Subjects overview
This program can be completed in 2 years (6 semesters)
Core Curriculum
Students must complete three (3) subjects plus the Beyond Bond Program.
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CORE11-011: Critical Thinking and Communication (10CP)
Critical thinking, problem-solving and communication skills are essential for success in higher education and across the career lifespan; these are the cornerstones of capable individuals. In Critical Thinking and Communication, students learn how to evaluate arguments, identify assumptions, judge patterns of inference and recognise and apply various methods of reasoning. Students learn the communicative techniques of effective essay writing, presentations and reflective writing. Students learn to be self-aware and self-directed individuals who exhibit initiative and persistence in pursuing their goals. Students learn how to clarify and visually represent their thinking to make better decisions, evaluate and use evidence and communicate more effectively in their writing and speaking.
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CORE11-012: Responsibility, Integrity and Civic Discourse (10CP)
Integrity, and the courage and capability to act on one’s sense of responsibility, are key components of a thriving life. Ethics and Civic Discourse fosters students’ lifelong commitment to responsible discourse and action in all spheres of human interaction, recognising the global aspect to contemporary citizenship. Students explore the complex relationship between character, responsible action, and creative critical thinking, learning how to reflect on and articulate their unique sense of global citizenship and responsibility. By accentuating the importance of justification and articulation of the reasons for our actions, students exercise their critical, communicative, and cooperative capabilities so that they can thrive with integrity in the multiple contexts of action they will face as private, civic, professional, and global citizens.
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CORE11-013: Collaboration for Global Change (10CP)
Contemporary work and study feature complex open-ended problems, autonomous work and both physical and virtual collaboration. In Collaboration for Global Change, students work in a collaborative design lab to create authentic solutions to global challenges. Students connect their work to a sustainable development goal in order to frame their actions as global citizens. In learning to defend their work and worldview, students apply critical and design thinking, problem-solving and communication skills in a problem-based environment that prepares them for future work, study and global action.
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Beyond Bond Program
To keep up with the ever-changing work landscape, we aim to help our students future-proof their careers by developing broader employability skills that are actively sought out by employers. Unique to our University, Beyond Bond is a compulsory professional development program with a practical, activity-based approach that is integrated into all undergraduate degrees.
Required Subjects
Students must complete the following ninety credit points (90CP) of subjects.
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ACCT11-100: Accounting Principles (10CP)
This subject provides a broad and important foundation in key accounting concepts, tools, and processes of the discipline. Students will learn to apply fundamental accounting concepts and procedures to prepare and interpret basic financial statements for different types of business entities. Both manual and computerised accounting systems are used to demonstrate the accounting process. Users of financial information and the decisions they make based on accounting information are considered throughout the subject.
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ACCT11-102: Management Accounting (10CP)
This subject is designed to develop the management accounting skills to address the contemporary business environment imperatives of customer value, technology-driven solutions and knowledge-based organisations. The first part of this subject provides students with a framework for analysing the unique cost and revenue structures of a business to facilitate managerial planning, control and decision making. The second part of this subject focuses on the strategic implications of managerial accounting information to reflect organisational values.
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BUSN12-200: Responsible and Sustainable Organisations (10CP)
Considering the increasingly complex environmental, social and governance challenges facing today's business organisations, it is essential to develop an integrated understanding of business and its role in society. In this subject, students will be challenged to explore a multinational business from multiple perspectives to develop a systems view of the organisation and its global business environment. Through readings, discussions, case studies, projects and other learning activities, students will develop a more nuanced view of the purpose and functioning of business, the expectations of stakeholders, and the challenges and opportunities inherent in addressing those expectations. This exploration will include understanding the functional areas of business as well as how each can work together in an overall design to enable an integrative and innovative approach to responsible and sustainable business.
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ECON11-100: Principles of Economics (10CP)
Students are introduced to economic analysis and its applications. Topics include: decision making, analysis of constraints, analysis of benefits and costs, maximisation, competitive pressures and market forces, and public policy issues. By the end of the subject, successful students will be equipped with the tools of economics and prepared to address economic problems in their day to day lives, industry, politics, society, and the environment.
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ECON12-200: Linear Models and Applied Econometrics (10CP)
Econometrics is a sub-discipline of both statistics and economics and presents one interface between statistical theory and the real world. It provides the tools with which to test hypotheses and to generate forecasts of business activity. Topics include the classical regression model, remedial measures for violation of regression assumptions, binary choice models, panel data models, generalised linear models and their applications. The skills that students will develop in this subject are crucial in any applied work and will constitute an essential ingredient in most jobs in the field of business application, whether in the public or private sector.
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FINC11-101: Fundamentals of Finance (10CP)
This subject introduces the analytical approaches used by managers when making financial decisions.. The theory and application of fundamental concepts of time value of money, the relationship between risk and return (i.e., CAPM), portfolio theory of investment (i.e., diversification), and capital structure are examined in detail. Students will apply these concepts and assorted financial tools to value stocks and bonds, estimate the cost of capital and implement the discounted cashflow technique to make capital budgeting decisions. Students will also gain exposure to real-time market data via the Bloomberg database.
