5% C-102 BEA320Australia and the Asia-Pacific


Industrial Organisation [na] 12.5% C-102 BEA305Economics of Human

Resources H1 12.5% C-100 BEA306Econometrics H2 12.5% C-100 BEA342Financial Economics H2 12.5% C-101 BEA304Environmental and Resource

Economics H1 12.5% C-101 BEA301Microeconomic Theory and

Policy H1 12.5% C-102 BEA300Economics, Management and

Organisation H1 12.5% C-100 BEA302Banking and Financial

Institutions H2 12.5% C-99 BEA321Prices and Profits [na] 12.5% C-102 BEA325Entrepreneurship and


Details of the units offered are outlined in Schedules A,B and C and illustrated by the accompanying sample ofBEc degree options. Students should also refer to theBEc degree specifications which are printed in full inthe Calendar.

Schedule A


Year 1 Group 1

Economics

Economics for Business H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-96 BEA110Foundations of Economic





Commercial Transactions [a] H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-9 BFA141Financial Management [e] H2~L2 12.5% C-10 BFA181/281

Information Systems


Information Modelling H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-274 BSA102

Management


Management of HumanResources [e] H3/2~L3/2 12.5% C-307 BMA121/221

Principles of Marketing [e] H3/2~L3/2 12.5% C-307 BMA151/251Introduction to International

Business [e] H2~L2 12.5% C-307 BMA181/281

Year 1 Group 1A

Any first-year subjects and/or units offered by other Schools in theUniversity at Hobart. Interested students should consult other facultysections for course descriptions, details of prerequisite requirements andso on.

Year 2 Group 2 [b]

Economics Hbt or as otherwise advised

IntermediateMicroeconomics H2 12.5% C-98 BEA200

Australian PoliticalEconomy [c] [na] 12.5% C-97 BEA210

The Asia-Pacific Economies:Tigers H1 12.5% C-99 BEA211

IntermediateMacroeconomics H1 12.5% C-98 BEA220

Thinking Strategically: TheCompetitive Edge H2 12.5% C-99 BEA235

Quantitative Methods 2 H1 12.5% C-98 BEA240Research Methods for




Financial Accounting H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-10 BFA201Accounting Information


Accountability H1~L1 12.5% C-10 BFA241Management Accounting H2~L2 12.5% C-11 BFA261Investment Analysis H1 12.5% C-11 BFA285

Management

Organisational Behaviour H1~L1 12.5% C-311 BMA201Contract of Employment H1~L1 12.5% C-308 BMA241Buyer Behaviour H2 12.5% C-308 BMA252



Marketing Research H2 12.5% C-310 BMA253Marketing Communications H1 12.5% C-310 BMA255International Marketing H2 12.5% C-309 BMA282International Business

Theories H1 12.5% C-309 BMA284/384

Year 2 Group 2A

Any second-year subjects and/or units offered by other Schools in theUniversity at Hobart. Interested students should consult other facultysections for course descriptions, details of prerequisite requirements andso on.

Year 3 Group 3

Economics

Microeconomic Theory andPolicy H1 12.5% C-102 BEA300

Environmental and ResourceEconomics [d] H1 12.5% C-101 BEA301

Economics, Management andOrganisation [d] H1 12.5% C-100 BEA302

Australia and the Asia-PacificEconomies: TradePrinciples and Policy [na] 12.5% C-99 BEA303

Financial Economics H2 12.5% C-101 BEA304Industrial Organisation [na] 12.5% C-102 BEA305Economics of Human

Resources H1 12.5% C-100 BEA306Macroeconomic Theory and

Policy H2 12.5% C-102 BEA320Banking and Financial

Institutions [d] H2 12.5% C-99 BEA321Prices and Profits [na] 12.5% C-102 BEA325Entrepreneurship and

Innovation H?~L? 12.5% C-100 BEA326Econometrics H2 12.5% C-100 BEA342


Advanced FinancialAccounting H1~L1~Bv1 12.5% C-12 BFA301

Accounting Theory H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-12 BFA302Auditing H1~L1 12.5% C-12 BFA303Governmental Financial

Management & Accounting [na] 12.5% C-13 BFA306

unit (BFA307) to be advisedFinancial Services H2 12.5% C-13 BFA347Advanced Management

Accounting [na] 12.5% C-12 BFA366International Finance H1 12.5% C-13 BFA384Financial Risk Management H2 12.5% C-13 BFA385Taxation H2~L2 12.5% C-13 BFA391

Information Systems

Decision Support Systems H2 12.5% C-276 BSA304

Management


Strategic Management H2~L2 12.5% C-313 BMA302Employee Relations H2~L2 12.5% C-311 BMA321Human Resource

Development H2~L2 12.5% C-308 BMA224Marketing Management H1 12.5% C-312 BMA351Services Marketing H1 12.5% C-312 BMA353Special Topics in

Management H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-312 BMA371International Human Resource

Management H1~L1 12.5% C-312 BMA381

Further units may be available with approval from the relevant sub-deans. Please contact the School of Economics for further details.

Year 3 Group 3A

Any third-year subjects and/or units offered by other Schools in theUniversity at Hobart. Interested students should consult other facultysections for course descriptions, details of prerequisite requirements andso on.[a] Combined BCom-LLB degree students should refer to

Calendar for combined degree rules restrictions[b] For combined BEc-LLB degree candidates, Group 2 unit

weights for both combined degree and HECS purposeswill be 12% instead of 12.5% as listed in this schedule

[c] May be approved as a Group 1 unit[d] May be approved as a Group 2 unit[e] These units are available at both level 100 and level 200

BFA181/281, BMA121/221, BMA151/251, BMA181/281, etc

Note: all units offered by the Faculty are valued at12.5%. Single semester units of comparable rigourtaken in other faculties will be weighted at 12.5% andfull-year units at 25% for the purposes of the BEc.

Sample degree optionsIt is possible to complete a BEc degree by undertaking ageneral program of studies, combining, say, economicswith other disciplines such as accounting, social scienceor humanities. It is also possible to complete a BEc byundertaking one of the following majors. Studentsshould ensure that they take, in addition to theprescribed units below, sufficient elective units to fulfilthe requirements of the degree. See rules of the degree.Students who wish to undertake more than one majorfrom the School of Economics will be required topresent alternative units as directed by the SchoolStudent Adviser.

The six majors, which are available to students enrolledfor the BEc degree, are under review. The compulsoryunits required for each major are as follows:



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Analytical Economics Major


Year 1



Year 2



Introduction toEconometrics H1 12.5% C-98 BEA242

Quantitative Methods 2 H1 12.5% C-98 BEA240

Year 3


Macroeconomic Theory andPolicy H2 12.5% C-102 BEA320

Either BEA303 or BEA304Australia and the Asia-Pacific


Financial Economics H2 12.5% C-101 BEA304

Australian Economy and theAsia Pacific


Year 1



Year 2



Either BEA242 or BEA241Introduction to

Econometrics H1 12.5% C-98 BEA242Research Methods for

Finance H2 12.5% C-98 BEA241Australian Political

Economy [na] 12.5% C-97 BEA210The Asia-Pacific Economies:

Tigers H1 12.5% C-99 BEA211

Year 3

Industrial Organisation [na] 12.5% C-102 BEA305Economics of Human

Resources H1 12.5% C-100 BEA306Australia and the Asia-Pacific


Economics, Organisations andIndustrial Relations


Year 1


Policy H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA130Quantitative Methods 1 H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA140Introduction to

Management H1/2~L1/2~B1 12.5% C-307 BMA101Commercial Transactions H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-9 BFA141

Year 2


Research Methods forFinance H2 12.5% C-98 BEA241


Management of HumanResources [a] H3/2~L3/2 12.5% C-307 BMA121/221

Contract of Employment H1~L1 12.5% C-308 BMA241Organisational Behaviour H1~L1 12.5% C-311 BMA201Thinking Strategically: The

Competitive Edge H2 12.5% C-99 BEA235

Year 3

Economics of HumanResources H1 12.5% C-100 BEA306

Economics, Management andOrganisation H1 12.5% C-100 BEA302

Employee Relations H2~L2 12.5% C-311 BMA321Managerial Social

Responsibility [b] H2~L2 12.5% C-309 BMA291/391Prices and Profits [na] 12.5% C-102 BEA325Entrepreneurship and


Further units may be available with approval from the relevant sub-deans. Please contact the School of Economics for further details.

