Faculty of Creative Arts
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Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Commerce

Testamur Title of Degree:

Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Commerce

Abbreviation:

BCA-BCom

Home Faculty:

Faculty of Creative Arts

Duration:

4.5 years full-time or part-time equivalent

Total Credit Points:

216

Delivery Mode:

On campus (face-to-face)

Starting Session(s):

Autumn or Spring

Location:

Wollongong

UOW Course Code:

709

UAC Codes:

751502

CRICOS Code:

028396M

Overview

This double degree enables students to undertake comprehensive majors in both Creative Arts and Commerce.

Entry Requirements

See requirements for each degree.

Credit Arrangements

Students seeking credit transfer are advised to contact the Faculty or UniAdvice for further details and refer to the General Course Rules.

Minors in the Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Commerce

Students can also take minors as part of their degree program under both the Bachelor of Creative Arts and Bachelor of Commerce. Subjects taken as part of a minor cannot be cross counted towards any other minor or major. Minors do not appear on the Testamur (degree certificate) but do appear on the Academic Transcript (official academic record). Students are reminded that to have a minor study recorded they must declare their minor study by submitting an Application to Change Intended Major/Minor.

Course Requirements

Students are required to complete:

    • 96 credit points from the Bachelor of Creative Arts degree comprising all core subjects (24cp) and a Major Study (72cp)

    • 102 credit points from the Bachelor of Commerce including:

    • 54 credit points of core subjects (including the capstone subject),

    • plus either

      • a 48 credit point major

      or

      • an additional 48 credit points chosen from the Commerce schedule. Of this 48, at least 18 credit points must be from 300 level Commerce subjects.'

    • sufficient elective credit points to ensure a total of 216 credit points is completed.

Students must consult both Faculty of Creative Arts and Faculty of Commerce academic advisors about selecting appropriate subjects.

Honours

Students who complete the double degree with the required academic standard in the relevant major are eligible to apply for either Bachelor of Creative Arts (Honours) or Bachelor of Commerce (Honours).

Other Information

For information on double degrees please see the Standard on Courses. Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: Creative Arts - fca_enquiries@uow.edu.au; Commerce -commerce-enquiries@uow.edu.au;