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FINC12-201: Financial Applications and Analysis (10CP)
An introduction to statistical techniques used in financial analysis and decision-making. Specific applications include capital budgeting, capital asset pricing model, arbitrage-pricing, portfolio modelling and the study of co-movements of different financial assets. The use of spreadsheets and related software tools is central to the learning experience of this subject to provide extensive opportunities to develop practical skills in financial analysis and modelling.
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LAWS10-100: Business Law (10CP)
Business Law is a subject offered by the Faculty of Law for Bond Business School students and other non-law students. The subject provides an introduction to the law regulating business in Australia today. It seeks to develop students' knowledge and understanding of the Australian legal system and sources of law in Australia, the commercial legal responsibilities and risks of doing business, key aspects of the law of torts, contracts and consumer protection, and the law associated with starting, managing, financing and closing companies and other business entities. By focusing on the legal responsibilities and risks that have a substantial impact on business, the subject highlights the important role that law plays in business decision-making.
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STAT11-112: Quantitative Methods (10CP)
Designed to foster the development of foundational mathematical and statistical skills necessary for subsequent quantitative subjects in the Bond Business School. This includes applications of calculus, probability, discrete and continuous random variables, sampling distributions, hypothesis testing, and application of the central limit theorem to large sample inference and data analytics. The use of popular statistical computing packages is integral to providing an applied approach to these topics.
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Commerce Major
Students must complete one (1) of the following Majors (60CP).
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Accounting
A major in accounting from Bond University will give you entry into a respected and enduring global profession and substantial options when choosing a career. Forget about being labelled as a “number cruncher”, an accountant plays an influential role in the achievement of an entity’s entire range of objectives – not just the financial ones. Accountants are needed in government, NGOs, charities, universities, businesses of all structures and sizes, and more. The range and content of our subjects in our accounting major will give you the knowledge and skills from which you can set your sights on a role as a financial accountant, management accountant, auditor, tax specialist, business consultant, business analyst, treasurer, finance manager, or if none of these appeal to you, a very savvy business owner or entrepreneur. With a wide range of authentic assessments that reflect actual practice, this major will take you places.
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Actuarial Science
Actuaries evaluate risk and opportunity – applying mathematical, statistical, economic, and financial analyses to a wide range of business problems.
The actuarial science major covers the range of technical skills included in the Foundations (Part I) program of the actuarial accreditation syllabus. These topics range from basic finance and accounting to economic theory and mathematical and statistical modelling.
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Data Analytics
The Data Analytics major provides a broad survey into the concepts and applications of modern machine learning and statistical science. It contains subjects in advanced nonparametric statistical modelling and pattern recognition algorithms and offers the opportunity to undertake subjects in coding as well as data infrastructure. Throughout, the focus is placed on ensuring students are presented with and work towards the relevant application of these techniques to real industry data.
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Economics
Economics is a social science that uses the scientific method of enquiry in its approach to understanding how societies, governments, businesses, households, and individuals allocate their scarce resources. An undergraduate major in economics focuses on learning how to understand the world in terms of trade-offs and incentives. An economics major assists in learning how to analyse data as well as the development of clear-headed logic. It involves the use of mathematical and statistical tools whenever possible to assist in this analysis.
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Finance
The demand for financial expertise across all business functions is global, extensive, and persistent. The scope and depth of subjects studied in Bond University’s finance major develop knowledge and skills that range from finance fundamentals and progress all the way to those competencies necessary for a merger and acquisition professional. Our finance major prepares you for an influential role as a corporate and personal finance authority. Career options are as varied as they are extensive and include business analyst, banker, fund manager, investment banker, stockbroker, and merger and acquisition specialist. The knowledge gained from our finance major will position you to have an interesting and rewarding career anywhere in the world.
General Electives
Students must choose sixty credit points (60CP) of undergraduate subjects from across the University.
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University Undergraduate Electives
Students may choose from all Undergraduate subjects across the University that are available as general electives.
Optional Major
Students are encouraged to undertake an optional Major. This will replace sixty credit points (60CP) of elective subjects.
Optional Minor
Students are encouraged to undertake an optional Minor. This will replace forty credit points (40CP) of elective subjects.
Opportunities
Students may take advantage of the following opportunities.
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Undergraduate Opportunities
Students may have the opportunity to participate in an international study tour experience or internship as a general elective. Those interested should consult with an Enrolment Officer in Student Assist for guidance and to check eligibility requirements (e.g., GPA, language proficiency, prerequisites). Students should make informed decisions and ensure their chosen international experience or internship aligns with their academic and personal goals.
Participating in such an opportunity may involve additional costs, which may vary depending on the opportunity's location, duration, and nature. Students are responsible for all associated expenses, including travel, accommodation, visa fees, insurance, and any program or placement fees that may be applicable.
Opportunities
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Study plan
Take the guess work out of planning your study schedule. Your program's study plan has been carefully curated to provide a clear guide on the sequential subjects to be studied in each semester of your program. Your study plan is designed around connected subject themes to equip you with the fundamental knowledge required as you progress through your course.
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