[a] Students use appropriate level 200 enrolment code[b] Students use appropriate level 300 enrolment code



Economic Policy


Year 1

Quantitative Methods 1 [a] H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA140Economics for Business H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-96 BEA110Foundations of Economic

Policy H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA130

Plus a further 37.5% Group 1 or Group 1A units from Schedule A

Years 2 and 3



Australian PoliticalEconomy [na] 12.5% C-97 BEA210

Environmental and ResourceEconomics H1 12.5% C-101 BEA301


Banking and FinancialInstitutions H2 12.5% C-99 BEA321

Industrial Organisation [na] 12.5% C-102 BEA305The Asia-Pacific Economies:

Tigers H1 12.5% C-99 BEA211

Plus a further 50% taken from Group 2 and 2A units and 50% takenfrom Group 3 and 3A units from Schedule A.

[a] May be taken in the second year if preferred.

Financial Markets andInstitutions


Year 1


Policy H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA130Quantitative Methods 1 H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA140Accounting and Financial

Decision Making H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-9 BFA103Accounting Context and

Method H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-9 BFA104Business Information

Systems H1/2~L1/2~B1 12.5% C-274 BSA101

Year 2

Intermediate Microeconomics H2 12.5% C-98 BEA200The Asia-Pacific Economies:

Tigers H1 12.5% C-99 BEA211Research Methods for

Finance H2 12.5% C-98 BEA241

Introduction toEconometrics H1 12.5% C-98 BEA242

Financial Management [a] H2~L2 12.5% C-10 BFA181/281Investment Analysis H1 12.5% C-11 BFA285

Year 3

Financial Economics H2 12.5% C-101 BEA304Banking and Financial

Institutions H2 12.5% C-99 BEA321Econometrics H2 12.5% C-100 BEA342Financial Risk Management H2 12.5% C-13 BFA385

plus 1 elective

[a] Students use appropriate level 200 enrolment codeBFA281

Business Economics and MarketStrategies


Year 1


Policy H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA130Quantitative Methods 1 H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA140Introduction to

Management H1/2~L1/2~B1 12.5% C-307 BMA101

Year 2Intermediate Microeconomics H2 12.5% C-98 BEA200Australian Political

Economy [na] 12.5% C-97 BEA210The Asia-Pacific Economies:

Tigers H1 12.5% C-99 BEA211Research Methods for Finance H2 12.5% C-98 BEA241Principles of Marketing H3/2~L3/2 12.5% C-307 BMA151/251Marketing Research H2 12.5% C-310 BMA253Introduction to International

Business [a] H2~L2 12.5% C-307 BMA181/281Thinking Strategically: The

Competitive Edge H2 12.5% C-99 BEA235

Year 3Economics, Management and

Organisation H1 12.5% C-100 BEA302Financial Economics H2 12.5% C-101 BEA304Industrial Organisation [na] 12.5% C-102 BEA305Banking and Financial

Institutions H2 12.5% C-99 BEA321Entrepreneurship and

Innovation H?~L? 12.5% C-100 BEA326Strategic Management H2~L2 12.5% C-313 BMA302Marketing Management H1 12.5% C-312 BMA351International Business Theories H1 12.5% C-309 BMA284/384

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Bachelor of Economicswith Honours

(Abbreviation: BEc(Hons))

Course code: C4E

This on-campus, 1-year full-time or 2-year part-timehonours degree course is offered through the School ofEconomics at Hobart.


Bachelor of Economics (or equivalent approvedqualification) with a minimum of 65 average in fourlevel 300 Economics units including BEA300 andBEA320. Students are also expected normally to havepassed BEA342.

Course objectives

The aim of the honours year is to enable students todevelop their interests further and to provide afoundation for postgraduate study in Economics.

Course structure

Candidates are required to complete four units ofcoursework and to write a dissertation underindividual supervision.

They may pursue either a single course of study inEconomics or a joint course in Economics and a subjectarea from another department approved by the Faculty.They may therefore choose all four units from theSchool of Economics (as outlined in Schedule B, below)or two from Schedule B and two from the otherdepartment.

The award of honours is given in relation to the wholeof the year’s work. Grades of award are First Class;Second Class, upper division; Second Class, lowerdivision; or Third Class.

See the following Schedule for details of the course.Candidates should also refer to the BEc with Honoursdegree specifications which appear in full in theCalendar. Full details of units may be obtained from theSchool of Economics.

Schedules


Schedule A



Macroeconomic Theory andPolicy H2 12.5% C-102 BEA320


Schedule B

Master course codesBachelor of Economics

(Honours) H1/2 50%/ BEA498100% C-102 BEA499

Note: for descriptions of the following Honours units, contact HoS

The course includes the following compulsory units:Microeconomics 12.5% BEA400Macroeconomics 12.5% BEA420Dissertation 50% BEA460

and two units from:Economics of Natural Resources 12.5% BEA401Regional Economics Modelling 12.5% BEA402International Economics 12.5% BEA403Public Economics 12.5% BEA404Industrial Economics 12.5% BEA405Labour Economics 12.5% BEA406Microeconomic Reform 12.5% BEA407Economics Thought 12.5% BEA410Methods of Enquiry 12.5% BEA411Econometrics 12.5% BEA442Special Option 12.5% BEA450

Bachelor of InformationSystems

(Abbreviation: BIS)

Course code: C3S

This on-campus, 3-year (minimum) full-time or 6-yearpart-time course is offered at the Hobart and Launcestoncampuses. The first year of the course and selected lateryear units are offered at the North-West Centre inBurnie.


Possession of the University’s basic admissionrequirements. A completed TAFE Diploma inInformation Technology or Business is also acceptableand will attract up to 8 units credit. Other TAFEDiplomas or Associate Diplomas will be considered onan individual basis.

Studying TCE *MT730 Mathematics Applied or ahigher level Mathematics subject is recommended forstudents seeking admission to the Bachelor ofInformation Systems.

TCE Information Systems and Computer Science or theirequivalent are useful background, but are notprerequisites for admission to the degree.

Course objectives

The course aims to–• provide a professional degree that will graduate



people able to fulfil key roles in the IT and relatedindustries, and who will liaise between IT personneland other professional and industrial personnel;

• produce graduates who have a good understandingof roles of IT in society, in organisations, and forindividuals, that IT is a powerful factor for change inmodern society;

• provide the community, particularly Tasmania, withgraduates who are well equipped to deal withinformation technology and develop informationinfrastructures, both in the public and privatespheres;

• produce graduates with knowledge, skills andunderstanding of: (a) the relationships of informationand information technology to organisational needs;(b) current management practice in the developmentof information systems, their use and associatedpolicy formulation and analysis; (c) the value ofresearch, critical thinking and effectivecommunication in the management of informationsystems.

• produce graduates who have well developedprofessional skills in such areas as interpersonalcommunication, working in teams, and technicalreport writing.

Career outcomes

Associate membership of the Australian ComputerSociety. Graduates of the Bachelor of InformationSystems could expect to find employment as a businessanalyst, database analyst, systems analyst, IT projectmanager, IT manager, Information manager, databaseadministrator, IT administrator or manager,telecommunications manager, IT consultant, electroniccommerce or electronic business consultant, webdeveloper, webmaster.

Course structure

The Bachelor of Information Systems degree consists oftwenty-four units of study. There are 15 specified coreunits in Information Systems and 9 elective units whichmay be chosen from any other discipline area withinthe University. Students are encouraged to seekcombinations of units from other schools which willcomplement their studies in Information Systems. Theyare strongly encouraged to seek a complementarymajor in professional areas, such as Journalism andMedia Studies, Computing, Economics, Government,Sociology or Psychology.

