James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2003

Bachelor of Commerce

Townsville, Cairns

level 1

Not fewer than 18 nor more than 24 units from level 1 subjects including the following:
BU1010:03 Business Statistics
CO1002:03 Contemporary Accounting Principles and Systems 1
CO1501:03 Introduction to Commercial Law
EC1005:03 Economics for Business 1
MG1731:03 Principles of Management
9 units of elective subjects.

level 2

Not less than 18 nor more than 30 units from level 2 subjects including the following:
CO2611:03 Applied Financial Management
CO2801:03 Business Information Systems Development
at least 6 units from other level 2 Commerce (CO, EC or MG) subjects.

level 3

Not fewer than 24 units from level 3 subjects including at least 12 units from level 3 Commerce (CO, EC or MG) subjects.

Students who wish to seek accreditation with the professional accounting bodies must include:

CO1003:03 at level 1;

CO2002:03, CO2101:03, CO2502:03 and CO2601:03 at level 2;

CO3011:03, CO3012:03, CO3013:03, CO3105:03, CO3111:03 and CO3513:03 at level 3.

level 4

HONOURS IN ACCOUNTING OR FINANCE
(i)  
Completion of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Commerce.
(ii)  
CO4901:03 Research Methodology (Honours)*
CO4904:03 Elective Studies (Honours)
or  
CO4901:03 Research Methodology (Honours)
EC4703:03 Econometrics 4HA
(iii)  
CO4903:15 Commerce Honours Thesis; and
3 units from:
CO4001:03 Accounting (Honours)
CO4601:03 Finance (Honours)

MAJORS

ACCOUNTING

Townsville

level 2 AND 3

CO2002:03 Company Accounting (Sem 2)
CO2502:03 Law of Business Organisations (Sem 2)
CO2601:03 Business Finance 1 (Sem 2)
CO3011:03 Advanced Financial Accounting (Sem 2)
CO3012:03 Auditing (Sem 2)
CO3013:03 Accounting Theory (Sem 1)
CO3105:03 Financial Modelling (Sem 1)
CO3111:03 Management Accounting 2 (Sem 2)

FINANCE

Townsville

level 2 AND 3

CO2601:03 Business Finance 1 (Sem 2)
CO2611:03 Applied Financial Management (Sem 1)
Plus  
CO3611:03 Multinational Business Finance (Sem 1)
CO3612:03 Investment Analysis (Sem 2)
Plus two from the following:
CO3105:03 Financial Modelling (Sem 1)
EC2000:03 Macroeconomics 2A (Sem 1)
EC2002:03 Microeconomics 2A (Sem 1)
EC2100:03 Forecasting (Sem 2)
EC3401:03 International Trade and Finance (Sem 1)
EC3413:03 Econometrics 3A
EC3414:03 Econometrics 3B
MG3715:03 International Business (Sem 2)
Further elective subjects approved by the Accounting and Finance Academic Adviser.

INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Townsville, Cairns

level 2 AND 3

CO2801:03 Business Information Systems Development (Sem 1)
CO2821:03 Accounting Information Systems 1A (Sem 2)
Plus  
CO3811:03 Business Information Systems 3 (Sem 2)
CO3812:03 Current Information Technology for Business (Sem 2)
Plus  
CO2601:03 Business Finance 1 (Sem 2)
CO3012:03 Auditing (Sem 2)
Further elective subjects approved by the appropriate Academic Adviser.