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

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 major studies in both Creative Arts and Commerce.

Entry Requirements

See requirements for each degree.

Note: BCA Students undertaking a Major Study in Visual Arts and Design are not eligible to enrol in the BCA-BCom double degree.

Credit Transfer

The Faculty offers credit transfers to students who have successfully completed relevant courses at accredited universities and colleges. 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 a minor study as part of their degree program under both the Bachelor of Creative Arts and Bachelor of Arts. Subjects taken as part of a minor study cannot be cross counted into any other minor or major study. Students are reminded that to have a minor study recorded they must declare their minor study by submitting an Application to Declare or Change Intended Major/Minor.

Course Requirements

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Commerce, students must complete a minimum of 216 credit points (cp) comprised of the following:

1. 96cp for the Bachelor of Creative Arts degree comprising:

2. 102cp from the Bachelor of Commerce comprising 54cp of core subjects (including the capstone subject), plus a 48cp major

3. Elective subjects to bring the total number of credit points completed to 216

Students must consult academic advisors in the Faculty of Creative Arts and Faculty of Commerce concerning the selection of appropriate subjects.

Note: No more than 90 credit points at 100 level can be counted towards the Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Commerce degree. Students must achieve a clear pass in the core 300 level subject to be eligible to graduate with a Bachelor of Creative Arts - Bachelor of Commerce.

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:

UOW Coursefinder http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/

Creative Arts Email fca-enquiries@uow.edu.au

Creative Arts Website http://www.uow.edu.au/crearts/index.html

Commerce Email commerce-enquiries@uow.edu.au

Commerce Website http://www.uow.edu.au/commerce/index.html