In order to achieve a recognised major in the electivecomponent of the Bachelor of Information Systemsdegree a student will be required to pass units in asingle field of study that:(a) can be completed within the elective units of the

Bachelor of Information Systems, and

(c) are recognised as a major by a faculty of theUniversity.

Articulation

The Bachelor of Information Systems may articulatewith other courses and degrees, such as those offeredthrough TAFE, and by other tertiary institutions. Thetransfer arrangements will be determined on anindividual student basis and will depend on thestanding of the student and the relationship betweenunits completed elsewhere and the units required inthis degree.

Combined degree with CommerceStudents entering the Bachelor of Information Systemscourse in 2001 and intending to study a Commercemajor should see the section on the Bachelor ofCommerce–Bachelor of Information Systems combineddegree on page B-85.

Combined degree with LawStudents who wish to complete the five-year combineddegree Bachelor of Information Systems–Bachelor ofLaws must enrol in the unit BLA101 Introduction toLaw in the first year of their Bachelor of InformationSystems course, and must then apply for admission tothe combined BIS–LLB degree at the end of their firstyear. The first year of the combined degree is availablein Launceston, but students must complete thecombined degree at the Hobart campus.

Schedule A


Year 1

Core units



Management


Information Systems


Information Modelling H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-274 BSA102

Philosophy

Introduction to Logic H1~D1~Lw1~Bw1 12.5% C-397 HPA291/391

Computing

Programming and ProblemSolving H1~L1/2~B1 12.5% C-86 KXA151



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Software Process H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-87 KXA154

Year 2

Management

Organisational Behaviour H1~L1 12.5% C-311 BMA201Principles of Marketing H3/2~L3/2 12.5% C-307 BMA151/251

Information Systems

Principles of Systems H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-275 BSA201Systems Development H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-275 BSA202Information Management H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-275 BSA203

Computing

Algorithms and Metrics H1~L1 12.5% C-88 KXA251

Year 3


Accounting InformationSystems H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-10 BFA221

Information Systems

IS Project Management H1~L1 12.5% C-276 BSA301IS Project H2~L2 12.5% C-276 BSA302Management of Information

Systems H1~L1 12.5% C-276 BSA303Decision Support Systems H2 12.5% C-276 BSA304Current Trends in IS H2~L2 12.5% C-277 BSA305Electronic Commerce H1~L1 12.5% C-277 BSA306

Law

Information TechnologyLaw H1~L1 12.5% C-300 BLA670

Management

Electronic Marketing H2 12.5% C-311 BMA308

Management of InformationSystems Program Schedule of

units


Year 1




Elective H1/2:L1/2 12.5%Information Modelling H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-274 BSA102Introduction to

Management H1/2~L1/2~B1 12.5% C-307 BMA101Introduction to Logic H1~D1~Lw1~Bw1 12.5% C-397 HPA291/391

Elective H1/2:L1/2 12.5%

Year 2

Principles of Systems H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-275 BSA201Organisational Behaviour H1~L1 12.5% C-311 BMA201

Either KXA154 or KXA231Software Process H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-87 KXA154Algorithms and Metrics H1~L1 12.5% C-88 KXA251Elective H1/2:L1/2 12.5%Systems Development H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-275 BSA202Information Management H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-275 BSA203Elective H2:L2 12.5%Elective H2:L2 12.5%

Year 3

IS Project Management H1~L1 12.5% C-276 BSA301Management of Information

Systems H1~L1 12.5% C-276 BSA303Elective H1:L1 12.5%Elective H1:L1 12.5%IS Project H2~L2 12.5% C-276 BSA302

One of BSA304, BSA305, BSA306 or BFA221Decision Support Systems H2 12.5% C-276 BSA304Current Trends in IS H2~L2 12.5% C-277 BSA305Electronic Commerce H1~L1 12.5% C-277 BSA306Accounting Information

Systems H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-10 BFA221Elective H2:L2 12.5%Elective H2:L2 12.5%

Electronic Commerce ProgramSchedule of units


Year 1




Elective H1/2:L1/2 12.5%Information Modelling H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-274 BSA102Introduction to

Management H1/2~L1/2~B1 12.5% C-307 BMA101Introduction to Logic H1~D1~Lw1~Bw1 12.5% C-397 HPA291/391Elective H1/2:L1/2 12.5%

Year 2

Principles of Systems H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-275 BSA201

Either BMA201 or BSA202Organisational Behaviour H1~L1 12.5% C-311 BMA201Systems Development H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-275 BSA202Principles of Marketing H3/2~L3/2 12.5% C-307 BMA151/251



Elective H1:L1 12.5%Information Management H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-275 BSA203Elective H2:L2 12.5%Electronic Marketing H2 12.5% C-311 BMA308Elective H2:L2 12.5%

Year 3

Management of InformationSystems H1~L1 12.5% C-276 BSA303

Electronic Commerce H1~L1 12.5% C-277 BSA306Elective H1:L1 12.5%Elective H1:L1 12.5%Electronic Commerce

Project H2~L2 12.5% C-277 BSA307Information Technology

Law H1~L1 12.5% C-300 BLA670Elective H2:L2 12.5%Elective H2:L2 12.5%

Bachelor of InformationSystems with Honours

(Abbreviation: BIS(Hons))

Course code: C4S

This on-campus, 1-year (minimum) full-time or 2-yearpart-time course is offered by the Faculty of Commerceand Law at the Hobart and Launceston campuses.


Candidates for the Bachelor of Information Systemswith honours degree will be required to satisfy thefollowing:(a) have completed a bachelor degree with a major

in Information Systems, or a closely related field;and

(b) have achieved at least a Distinction grade in twoof the final year units (total weighting of 25%) intheir Information Systems major.

Course objectives

The course aims to provide–1 students with a good understanding of the

research methods in Information Systems andprovide the training necessary to pursue aresearch degree in the field;

2 advanced professional education and training inorder to fulfil key roles in the IT and relatedindustries;

3 the community, particularly Tasmania, withhonours graduates who have the research skillsand knowledge that will lead to positions ofleadership and management, particularly in theIT profession; and to

4 produce graduates who have well developed

professional skills in such areas as negotiationand conflict resolution, team building andleadership.

Career outcomes

Associate membership of the Australian ComputerSociety. Graduates of the Bachelor of InformationSystems could expect to find employment as a businessanalyst, database analyst, systems analyst, IT projectmanager, IT manager, Information manager, databaseadministrator, IT administrator or manager,telecommunications manager, IT consultant, electroniccommerce or electronic business consultant.

Course structure

The Bachelor of Information Systems honours programwill consist of–• a major project culminating in the production of a

thesis, equivalent in weighting to 4 units or 50%• one required unit on research methods, with a

weighting of 12.5%• two elective units, with a total weighting of 25%, and• a professional skills unit, with a weighting of 12.5%.

Schedule A


Bachelor of InformationSystems with Honours C-277 BSA498/499

Consisting of the following units and dissertationProfessional Skills Hf~Lf 12.5% C-278 BSA410Information Systems Research

Methods H1~L1 12.5% C-278 BSA413Dissertation Hf~Lf 50% C-278 BSA420

Any two of BSA411, BSA412, BSA414Strategic Information

Systems H1~L1 12.5% C-278 BSA411Systems Development

Methodologies H2~L2 12.5% C-278 BSA412Advanced Electronic

Commerce H2~L2 12.5% C-278 BSA414



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Bachelor of Laws(Abbreviation: LLB)

Course code: L3B

This on-campus course at Hobart is offered by theFaculty of Commerce and Law and is available full time(a minimum of 3 years) or part time (a maximum of 8years).


Students will need either:(a) a first year in another faculty, which includes the

unit BLA101 Introduction to Law (or the academicequivalent); or

(b) a bachelor degree.

