Inter-Faculty Programs > Combined Degrees > BCom BSc

Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) and Bachelor of Science (Applied Mathematics) (BCBS) - BCom BSc

Program Summary

Mode of Study

Campus

Fees

Duration

Articulation

HECS

PELS

RTS

Fee-Paying

Max

Min

From Program

To Program

ANZINT

On-campus

TWMBA

ü

-

-

-

ü

9 years 

4 years 

 

 

External

TWMBA

ü

-

-

-

ü

9 years 

4 years 

Web

N/A

-

-

-

-

-

 

 

Key
HECS = Higher Education Loans Scheme
PELS = Postgraduate Education Loans Scheme
RTS = Research Training Scheme
ANZ = Australia and New Zealand Students
INT = International Students

Program Aims

This program will provide students with an opportunity to attain in minimum time a single qualification in Commerce and Science by completing two majors (Finance and Applied Mathematics). It will provide graduates with skills that are in demand in at least two important commercial sectors. The banks, since deregulation, have been exposed to new and sophisticated capital markets and require graduates with a high level of financial and analytical skills able to design and analyse complex mathematical models. Insurance and financial consulting companies must also respond to the demands of complex superannuation and tax laws. In each of these cases, graduates with a combined finance/mathematics background would be ideal.

Admission Requirements

Applicants for admission to the program must satisfy the entry requirements for admission to the Bachelor of Commerce and the Bachelor of Science.

Program Structure

University core courses  4 units 
Commerce core courses  6 units 
Commerce major  8 units of Finance 
Science major  14 units of Applied Mathematics 

Core Courses

CSC1402 Foundation Computing 
CMS1000 Communication and Scholarship 
STA2300 Data Analysis 
plus either  
AST1000 Australia, Asia and the Pacific or  
POL1000 Government, Business and Society

* AST1000 draws upon a framework from the social sciences while POL1000 is designed to give students an understanding of government-business relations and the impact of international conditions on the government-business environment.

Commerce Core Courses

ACC1101 Accounting for Decision-Making 
LAW1101 Introduction to Law 
ECO1000 Economics 
FIN1101 Business Finance I 
MGT1000 Organisational Behaviour and Management 
MKT1001 Introduction to Marketing 

Commerce Major (Finance)

ECO2000 Macroeconomics for Business and Government 
FIN1103 Financial Markets 
FIN1106 Personal Financial Planning 
FIN2101 Business Finance II 
FIN2104 Market Analysis 
FIN2105 Investment Management 
FIN2301 e-Finance  
FIN3106 International Finance 

Science Major (Applied Mathematics)

CSC1401 Foundation Programming with C 
CSC2409 High Performance Numerical Computing (from 2004)+ 
MAT1101 Discrete Mathematics for Computing 
MAT1102 Algebra and Calculus I 
MAT2100 Algebra and Calculus II 
STA2301 Distribution Theory  
MAT1200 Operations Research 1  
MAT3103 Mathematical Modelling for Dynamics 
MAT3105 Partial Differential Equations 
STA3300 Experimental Design 
MAT3104 Random Processes to Financial Mathematics 
and three of:  
STA2302 Statistical Inference 
MAT3201 Operations Research 2#* 
STA3301 Statistical Models 
MAT3106 Vector Calculus Applied to Fluid Mechanics## 
CSC3417 Data Mining (from 2004)* 

+ To be offered for the first time in 2004. Students should, if necessary, undertake CSC2403 Numerical Computing in Semester 2 in 2003.

# offered in odd-numbered years only (eg 2003, 3005)

## offered in even-numbered years only (eg 2004, 2006)

* MAT3201 and CSC3417 will be offered in alternate years. From 2004, both courses will be offered in Semester 2.

Program Fees

Higher Education Contribution Scheme

For those Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens and permanent residents of Australia who pay HECS fees, details about the Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) are in the Fees and Charges section of this Handbook: http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/2003/feecharge.html.

