B3701 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)

This course consists of a combination of coursework and research. In the coursework component you will develop advanced theoretical and/or technical knowledge of your discipline and appropriate research methodologies. In the research component you will plan and execute a research project under the individual guidance of an academic supervisor.

This course comprises 48 credit points as specified below by discipline.

Honours studies may be taken as single honours (a single discipline over one year of full-time study), or in some instances can be taken as combined honours (more than one discipline over one year of full-time study). You need to discuss with the relevant Honours Coordinator if interested in undertaking combined honours.

Units are 6 points unless otherwise specified.

Accounting

You must complete:

a.  Two units (30 points):

• ACX4000 Research methods
• ACX4018 Honours research thesis (24 points)

b. Three units (18 points) from the following:

• ACX4040 Issues in accounting information systems
• ACX4050 Issues in auditing and assurance
• ACX4070 Issues in financial accounting
• ACX4090 Issues in management accounting

Selection of units not specified above is to be determined in consultation with the Honours Coordinator and approved by the Course Director.

Actuarial studies 

You must complete:

a. The following four units (30 points):

• ETC4860 Honours research project (12 points)
• ETC4110 Actuarial practice 1
• ETC4120 Actuarial practice 2
• ETC5250 Introduction to machine learning 

b. Three units (18 points) from the following:

• ETC4400 Statistical theory and practice
• ETC4420 Microeconometrics
• ETC4460 Financial econometrics 2
• ETF5500 High dimensional data analysis

Selection of units not specified above must have the prefix ETC or ETF at either level 4 or 5 and will be determined in consultation with the Honours Coordinator and approved by the Course Director.

Business analytics

You must complete:

a. The following unit:

• ETC4860 Honours research project (12 points)

b. Six units (36 points), with at least three (18 points) from:

• ETC4400 Statistical theory and practice
• ETC5512 Wild caught data
• ETC5521 Exploratory data analysis
• ETC5580 Advanced statistical modelling
• ETF5500 High dimensional data analysis
• ETC5513 Collaborative and reproducible practices

Selection of units not specified above must have the prefix ETC or ETF at either level 4 or 5 and will be determined in consultation with the Honours Coordinator and approved by the Course Director.

Econometrics

You must complete:

a.  The following unit:

• ETC4860 Honours research project (12 points)

b. Three units (18 points) from the following:

• ETC4400 Statistical theory and practice
• ETC4410 Macroeconometrics
• ETC4420 Microeconometrics
• ETC4460 Financial econometrics 2
• ETC4541 Bayesian time series econometrics

c. Three units (18 points) from either section b. above or from the following:

• ETC4110 Actuarial practice 1
• ETC4120 Actuarial practice 2
• ETC5250 Introduction to machine learning
• ETC5512 Wild caught data
• ETC5521 Exploratory data analysis
• ETC5580 Advanced statistical modelling
• ETF5500 High dimensional data analysis

Selection of units not specified above must have the prefix ETC or ETF at either level 4 or 5 and will be determined in consultation with the Honours Coordinator and approved by the Course Director.

Economics

You must complete:

a.  Three units (24 points) from the following:

• ECC4650 Microeconomics
• ECC4660 Macroeconomics
• ECC4860 Honours research project (12 points)

b. One unit (6 points) from the following:

• ECX5479 Project evaluation
• ETC3410 Applied econometrics
• ETC4410 Macroeconometrics
• ETC4420 Microeconometrics

c. Three units (18 points) from the following:

• ECC4670 Economic development
• ECC4690 International trade
• ECC4810 Public economics
• ECC4840 Industrial organisation
• ECC5010 Special topics in advanced economics
• ECX5479 Project evaluation (if not completed in section b above)

Selection of units not specified above is to be determined in consultation with the Honours Coordinator and approved by the Course Director.

Finance

You must complete the following seven units (48 points):

• BFX4000 Research methods
• BFX4001 Corporate finance and intermediation theory
• BFX4002 Empirical corporate finance and banking 
• BFX4003 Financial econometrics
• BFX4004 Asset pricing and investments
• BFX4005 Empirical asset pricing and investments 
• BFX4006 Research in finance (12 points)

Management

You must complete the following five units (48 points):

• MGX4000 Introductory management research methods
• MGX4100 Perspectives and paradigms in management theory
• MGX4200 Data analysis for organisational research
• MGX4300 Contemporary issues in management
• MGX4400 Honours research thesis (24 points)

Marketing

You must complete the following five units (48 points):

• MKF5403 Advanced business research methods
• MKF5461 Contemporary issues in marketing
• MKX4050 Marketing theory
• MKX4070 Qualitative research methods
• MKX4900 Honours research thesis (24 points)