Course objectives

The Bachelor of Laws course is the basic academicpreparation for persons who wish to enter the legalprofession and other careers involving legal work. Thecourse also has wider applicability in developing theattributes and skills inherent in a general universityeducation. Students develop the values and intellectualabilities necessary to marshal facts and to criticallyassess and evaluate information, theories and doctrinesthus preparing themselves for a variety of career roles.

A degree in law is the first step towards entering thelegal profession. After graduating from the University,a law student wishing to practise in Tasmania isrequired to undertake a 6 months Legal Practice course.

Law students intending to practise law in another Stateshould inquire of the respective Law Society or BarCouncil what they must do to qualify for practice intheir chosen State.

Overseas students should address such enquiries to therelevant authority in their home country.

Career outcomes

A law degree is a prerequisite to admission as a legalpractitioner. Today, however, employers from awidening range of disciplines value the skills that lawgraduates possess. A range of careers choices lies opento law graduates as a solicitor, barrister, industry legalofficer or ministerial adviser, as well as in legal aid,community legal centres, the Attorney-General’sdepartment, law reform commissions, consumer affairs,environment, foreign affairs, police, legal drafting.politics, banking, finance, journalism, publishing andteaching.

Course structure

Students who have satisfied the entrance requirementsand have been selected for the degree of Bachelor ofLaws, are required to pass in sequence, and in the yearof study prescribed, the compulsory units set out below

and 10 electives chosen from the schedule of electivesfollowing. One elective must be chosen from each ofGroups A, B, C, D and E over years 2 and 3.

Articulation

Students who have completed units of similar weightand standing which may be taken as part of a Bachelorof Laws degree course at another tertiary institutionmay be given credit in units of the Bachelor of Lawsdegree to the limits prescribed by the Faculty and theUniversity.

Skills

The components, and the assessment, of the Skills unithave been fully integrated into the core units. Each coreunit description outlines the skills covered by that unit.

Moot– Students are required to attend and participatein one moot. Satisfactory performance in the moot is aprerequisite to obtaining the degree.

Compulsory units


Year 1

Contract Law Hf 25% C-292 BLA200Torts Hf 25% C-293 BLA201Criminal Law Hf 25% C-292 BLA202Principles of Public Law Hf 25% C-293 BLA203

Year 2

Property Law Hf 25% C-294 BLA303Law of Groups H1 12.5% C-293 BLA304

and five electives from Schedule of Electives

Year 3

Equity and Trusts H1 12.5% C-294 BLA401Litigation Hf 25% C-294 BLA402

and five electives from Schedule of Electives

Schedule of ElectivesStudents are required to take one elective from each ofGroups A, B, C, D and E during their course of study

All units are of one semester length with a weighting of12.5% with the exception of BLA699 Elective 3 whichhas a weighting of 25% and is a full-year unit,equivalent to 2 one-semester units for the purposes ofthe number of electives required for the degree.


Group A

Jurisprudence 1 [na] 12.5% C-301 BLA611Jurisprudence 2 H1 12.5% C-301 BLA612Jurisprudence 3 [na] 12.5% C-301 BLA613



Jurisprudence 4 [na] 12.5% C-301 BLA614Criminology H1 12.5% C-297 BLA615Sociology of Law H2 12.5% C-304 BLA616Comparative Law [na] 12.5% C-296 BLA617Legal History H2 12.5% C-302 BLA618

Group B

International Law H1 12.5% C-300 BLA631Law of the Sea H2 12.5% C-302 BLA632Antarctic and Southern Ocean

Law H1 12.5% C-295 BLA633Human Rights H2 12.5% C-299 BLA634Advanced International

Law H3 12.5% C-295 BLA635Law of the European Union H3 12.5% C-302 BLA636Maritime Law [na] 12.5% C-302 BLA638

Group C

Planning Law [na] 12.5% C-303 BLA641Advanced Administrative

Law H2 12.5% C-295 BLA642Conciliation and Arbitration

Law [na] 12.5% C-296 BLA643Advanced Constitutional

Law [na] 12.5% C-295 BLA644Environmental Law H2 12.5% C-298 BLA645Employment Law [na] 12.5% C-298 BLA646Trade Union Law [na] 12.5% C-305 BLA647Advanced Criminal Law [na] 12.5% C-295 BLA648Welfare Law [na] 12.5% C-305 BLA649Anti-discrimination Law [na] 12.5% C-296 BLA651Media Law H1 12.5% C-303 BLA652

Group D

Commercial Law H2 12.5% C-296 BLA661Tax 1 H1 12.5% C-304 BLA662International Trade H3 12.5% C-300 BLA663Intellectual Property H2 12.5% C-300 BLA664Internal Company

Structure H2 12.5% C-300 BLA665Trade Practices Law H1 12.5% C-305 BLA666Law and Finance [na] 12.5% C-302 BLA667Personal and Corporate

Solvency [na] 12.5% C-303 BLA668Consumer Protection [na] 12.5% C-297 BLA669Information Technology

Law H1~L1 12.5% C-300 BLA670Tax 2 [na] 12.5% C-305 BLA671Regulation of Securities [na] 12.5% C-303 BLA672Financial Institutions Law H3 12.5% C-299 BLA673

Group E

Family 1– the Family andthe Child H1 12.5% C-298 BLA681

Family 2– FinancialAspects of Family Law [na] 12.5% C-299 BLA682

Succession H2 12.5% C-304 BLA683Conflicts (Private

International Law) H1 12.5% C-296 BLA684Information Law [na] 12.5% C-299 BLA685Landlord and Tenant [na] 12.5% C-301 BLA687Sentencing [na] 12.5% C-304 BLA688Compensation Law [na] 12.5% C-296 BLA689Restitution [na] 12.5% C-304 BLA691Elective 1 (Jessup Moot) H3 12.5% C-297 BLA692Elective 2 (Supervised

Research) H1/2 12.5% C-297 BLA693Clinical Legal Education [na] 12.5% C-296 BLA694Law and Ethics of Health

Care H1 12.5% C-301 BLA695Professional Conduct H2 12.5% C-303 BLA696Remedies [na] 12.5% C-304 BLA697Heritage Law [na] 12.5% C-299 BLA698Elective 3 (Supervised

Research) Hf 25% C-298 BLA699

Honours in Law(Abbreviation: LLB(Hons))

Course code: L4B

Candidates may be awarded a Law degree withHonours if they accumulate sufficient honours points inLaw units passed. Honours points are awarded forperformance at the Distinction and High Distinctionlevel in accordance with the Specifications of Bachelorof Laws and Combined Degrees with Honours. Thedegree may be awarded with either First or SecondClass Honours.



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Degrees combining with Law

Bachelor of Arts andBachelor of Laws

(Abbreviation: BA–LLB)

Course code: L3D

(See also BA–LLB under Faculty of Arts entry on pageB-51, L3F (BCom–LLB), L3E (BEc–LLB), L3K (BIS–LLB),L3G (BSc–LLB) following.) These on-campus courses atHobart are offered by the Faculties of Arts, Commerceand Law, and Science and Engineering. They areavailable full time (a minimum of 5 years) or part time(a maximum of 10 years).


Students must pass the first year of their BA, BCom,BEc, BIS or BSc degree, including the subject BLA101Introduction to Law, available at Hobart and Launceston,or its academic equivalent.

Students who have a different academic background,either from this University or another approved tertiaryinstitution, may be considered for admission.

Course objectives

The objectives of the combined degree courses are thoseof the component degrees. Reference should be made tothe Bachelor of Laws course entry and to the courseentry for the other relevant degree.

Career outcomes

Graduates of combined degrees could expect to findopen to them all the career paths that are open tograduates of the component degree courses.

Course structure

The courses are arranged so that the BA, BCom, BEc,BIS, or BSc requirement is completed in the first threeyears. The remaining two years are devoted to Lawstudies.

Students who have satisfied the entrance requirementsand have been selected for a degree combining withLaw, are required to pass in sequence, and in the yearof study prescribed, the compulsory units set out belowand 10 electives chosen from the schedule of electiveson the previous page. One elective must be chosen fromeach of Groups A, B, C, D and E over years 4 and 5.

