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Specification
Entry
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Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Business shall be qualified for entry in accordance with the provisions of the University's Rules of Admission. |
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Candidates for the degree shall complete the degree requirements, as hereinafter prescribed, in not less than three separate years of full-time study (or its equivalent) and not more than eight years, from the time of first enrolment. |
Course structure
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To qualify for the degree, the candidate shall pass 24 units comprising: |
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a compulsory core of 8 units; |
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a major consisting of 8 units offered within the Faculty; |
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8 elective units. |
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The units which may be included in a course for the degree shall, unless otherwise approved by the dean, be in accordance with Schedule A, and the course structure table (Schedule B), accompanying these specifications. |
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Units may be counted towards the degree only if they have been taken in accordance with prerequisites determined by the Faculty of Commerce and as summarised in Schedule A. |
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A candidate normally may not enrol in any year in units totalling more than 100% weighting (8 units), or if the candidate is in full-time employment during any given semester, more than 50% (4 units) weighting. |
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Where two or more units of the same name or content are offered within the University, only one may be counted towards the degree. |
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In every case the candidate's choice of units and the order in which they are taken shall be subject to approval by the dean in accordance with the requirements of paragraph 3. |
Credit for previous studies
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Passes in subjects or units in other courses (completed or otherwise) in this University or another approved tertiary institution (or other approved professional examining body) may be credited towards the degree, provided that the Faculty may specify what more a candidate so credited shall be required to do to qualify for the degree. Similar arrangements exist where diplomates of approved TAFE Associate Diploma of Business courses may be granted exemptions. |
Miscellaneous
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The Faculty may from time to time make amendments to the schedules to these specifications. |
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These specifications shall take effect on 1 January 2006 and shall apply to all candidates for the degree, including those enrolling for the first time in that year and those enrolled subsequently and to any candidates who, having commenced their studies for the Bachelor of Commerce prior to that date, have not passed in any units towards that degree by that date. |
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Candidates who have passed in units towards the Bachelor of Commerce degree under the specifications in force prior to 1 January 2006 will be entitled either to transfer to the revised Bachelor of Business with full equivalent credit,
or to graduate in accordance with the degree specifications operating at the time of their admission to candidature.
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The approved abbreviation for the degree of Bachelor of Business shall be BBus. |
[a] Note: Should any difficulty arise for a candidate previously enrolled because of any difference between course requirements (such as required majors) and units offered under these specifications and those previously in force, the Faculty shall ensure that the candidate is not materially disadvantaged by these specifications.
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