Bachelor of Advanced Commerce (Honours)

Domestic and International students not required to complete the English Language Enhancement course

For the award of Bachelor of Advanced Commerce (Honours) (BAdvComHons), you must successfully complete 320 credit points, as per below:

• 240 credit points for the core module
• 80 credit points for the flexible module

Domestic and International students required to complete the English Language Enhancement Course

For the award of Bachelor of Advanced Commerce (Honours) (BAdvComHons), you must successfully complete 320 credit points, as per below:

• 10 credit points for the English Language Enhancement course (5901LHS)
• 240 credit points for the core module
• 70 credit points for the flexible module

Other program requirements

You must successfully complete:

• no more than 120 credit points of Level 1 courses (the first digit of a course code denotes the level);
• at least 60 credit points of Level 3 courses or higher.

Exit point

To be eligible for the award Bachelor of Commerce, you must acquire 240 credit points from the Bachelor of Advanced Commerce (Honours) program and:

• complete all first, second and third year level core courses
• complete no more than 100 credit points for first year level courses
• complete at least 60 credit points for third year level courses.

To exit at the end of third year, you should apply for a program transfer.

Classification of Honours

This degree with Honours may be awarded in the following classes:

• Class I Honours
• Class IIA Honours
• Class IIB Honours
• Class III Honours

The class of Honours to be awarded to each student in this degree will be determined on the basis of the GPA achieved for the 80 credit points of nominated courses and a minimum percentage for the Dissertation as outlined in the Dissertation Management Procedure.

The nominated courses are as follows:
80 credit points of listed courses in the Honours year:

• 7010GBS Research Design
• 7014GBS Systematic Literature Review
• 7270AFE Financial Economics OR 7012GBS Qualitative Methods
• 7000AFE Tax Clinic OR 7261AFE Student Managed Investment Fund OR 7330AFE Energy Policy, Transition and Adaptation
• 6300GBS_P1 Honours Dissertation Part 1
• 6300GBS_P2 Honours Dissertation Part 2
• 6300GBS_P3 Honours Dissertation Part 3
• 6300GBS_P4 Honours Dissertation Part 4

Students who do not achieve Class III Honours will be awarded a Bachelor of Commerce.

All undergraduate International students are required to complete an English Language Enhancement Course unless specific criteria are met as specified in Section 5.0 Qualifications Procedure.

The following course must be completed in the first trimester of study:

• 5901LHS Language and Communication for Business and Commerce

Advice regarding the requirement to complete the English Language Enhancement Course is available via the myGriffith portal (in the To Do List).

Students whose first language is English are not permitted to undertake this course.

Program Learning Outcomes communicate to the community the value of the Griffith educational experience as benchmarked against national qualification standards.

Program Learning Outcomes for this award describe the knowledge, skills and the application of knowledge and skills you will acquire through studying the Griffith program of your choice.