Skills

The components, and the assessment, of the Skills unithave been fully integrated into the core units. Each coreunit description outlines the skills covered by that unit.

Moots– Students are required to attend and participate

in one moot. Satisfactory performance in the moot is aprerequisite to obtaining the degree.

Schedule


Year 1

Introduction to Law Hf~Lf 25% C-292 BLA101

plus 75% units from BA ( course code R3A) on page 13

Year 2

Contract Law [a] Hf 25% C-292 BLA200Torts [a] Hf 25% C-293 BLA201

plus 62.5% units from BA (course code R3A) on page B-14

Year 3

Criminal Law Hf 25% C-292 BLA202Principles of Public Law Hf 25% C-293 BLA203

plus 50% units from BA ( course code R3A) on page B-14

Year 4


plus 5 electives from Schedule of Electives on page B-79

Year 5

Litigation Hf 25% C-294 BLA402Equity and Trusts H1 12.5% C-294 BLA401


[a] the weighting of these units is 20% for students enrolledin this combined degree

Bachelor of Commerceand Bachelor of Laws

(Abbreviation: BCom–LLB)

Course code: L3F

See introductory details of Bachelor of Arts–Bachelor ofLaws (above).

Schedule


Year 1


plus 75% units from BCom (course code C3C) on page B-65

Year 2


plus 62.5% units from BCom (course code C3C) on page B-65



Year 3


plus 50% units from BCom (course code C3C) on page B-65

Year 4



Year 5




Bachelor of Economicsand Bachelor of Laws

(Abbreviation: BEc–LLB)

Course code: L3E


Schedule


Year 1


plus 75% units from BEc (course code C3E) on page B-70

Year 2


plus 62.5% units from BEc (course code C3E) on page B-70

Year 3


plus 50% units from BEc (course code C3E) on page B-70

Year 4



Year 5




Bachelor of InformationSystems and Bachelor

of Laws(Abbreviation: BIS–LLB)

Course code: L3K


Schedule


Year 1


plus 75% units from BIS (course code C3S) on page B-76

Year 2


plus 62.5% units from BIS (course code C3S) on page B-76

Year 3


plus 50% units from BIS (course code C3S) on page B-76

Year 4



Year 5






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Bachelor of Scienceand Bachelor of Laws

(Abbreviation: BSc–LLB)

Course code: L3G


Schedule


Year 1


plus 75% Group 1 core units from Schedule A of BSc (25% each fromthree Schools) on page B-161

Year 2


plus 66.67% Group 2 core units from Schedule A of the BSc (33.33%each from two Schools) on page B-162

Year 3


plus 50% Group 3 core units from Schedule A of the BSc (50% from oneSchool representing a major) on page B-163

Year 4



Year 5




Bachelor of Commerceand Bachelor of Applied

Science(Abbreviation: BCom–BAppSc)

Course code: C3A

No new enrolments will be taken as this course is beingtaught out. Details of the course outline and studyschedules can be found in earlier versions of the Courseand Unit Handbook.

Bachelor of Arts andBachelor of Commerce

(Abbreviation: BA–BCom)

Course code: C3R

The 4-year full-time combined degree of Bachelor ofArts–Bachelor of Commerce is offered on theLaunceston and Hobart campuses by the Faculty of Artsand the Faculty of Commerce and Law. A restrictedprogram is available at the North-West Centre. Forfurther information, contact the Faculty of Commerceand Law.


Possession of the University’s minimum entryrequirements including in the case of Tasmanianschool-leavers TCE *MT730 Mathematics Applied.

Course objectives

The objectives of the combined degrees are:• to complement traditional studies in humanities and

social sciences with a wide range of management,accounting, marketing and business skills;

• to broaden the opportunities of commerce students toundertake studies in languages and area studies.

Career outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor of Commerce could expect toobtain employment in accounting, finance, internationalbusiness, human resource or personnel management,marketing, journalism and public relations, governmentand teaching.


If students wish to be eligible for membership of aprofessional body they will need to select unitsendorsed by that body. The faculty offers units toenable students to join the following professionalbodies:• Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia• Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants• Australian Human Resources Institute• Australian Institute of Management• Australian Marketing Institute• Chartered Institute of Company Secretaries in

Australia• Australian Institute of Banking and Finance• Australian Computer Society

Membership details may be obtained from the relevantSchools or the professional body.

Course structure

To qualify for Bachelor of Arts–Bachelor of Commercestudents must successfully complete 32 units (400%)comprising: 16 (12.5%) units (200%) from Commerce



and two majors (200%) from Arts.

Articulation

Students who have completed the Associate Diploma ofBusiness and have been admitted to the course willreceive credit for the core compulsory units inCommerce.

Sample Course Structure


Year 1

Bachelor of Commerce



Commercial Transactions H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-9 BFA141Elective 12.5%

Bachelor of Arts

Subject A (level 100) 25%Subject B (level 100) 25%

Year 2

Bachelor of CommerceAccounting and Financial

Decision Making H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-9 BFA103Economics for Business H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-96 BEA110Quantitative Methods 1 H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA140Elective for major 12.5%

Bachelor of Arts

Subject A (level 200) 25%Subject A level 200 25%

Year 3

Bachelor of CommerceCommerce major unit 1 12.5%Commerce major unit 2 12.5%Commerce major unit 3 12.5%Commerce major unit 4 12.5%

Bachelor of Arts

Subject A (level 200/300) 25%Subject B (level 200/300) 25%

Year 4


Commerce major = 200%

Bachelor of Arts

Subject A (level 300 units) 25%Subject B (level 300 units) 25%

Major A = 100%; Major B = 100%

For choice of Commerce majors see details ofBachelorof Commerce.

For the choice of Arts majors see details ofBachelor ofArts.

Bachelor of Commerceand Bachelor of

Computing(Abbreviation: BCom–BComp)

Course code: C3X

The 4-year full-time combined degree of Bachelor ofCommerce-Bachelor of Computing is offered on theLaunceston campus by the Faculty of Commerce & Lawand the Faculty of Science & Engineering.


Possession of the University’s minimum entryrequirements including, in the case of Tasmanianschool-leavers, TCE *MT730 Mathematics Applied.

Course objectives

To combine professional studies in computing withprofessional studies in commerce (in areas such asaccounting and human resource management).

Career outcomes

Graduates of the combined degree could expect to findemployment in such fields as accounting, humanresource management, programming, softwareconstruction, multimedia and internet technology.

Course structure

To qualify for Bachelor of Commerce–Bachelor ofComputing students must successfully complete 32units comprising: 16 (12.5%) units from Computing and16 (12.5%) units from Commerce.

Articulation

Students who have completed the TAFE AssociateDiploma of Business or the Diploma of InformationTechnology and have been admitted to the course mayreceive one year of credit in Commerce or Computingrespectively.



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Year 1

Bachelor of CommerceBusiness Information

Systems H1/2~L1/2~B1 12.5% C-274 BSA101Accounting and Financial

Decision Making H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-9 BFA103Commercial Transactions H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-9 BFA141Elective 12.5%

Bachelor of Computing


Professional Computing H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-87 KXA155Multimedia and Web

Applications H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-88 KXA156Software Process H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-87 KXA154

Year 2

Bachelor of CommerceEconomics for Business H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-96 BEA110Introduction to

Management H1/2~L1/2~B1 12.5% C-307 BMA101Quantitative Methods 1 H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA140Elective 12.5%


Software Design H2~L2 12.5% C-88 KXA253Artificial Intelligence H1~L1 12.5% C-88 KXA252Computer Organisation and

Architecture H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-87 KXA152Operating Systems H2~L2 12.5% C-88 KXA254

Year 3



Computing elective unit 1 12.5%Algorithms and Metrics H1~L1 12.5% C-88 KXA251Computing elective unit 2 12.5%Computing elective unit 3 12.5%

Year 4

Bachelor of Commerce

Commerce major unit 5 12.5%Commerce major unit 6 12.5%Commerce major unit 7 12.5%Commerce major unit 8 12.5%


Computing elective unit 4 12.5%Computing elective unit 5 12.5%Computing Project A L1/2 12.5% C-89 KXA331Computing Project B L1/2 12.5% C-89 KXA332

Bachelor of Commerceand Bachelor of

Information Systems(Abbreviation: BCom–BIS)

Course code: C3L

The 4-year full-time combined degree of Bachelor ofCommerce-Bachelor of Information Systems is offeredon the Launceston and Hobart campuses by the Facultyof Commerce & Law. The first year and some selectedlater year units are available at the North-West Centre.


