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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CORE11-001: Critical Thinking and Communication (10CP)
In this subject students will be introduced to critical thinking and clear expression. They will evaluate arguments, identify assumptions, judge patterns of inference, and recognise and apply various methods of reasoning. Students will 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. Using these skills, students will structure and write an academic essay and deliver an oral presentation.
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CORE11-002: Collaboration, Teams and Leadership (10CP)
This subject is designed to help Bond students develop the intrapersonal and interpersonal skills to function effectively as individual contributors, team players and leaders in diverse social contexts. These collaborative skills are essential to all students’ personal and professional lives in any current or future profession. Students will gain a greater understanding of their personality, values, emotions, perceptions and related attributes, and develop an appreciation of the diversity of these characteristics in others. This perspective is required to work effectively in diverse multi-disciplinary groups and to develop the followership and leadership behaviours that are highly valued in contemporary organisations. Finally, students will develop a structured, self-directed approach to their ongoing learning as a capable individual, effective collaborator, and global citizen.
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CORE11-003: Responsibility, Integrity and Civic Discourse (10CP)
The subject fosters a lifelong commitment to responsible discourse and action in all spheres of human interaction. Using applied case-based approach, students will gain the critical tools to effectively respond to the moral challenges in their personal, civic, professional and global contexts. After developing a critical vocabulary and problem-solving toolkit for addressing issues of responsibility and right action, students explore a broad range of real-world, contemporary problems. Through the consideration of these problems, students are encouraged to reflect on, develop and articulate a response to the problem, outline how they can act upon their judgement, and justify their decision making. The subject explores issues of responsible decision making in many cultural, professional and political contexts specifically in the areas of civil society, science, business, media, technology, culture and the law. Topics remain flexible to reflect the dynamic nature of questions of responsibility and right action in the 21st century.
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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 Quantitative 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 are 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 financial advisor, 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 to have an international, real-world, or internship experience, provided they meet the requirements. This would replace the equivalent credit points of electives and may incur additional costs. Please discuss this with an Enrolment and Student Engagement Officer in the Student Business Centre for more information.
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BUSN13-300: Silicon Valley Study Tour (10CP)
The Silicon Valley Study Tour enables students to explore the field of entrepreneurship and innovation through a highly experiential educational experience combining the in-depth study of creativity and innovation with site visits, and discussions with representatives from some of the world's most innovative companies. Focusing on the cultural and systemic enablers of innovation, students will see first-hand the way in which companies drive creativity and entrepreneurial outcomes. The subject centres around an international tour visiting a range of business entities, including small start-ups, accelerators and co-working spaces, and large multinational firms. The highly collaborative learning environment allows an intense, work-integrated educational experience that may be a highlight of students’ Bond experience.
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BUSN13-700: Business Internship A (10CP)
The purpose of the Internship subject is to provide students with opportunity to demonstrate the application of conceptual knowledge to the real world via industry placement in their selected field. This allows high achieving students to integrate their theoretical and conceptual knowledge with the skills and problem solving techniques required in the work place. Other outcomes include the acquisition of knowledge, research skills and the attitudes of business professionals, the ability to think independently, grow in originality, creativity, initiative, curiosity, enthusiasm, and resourcefulness, the ability to communicate ideas, an understanding of theory and procedures; knowledge of pertinent literature; and adeptness in the workplace. This subject provides a valuable transition between university and the work place. Guidelines have been developed to increase understanding of the subject and these can be obtained from the Student and Industry Placement Coordinator within the Career Development Centre.
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IBUS11-314: Asia Study Tour
This Asia Study Tour offers a unique perspective into conducting business in a foreign market. This tour of one of Australia’s major trading partners will provide direct exposure to the challenges and opportunities of working in the global business environment. Utilising site visits, industry and government speakers and practical exercises, you will develop executive-level insights into international business relations. You are expected to integrate your student experience, theoretical knowledge, and insights from the study tour to develop a business case supporting or rejecting the international expansion of an Australian business.
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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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