Business and Commerce

Fast Track - Two Semester course: Subject List

• Tertiary Study Skills*
• Accounting Information for Managers
• Business Academic Skills
• Introduction to Business Law
• Marketing Principles
• Management Dynamics
• Principles of Economics
• Statistics for Business

AND

• Information Systems in Context**

OR

• Consumer Behaviours
• Financial Accounting Applications
• Introduction to International Business
• Managing People at Work
• Organisational Behaviour

*No advanced standing at university will be granted for these subjects.

**If approved by both UWSCollege and UWS, students enrolled in the two semester course may replace Information Systems in Context unit with one of the five UWS units listed immediately below it.

For more information regarding subject and course descriptions refer to the UWS Handbook.

Standard - Three Semester course: Subject List

• Accounting Fundamentals*
• Statistics For Academic Purposes*
• Tertiary Study Skills*
• Accounting Information for Managers
• Business Academic Skills
• Information Systems in Context
• Introduction to Business Law
• Marketing Principles
• Management Dynamics
• Principles of Economics
• Statistics for Business

*No advanced standing at university will be granted for these subjects.

For more information regarding subject and course descriptions refer to the UWS Handbook.

Intake Dates

We have intake dates in February, June and October. For specific information about your course refer to the Intake Dates section of the website.

Entry Requirements

Successful* completion of Australian Year 12 or equivalent or UWSCollege University Foundation Studies or equivalent, with a Grade Point Average of 6.0 or higher to enter the 2 semester course, (GPA of 5.5 or higher to enter the 3 semester course). Students are also assumed to have completed study in Mathematics at Senior High School Level or to have gained a ‘C’ grade at Foundation Level Mathematics at UWSCollege.

* Successful completion means gaining a 50% pass in all required subjects.

For students who have completed their HSC: UAI/ATAR entry requirements to enter this course are:

• Three Semester: UAI > 50 (indicative) ATAR > 52 (indicative)
• Two Semester: UAI/ATAR > 55 (indicative)

Please note: Entry scores are indicative only. Other factors may be taken into consideration.

Study Mode

One year full-time study over 12 months (three semesters), or eight months full-time study (two semesters).

Assessment

Each subject is assessed through a combination of continual assessment, mid semester and final examinations. In general, for subjects studied over two semesters, the weighting of the assessment is greater in second semester and on the final examinations. Details for each subject are contained in the individual subject outlines. 

Entry into your Degree at UWS

Successful completion of the Diploma in Business and Commerce provides advanced standing of 80 credit points (first year study) in the Bachelor of Business and Commerce at UWS. To successfully complete your Diploma you will need at least a 50% pass in all required subjects.