Applicants need to meet the requirements for entry intothe Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of InformationSystems courses.

Course objectives

The purpose of the course is to combine professionalstudies in information systems with professionalstudies in commerce.

Career outcomes

Graduates of the combined degree could expect to findemployment in areas such as those enumerated for theBachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Informationdegrees.

Course structure

The course structure of the combined degree includes:

The core units in the first year of the BCom degree

One Commerce major (other than InformationSystems), as prescribed within the BCom degree

The core program of the BIS degree

Five additional elective units, with a total weight of62.5%

The recommended program of study for this combineddegree is shown in the ‘Schedule of units’.

The first year of the combined degree is a standard firstyear of the BCom, with one of the electives chosen to beBSA102. This allows a student to transfer between thisprogram and a BCom without penalty after first year.

A student who has completed the first year of the BISdegree may transfer into this combined degreeprogram, with the only penalty being the requirementto complete the first eight Commerce units.



After second year of this combined degree program astudent could transfer into either the BCom or BISwithout penalty.

After third year of this combined degree program astudent could graduate with a BCom, including an ISmajor but not have satisfied the requirements of a BIS.

Articulation

Students who have completed the TAFE AssociateDiploma of Business or the Diploma of InformationTechnology and have been admitted to the course mayreceive one year of credit in Commerce or InformationSystems respectively.

Schedule of units


Year 1

Economics for Business H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-96 BEA110Quantitative Methods 1 H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA140Commercial Transactions H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-9 BFA141First year Commerce elective for major 12.5%Business Information

Systems H1/2~L1/2~B1 12.5% C-274 BSA101Information Modelling H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-274 BSA102Introduction to

Management H1/2~L1/2~B1 12.5% C-307 BMA101Accounting and Financial

Decision Making H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-9 BFA103

Year 2

Commerce major unit 1 12.5%Commerce major unit 2 12.5%Commerce major unit 3 12.5%Commerce major unit 4 12.5%Introduction to Logic H1~D1~Lw1~Bw1 12.5% C-397 HPA291/391Programming and Problem

Solving H1~L1/2~Bv/1 12.5% C-86 KXA151Information Systems core unit 1 12.5%Information Systems core unit 2 12.5%

Year 3

Commerce major unit 5 12.5%Commerce major unit 6 12.5%Commerce major unit 7 12.5%Commerce major unit 8 12.5%Information Systems core unit 3 12.5%Information Systems core unit 4 12.5%Information Systems core unit 5 12.5%Information Systems core unit 6 12.5%

Year 4

Four elective units (12.5%) eachInformation Systems core unit 7 12.5%Information Systems core unit 8 12.5%

Information Systems core unit 9 12.5%Elective unit 12.5%

Note: The Commerce major units must satisfy therequirements of a Commerce major, other thanInformation Systems.

The IS core units must comprise a specified coreprogram of the Bachelor of Information Systems.

Bachelor of Arts andBachelor of Economics

(Abbreviation: BA–BEc)

Course code: C3Y

The 4-year full-time combined degree of Bachelor ofArts–Bachelor of Economics is offered on the Hobartcampus by the Faculty of Commerce and Law and theFaculty of Arts. The first year may be completed atLaunceston.


Possession of the University’s minimum entryrequirements including in the case of Tasmanianschool-leavers TCE *MT730 Mathematics Applied.

Course objectives

The objectives of the combined degrees are:• to complement studies in humanities and social

sciences with a solid grounding in moderneconomics;

• to broaden the opportunities of economics students toundertake studies in languages and area studies;

• to prepare students for eventual responsibleprofessional posts in private and public organisation;

• to produce graduates capable of operating effectivelyin a rapidly changing environment;

• to develop students as persons with a life-longinterest for learning in their special and related fields.

Career outcomes

Graduates of the combined degree could expect to findpositions in banking, financial management, statistics,market research, stock market, government agencies,teaching.

Course structure

To qualify for Bachelor of Arts–Bachelor of Economicsstudents must successfully complete 32 unitscomprising: 11 (12.5%) units from Economics; twomajors (200%) from Arts and five other approved units.

Articulation

Students who have completed the TAFE Diploma ofBusiness and have been admitted to the course willreceive credit for up to eight units towards the degree.



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The status of individual units is determined at the timeof offer.



Year 1

Bachelor of Economics


Policy H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA130Quantitative Methods 1 H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-97 BEA140Elective 12.5%

Bachelor of Arts


Year 2




BEA241 or BEA242Research Methods for


Econometrics H1 12.5% C-98 BEA242Elective 12.5%

Bachelor of Arts


Year 3


Approved Economics elective 1 12.5%Approved Economics elective 2 12.5%Approved Economics elective 3 12.5%Approved Economics elective 4 12.5%

Bachelor of Arts

Subject A (level 200/300) 25%Subject B (level 200/300) 25%

Year 4


Economics or approved Group 3A elective 1 12.5Economics or approved Group 3A elective 2 12.5Economics or approved Group 3A elective 3 12.5Economics or approved Group 3A elective 4 12.5

Approved Economics electives program = 200%

Bachelor of Arts


Major A = 100%; Major B = 100%

For Economics majors, see Bachelor of Economics on page B-70.

For Arts majors, see Bachelor of Arts on page B-14.



Graduate Certificate inLegal Practice

(Abbreviation: GradCertLegPrac)

Course code: L5B

A 24–26-week full-time course, the GradCertLegPracruns in Hobart from February to July each year.


Applicants need to have successfully completed adegree of Bachelor of Laws or a combined degreecourse including the Bachelor of Laws at the Universityof Tasmania or any other approved Australianuniversity. Applicants need to have passed therequirements of the subjects prescribed by the Board ofLegal Education pursuant to Section 23(b) of the LegalProfession Act 1993 (Tas).

Course objectives

Successful completion of the course is normalprerequisite for admission as a Barrister and Solicitor ofthe Supreme Court of Tasmania.

Fees

The Graduate Certificate in Legal Studies is a HECSbased course for students commencing in 2001.

Further details

For further details and information, please contact theLaw School on (03) 6226 2066 or

Mr Peter Tree (03) 6226 7570.

Graduate Certificate ofManagement

(Abbreviation: GradCertMgt)

Course code: C5T

A 1-year part-time, on-campus course offered by theFaculty of Commerce and Law at Hobart andLaunceston.

Faculty’s Graduate School of Management is a memberof the Consortium of Australian Management andBusiness Schools Ltd. CAMBS offers a nationalGraduate Certificate of Management on-campus inAdelaide, Brisbane, Hobart and Launceston,Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, in Penang through theInternational College/University of Sydney twinningarrangement, and throughout Australia via off-campuseducation through Deakin University.

All course materials have been prepared by DeakinUniversity, drawing on Deakin’s acknowledgedleadership in the preparation of off-campus materials,

plus the expertise of acknowledged specialists withinthe Consortium.

-Students in each university will have an identicalcurriculum, assessment requirements and coursematerials. As a result, they may attend classes at any ofthe participating universities whether for short periodsif they are required to work interstate intermittently, orcan transfer entirely to another member of theConsortium.

The course is conducted over 7 weekend sessions persemester. For each unit, seven 3.25-hour (Saturday)sessions are held alternatively between Hobart andLaunceston (ie 4/7 at Hobart and 3/7 at Launceston).The course is full fee paying. Fees cover tuition, allstudy materials (with the exception of textbooks) andcosts associated with the study sessions.