International Students

International students pay tuition fees. For details about international student fees, refer to the Fees and Charges section of this Handbook: http://www.usq.edu.au/handbook/2003/feecharge.html

Enquiries

Students wishing to discuss the recommended enrolment pattern, should contact a Faculty of Business Program Administrator, on Telephone (07) 4631 2961 or Fax (07) 4631 2625.

Recommended Enrolment Pattern

Course

Year of Program and semester in which course is normally studied

Residential School

Enrolment Requirements

On-campus
(ONC)

External
(EXT)

Online
(WEB)

Year

Sem

Year

Sem

Year

Sem

ACC1101 Accounting for Decision-Making

1

1

1

1

O

MGT1000 Organisational Behaviour and Management

1

1

1

1

O

MAT1102 Algebra and Calculus I

1

1

2

1

O

MKT1001 Introduction to Marketing

1

1

2

1

O

CSC1402 Foundation Computing

1

2

1

2

O

LAW1101 Introduction to Law

1

2

1

2

O

STA2300 Data Analysis

1

2

2

2

O

Pre CSC1402 *

CMS1000 Communication and Scholarship

1

2

2

2

O

ECO1000 Economics

2

1

3

1

O

STA2301 Distribution Theory

2

1

3

1

O

Pre STA2300 Pre MAT1102

MAT1101 Discrete Mathematics for Computing

2

1

4

1

O

FIN1106 Personal Financial Planning

2

1

4

1

O

MAT1200 Operations Research 1

2

2

3

2

O

FIN1101 Business Finance I

2

2

3

2

O

MAT2100 Algebra and Calculus II

2

2

4

2

O

Pre MAT1102

CSC1401 Foundation Programming with C

4

2

O

ECO2000 Macroeconomics for Business and Government

3

1

5

1

O

Pre ECO1000

CSC2409 High Performance Numerical Computing +

3

1

5

1

O

Pre CSC1401 Pre MAT1102

FIN2104 Market Analysis

3

1

6

1

O

Pre ECO1000 Pre STA2300

MAT3103 Mathematical Modelling for Dynamics #

3

1

6

1

O

Pre MAT2100

or

MAT3105 Partial Differential Equations ##

3

1

6

1

O

Pre MAT2100

MAT/STA Elective 1

3

2

5

2

O

FIN1103 Financial Markets

3

2

5

2

O

FIN2105 Investment Management

3

2

6

2

O

Pre FIN1101

MAT3104 Random Processes to Financial Mathematics #

3

2

6

2

O

Pre MAT2100 Pre STA2300

or

AST1000 Australia, Asia and the Pacific

3

2

6

2

O

or

POL1000 Government, Business and Society

3

2

6

2

O

FIN3106 International Finance

4

1

7

1

Pre FIN1101

MAT3103 Mathematical Modelling for Dynamics #

4

1

7

1

O

Pre MAT2100

or

MAT3105 Partial Differential Equations ##

4

1

7

1

O

Pre MAT2100

STA3300 Experimental Design

4

1

8

1

O

Pre STA2300

MAT/STA Elective 2

4

1

8

1

O

MAT3104 Random Processes to Financial Mathematics #

4

2

7

2

O

Pre MAT2100 Pre STA2300

or

AST1000 Australia, Asia and the Pacific

4

2

7

2

O

or

POL1000 Government, Business and Society

4

2

7

2

O

FIN2301 e-Finance

4

2

7

2

O

FIN2101 Business Finance II

4

2

8

2

O

Pre FIN1101

MAT/STA Elective 3

4

2

8

2

O


Footnotes

+ To be offered for the first time in 2004. Students should, if necessary, study CSC2403 Numerical Computing in Semester 2 in 2003.

# offered in odd-numbered years (eg 2003, 2005)

## offered in odd-numbered years (eg 2004, 2006)


Notes:
* recommended.
AST1000 draws upon a framework from the social sciences while POL1000 is designed to give students an understanding of government-business relations and the impact of international conditions on the government-business environment.
MAT/STA Electives should be chosen from: STA2302, MAT3201, STA3301, CSC3417 (offered in even-numbered years) or MAT3106 (offered in even numbered years)



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