The Faculty of Commerce and Law may accept as acandidate for the Graduate Certificate of Managementany of the following:(i) A person who:

(a) has completed an undergraduate degree ofan Australian higher education institution orthe equivalent standard in any otherinstitution, and

(b) has had at least six months work experience;(ii) A person who is not a graduate but whose

demonstrated managerial competencies andrelevant experience of seven years’ standingindicate a level of knowledge and skillequivalent to those of graduates in similarsituations.

Career outcomes

Graduate studies have an important place inmanagement development. They offer individualsaspiring to either general management or seniorfunctional management roles the opportunity todevelop competencies relevant to the effectivemanagement of enterprises.

Course structure

The Graduate Certificate is made up of four units: threecore and one elective which form the basis ofmanagement education:

Articulation

May lead to the Graduate Diploma of BusinessAdministration.


Organisational Behaviour H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-314 BMA581Financial Reporting &

Analysis H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-314 BMA582



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Marketing Management H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-315 BMA584

and one elective unit from:Managing Human ResourcesH1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-314 BMA583Law for Managers H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-315 BMA682Management Ethics H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-316 BMA773International Business

Management H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-316 BMA774

The course consists of 156 hours contact made up of 39hours per unit comprised of 22 hours class contact withthe balance being made up of structured learningthrough a comprehensive distance education package.

Participants who successfully complete all four units ofthe Graduate Certificate, and make application forfurther study, may be granted admission withadvanced standing to theGraduate Diploma ofBusiness Administration. Students should refer to thespecifications for theGraduate Certificate ofManagement which are printed in full in the Calendar.

Graduate Diploma ofBusiness

Administration(Abbreviation: GDBA)

Course code: C6Q

This 2-year part-time, on-campus course is offered bythe Faculty of Commerce and Law at the Hobart andLaunceston campuses.

The course is conducted over 7 weekend sessions persemester. For each unit seven 3.25-hour (Saturday)sessions are held alternatively between Hobart andLaunceston (ie 4/7 at Hobart and 3/7 at Launceston).The course is full fee paying. Fees cover tuition, allstudy materials (with the exception of text books) andcosts associated with the study sessions.

All units are subject to formal assessment including, butnot limited to, assignments, essays and examinations.


The Faculty of Commerce and Law may accept as acandidate for the Graduate Diploma of BusinessAdministration any of the following:(i) A person who:


(b) has had at least six months appropriate workexperience;

(ii) A person who is not a graduate but who hassatisfactorily completed the Graduate Certificateof Management of the University of Tasmania or

another participating member of the Consortiumof Australian Management and Business SchoolsLtd, or an equivalent award.

Course objectivesThe broad aims of the course are to assist courseparticipants to become better managers by providingthem with a basic understanding of the broad body ofknowledge of a number of different managementdisciplines.

Career outcomesGraduate studies have an important place inmanagement development. They offer individualsaspiring to either general management or seniorfunctional management roles the opportunity todevelop competencies relevant to the effectivemanagement of enterprises.

Course structureTo qualify for the Graduate Diploma, the candidatemust complete eight units, as outlined in the followingschedule:

ArticulationGraduates of the Graduate Certificate of Managementmay receive full credit

The course leads on to the Master of BusinessAdministration.


Compulsory units


Analysis H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-314 BMA582Marketing Management H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-315 BMA584Quantitative Analysis for

Managers H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-315 BMA681Economics for Managers H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-315 BMA683

and three electives from:

Elective units

Managing Human ResourcesH1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-314 BMA583Law for Managers H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-315 BMA682Management Ethics H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-316 BMA773International Business

Management H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-316 BMA774Students who have completed the Graduate Certificatemay receive advanced standing amounting to fourunits of credit towards the GDBA. In turn candidateswho successfully complete the Graduate Diploma maybe granted admission with advanced standing totheMaster of Business Administration. Students shouldrefer to the Specifications for theGraduate Diploma ofBusiness Administration which are printed in full in theCalendar.



Master of BusinessAdministration

(Abbreviation: MBA)

Course code: C7M

This 3-year part-time, on-campus course is offered bythe Faculty of Commerce and Law: at the Hobart andLaunceston campuses.

Initially the course has been offered in the part-timemode only with the minimum time for completion ofthe 12 unit course being 3 years. Students will now havethe option of completing the course in less than threeyears by taking summer school units. The course isconducted over 7 weekend sessions per semester. Foreach unit seven 3.25-hour (Saturday) sessions are heldalternatively between Hobart and Launceston (ie 4/7 atHobart and 3/7 at Launceston). The course is full feepaying. Fees cover tuition, all study materials (with theexception of text books) and costs associated with thestudy sessions.

All units are subject to formal assessment normallyincluding assignments and a final examination.


The Faculty of Commerce and Law may accept as acandidate for the Master of Business Administrationany of the following:(i) A person who:


(b) has had at least two years’ appropriate workexperience;

(ii) A person who has satisfactorily completed theGraduate Diploma of BusinessAdministration of the University ofTasmania or an equivalent award of anotherAustralian higher education institution.

Course objectives

Faculty believes that significant graduate outcomes willinclude:• an ability to plan and manage successfully in an

increasingly complex and turbulent national andinternational environment, within the framework ofsocietal values;

• a high level of analytical, problem solving andcommunication skills;

• a creative, innovative and ethical approach in seekingnew business opportunities; and

• an ability to act as an agent of change inorganisational transformation.

Career outcomes

Graduate studies have an important place inmanagement development. They offer individualsaspiring to either general management or seniorfunctional management roles the opportunity todevelop competencies relevant to the effectivemanagement of enterprises.

Course structure

To qualify for the MBA, the candidate must complete 12units, as outlined in the following schedule:

Articulation

Graduates of the Graduate Diploma of BusinessAdministration may receive full credit.


Compulsory units


Analysis H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-314 BMA582Managing Human ResourcesH1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-314 BMA583Marketing Management H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-315 BMA584Quantitative Analysis for

Managers H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-315 BMA681Law for Managers H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-315 BMA682Economics for Managers H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-315 BMA683Management Ethics H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-316 BMA773International Business

Management H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-316 BMA774Strategic Management H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-317 BMA799

Two of the following electives:

Elective units

Managerial Accounting H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-315 BMA771Finance for Managers H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-316 BMA772Management Information

Technology H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-316 BMA775Human Resource

Development H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-316 BMA776International Human Resource

Management H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-317 BMA777Special Topics in

Management H1/2~L1/2 12.5% C-317 BMA790Research Project H1/2~L1/2 25% C-317 BMA798

Students who have completed the Graduate Diploma ofBusiness Administration may receive advancedstanding amounting to eight units of credit towards theMBA. Students should refer to the Specifications fortheMaster of Business Administration which areprinted in full in the Calendar.



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Graduate Diploma inInformation Systems

(Abbreviation: GradDipIS)

Course code: C6P

This on-campus, 1-year (minimum) full-time or 3-yearpart-time course is offered by the Faculty of Commerceand Law at the Hobart and Launceston campuses.


Candidates for the Graduate Diploma in InformationSystems will be required to satisfy the following:(a) a bachelor degree from an accredited university;

and(b) have a basic knowledge of information

technology and information modelling, as maybe gained by self study, professional experienceor by attending the units BSA101 BusinessInformation Systems and BSA102 InformationModelling.

Course objectives

The course aims to–• enable graduates to fulfil key roles in the it and

related industries, and to liaise between IT personneland other professional and industrial personnel

• provide graduates with a strong systems focus, intheir ability to conceive of new designs, addressbusiness needs and solve problems;

• give graduates a good understanding of the roles ofIT in society, in organisations and for individuals,and an awareness that IT is a powerful factor forchange in modern society

• provide knowledge, skills and understanding of– the relationships of information and information

technology to organisational needs;– current management practice in the development of

information systems, their use and associated policyformulation and analysis;

– the value of research, critical thinking and effectivecommunication in the management of informationsystems; and to

• develop professional skills in such areas asinterpersonal communication, working in teams, andtechnical report writing.

Career outcomes

Associate membership of the Australian ComputerSociety. Graduates of the Bachelor of InformationSystems could expect to find employment as a businessanalyst, database analyst, systems analyst, IT projectmanager, IT manager, Information manager, databaseadministrator, IT administrator or manager,telecommunications manager, IT consultant, electroniccommerce or electronic business consultant, web

developer, webmaster.

Course structure

Course units with the Graduate Diploma in InformationSystems are of 12.5% weighting. There are 5 specifiedcore units and one elective unit in Information Systemsas outlined in the Schedule. The project is a full-yearunit with a 25% weighting.

Schedule


Core unitsPrinciples of Systems H1~L1~B1 12.5% C-275 BSA201Management of Information


Either BSA305 or BSA306Current Trends in IS H2~L2 12.5% C-277 BSA305Electronic Commerce H1~L1 12.5% C-277 BSA306Systems Development H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-275 BSA202Information Management H2~L2~B2 12.5% C-275 BSA203Project Hf 25% C-279 BSA559

Elective: one unit to make up 12.5% chosen from a range of unitsoffered within the School of Information Systems and elsewhere, bynegotiation with the course coordinator.



Master of Commerce(Abbreviation: MCom)

Course code: C7C

The aim of the course is to provide a master degree forcandidates who wish to undertake initial training atpostgraduate level in research in accounting oraccounting combined with another subject area. Thecourse requirement consists of six units of courseworkincluding a compulsory unit Research Methodologyfollowed by the dissertation.

The course requirements can be completed in aminimum of three semesters of full-time (or part-timeequivalent) study.

The course is offered in Hobart through the School ofAccounting and Finance.


The Faculty of Commerce and Law may accept as acandidate for the Master of Commerce [by coursework]any of the following:• a person who has completed the degree of Bachelor of

Commerce with Honours at the University ofTasmania or a qualification of equivalent standard inanother tertiary institution;

• a person who has completed the degree of Bachelor ofCommerce, Bachelor of Business or Bachelor ofEconomics at the University of Tasmania (or aqualification of equivalent standard in anothertertiary institution), provided that the applicant’sstandard of achievement in that degree course isacceptable to the Faculty [a];

• a person who has completed four units of theBachelor of Commerce with Honours at theUniversity of Tasmania provided that the applicanthas achieved a grade of second class upper divisionin each unit;

• a person who possesses such other qualification andexperience deemed by the Faculty to provide apreparation for study equivalent to that provided forby the prescriptions given in the first two categoriesabove.

[a] Candidates in this category shall be required tohave achieved a standard of Distinction or higher inat least 50% of the final year degree units or inequivalent postgraduate coursework/experience.Such candidates will be admitted provisionally andthe continuation of candidature will depend onsatisfactory progress.

Course structure

Candidates are required to present for examination inResearch Methodology plus five other units approvedby the Head of the School of Accounting and Finance.

At least three elective units must be from a list of unitsoffered by the School of Accounting and Finance.Candidates may present for examination in up to twounits (or equivalent) offered by another School in theUniversity subject to the permission of the Head of theSchool of Accounting and Finance.

Candidates are required to achieve a second class upperdivision grade in each unit to satisfy the requirementsof the degree.

Course Structure


Year 1

Compulsory unit

Research Methodology H1 C-16 BFA710

Elective units [a]

Advanced FinancialAccounting H2 C-16 BFA701

Advanced Auditing H? C-15 BFA708Advanced Taxation

Accounting [na] C-16 BFA709Advanced Accounting

Theory H1 C-15 BFA711Advanced Finance [na] C-16 BFA724Advanced Accounting

Information Systems H1 C-15 BFA725Corporate Governance and

Accountability H2 12.5% C-16 BFA729Advanced Management

Accounting [na] C-16 BFA735

Year 2

Dissertation [b] H C-16 BFA741

[a] Elective units offered by the School of Accounting &Finance, subject to student demand and staff resources.Candidates with a first class or second class (upperdivision) honours degree may be given up to 3 unitscredit towards the Master of Commerce.

[b] Candidates are required to present a dissertation ofapproximately 30,000 words. During the first year,candidates are required to present a satisfactoryproposal for the Dissertation before enrolling in Year 2(Dissertation).

Students should also refer to the specifications for theMaster of Commerce which are printed in full in theCalendar.



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Master of InformationSystems

(Abbreviation: MIS)

Course code: C7A

Course coordinator: Professor CD Keen

The Master of Information Systems is offered on theHobart campus by the School of Information Systems.The course may be completed on a full-time basis in 3semesters of study. Coursework is completed insemesters 1 and 2, and the MIS Project is completedduring a third semester. Part-time enrolment in thedegree can be completed in a maximum of 8 semestersor 4 years.

The Master of Information Systems is a professional,applied degree which specialises in topics related to themanagement of information systems. Project workwithin the degree will equip the students withappropriate methodological and analytical skills, aswell as requiring students to apply information systemsmanagement theory to practical problem solving andcase work. It is expected that the majority of studentstaking the course will undertake project work closelyrelated to their current or proposed area ofemployment.


Candidates for the Master of Information Systemsprogram will be required to satisfy one of the following:(a) a four-year degree, or combination of degrees

and diplomas, from an accredited university,which include major or submajor studies in arelevant discipline, such as Information Systems,Computer Science, Business InformationTechnology, Business Computing, InformationManagement, Information Science or LibraryScience;

(b) a three year degree from an accrediteduniversity, and at least three years of relevantprofessional experience; or

(c) have significant relevant professional experiencein the areas of management and informationsystems, but fail to meet criteria (a) or (b). Underexceptional circumstances provisional entrystatus may be granted to such candidates. Suchprovisional entry status will be dependent on thecandidate’s successful completion of theequivalent of one semester of full-time study.

Course objectives

The course aims to provide–• professional, postgraduate level education to existing

managers, and those seeking to move into positionsof information systems managers;

• management of information systems education whichis at the level of world best practice in its currency,applicability and relevance to the IS profession;

• graduates of the course with knowledge, skills andunderstanding about:

– the relationships of information and informationtechnology to organisational needs;

– current management practice in the development ofinformation systems, their use and associated policyformulation and analysis;

– the value of research, critical thinking and effectivecommunication in the management of informationsystems.

Career outcomes

Associate membership of the Australian ComputerSociety. Graduates of the Bachelor of InformationSystems could expect to find employment as a businessanalyst, database analyst, systems analyst, IT projectmanager, IT manager, Information manager, databaseadministrator, IT administrator or manager,telecommunications manager, IT consultant, electroniccommerce or electronic business consultant.

Course structure

Course units within the Master of Information Systemsare of 12.5% weighting and comprise 26 contact hoursover the period of one semester.

The degree consists of 2 semesters of coursework with atotal weighting of 100%; and a MIS Project, includingthe production of a thesis, weighted at 50% andcompleted over a single semester.

The coursework consists of seven compulsory coreunits and one elective unit as outlined in the Schedule.

Articulation

Up to four units credit may be given for appropriateprevious study.

Schedule


Core unitsManagement of Information

Systems H1 12.5% C-279 BSA751Information Management H1 12.5% C-279 BSA752Information Systems Strategy

Formulation H1 12.5% C-279 BSA753Managing Organisational Change H2 12.5% C-279 BSA754System Development

Methodologies H2 12.5% C-280 BSA755Information Systems Modelling

Techniques H2 12.5% C-280 BSA756Information Systems Research

Methods H1 12.5% C-280 BSA757



MIS Project H1/2 50% C-280 BSA759

Elective: One 12.5% elective may be drawn from a range of electivesoffered within the School of Information Systems and elsewhere, bynegotiation with the course coordinator– including:Decision Support and Executive

Information Systems H2 12.5% C-280 BSA758

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