Commerce

The availability of units of study listed below is what was approved at the time of publication. Any subsequent changes to availability will appear as an errata to this table. Students may also include any units of study, which are additional to those currently listed, which appear under these subject areas in the Business School handbook/website in subsequent years.

Please note. The following table lists the core, foundational, capstone and standalone course electives for the Commerce coursework programs. For details of the Subject areas for specialisations (including electives options in these areas), please refer to the Subject Areas section in this handbook.

Unit outlines will be available through Find a unit outline two weeks before the first day of teaching for 1000-level and 5000-level units, or one week before the first day of teaching for all other units.

Errata

Item	Errata	Date
1.	The following unit has been cancelled for 2021: ACCT6006 Advanced Managerial Accounting	25/1/2021
2.	The following unit has been cancelled for Semester 1, 2021. It will continue to be offered for Semester 2. MKTG6018 Customer Analytics and Relationship Management	25/1/2021
3.	Prerequisites and Corequisites have changed for the following unit. They now read: QBUS6810 Statistical Learning and Data Mining Prerequisites: ECMT5001 or QBUS5001 Corequisites: BUSS6002	1/2/2021
4.	Prohibitions have changed for the following unit. They now read: IBUS6000 Advanced International Business Strategy Prohibition: IBUS6001	1/2/2021

1. Table A for the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master of Commerce.

2. Table A for the Master of Commerce (Extension).

1. Table A for the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master of Commerce

Unit of study	Credit points	A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition	Session
Commerce
Award requirements
Master of Commerce
To qualify for the award of the Master of Commerce, a candidate must complete 72 credit points, comprising:
(i) 12 credit points of Table A - Core units of study
(ii) a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 credit points of Table A - Foundational units of study
(iii) a specialisation selected from Table A-Commerce areas of specialisation
(iv) 6 credit points selected from Table A - Capstone units of study
(v) a minimum of 18 credit points selected from Table A - Selective units of study
(vi) any additional units of study from Table A – Elective units of study required to make 72 credit points in total.
Graduate Diploma of Commerce
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Diploma in Commerce, a candidate must complete 48 credit points, comprising:
(i) 12 credit points of Table A - Core units of study
(ii) a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 credit points of Table A - Foundational units of study
(iii) a minium of 6 credit points of Table A - Selective units of study
(iv) additional units of study selected from Table A - Elective units of study required to make 48 credit points in total.
Graduate Certificate of Commerce
To qualify for the award of the Graduate Certificate in Commerce, a candidate must complete 24 credit points, comprising:
(i) 12 credit points of Table A - Core units of study
(ii) a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 credit points of Table A - Foundational units of study
(iii) any additional units of study selected from Table A - Elective units of study required to make 24 credit points in total.
Units of study
Table A - Core units of study
(for all Commerce courses)
BUSS5220 Responsible and Business Mindsets	6		Semester 1 Semester 2
BUSS5221 Analytic and Creative Mindsets	6	C BUSS5220 This unit is seen as connecting with and complementary to the Responsible and Business Mindset Unit both of which are compulsory for all MCom students.	Semester 1 Semester 2
Table A - Foundational units of study*
* Note that foundational units count to both the Foundational units of study for the course and the specialisation for the Master of Commerce
(for all Commerce courses)
ACCT5001 Foundation in Accounting	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
ECON5040 Microeconomics for Business	6	N ECON5001	Semester 1 Semester 2
FINC5001 Foundation in Finance	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2
INFS5002 Foundation in Digital Business	6	N INFS6001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
ITLS5250 Foundation in Global Logistics	6	N ITLS5000 or TPTM5001	Semester 1 Semester 2
MKTG5001 Foundation in Marketing	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
QBUS5001 Foundation in Data Analytics for Business	6	A Students should be capable of reading data in tabulated form and working with Microsoft EXCEL and doing High School level of mathematics N ECMT5001 or QBUS5002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
SIEN5001 Foundation in Strategy, Innovation and Mgmt	6	N IBUS5002 or WORK6002	Semester 1 Semester 2
Table A - Capstone units of study
(for Master of Commerce)
Capstone units will be available from 2022.
- ACCT6600 Accounting Capstone
- ECON6600 Economics Capstone
- FINC6600 Finance Capstone
- INFS6600 Digital Business Capstone
- ITLS6600 Global Logistics Capstone
- MKTG6600 Marketing Capstone
- QBUS6600 Data Analytics for Business Capstone
- SIEN6600 Strategy, Innovation and Management Capstone
Table A - Selective units of study
(for Master's degree and Graduate Diploma)
BUSS6104 Business Practicum	6	A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills. P Completion of at least 48 credit points Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2
BUSS6500 Industry Placement	6	P Completion of at least 48 credit points with a minimum average of 60% (WAM) N ECOF6500 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Permission is required to enrol in this unit. Further information and application process is outlined at https://sydney.edu.au/students/placement-internship-opportunities.html or contact the WIL Hub Placement team: business.placements@sydney.edu.au.	Semester 1 Semester 2
BUSS6506 China Industry Placement	6	A To enrol in this unit students must be Mandarin speakers and have the right to work in China. P Completion of at least 48 credit points with a minimum average of 60% (WAM) Note: Department permission required for enrolment Permission is required to enrol in this unit. Further information and application process is outlined at https://sydney.edu.au/students/placement-internship-opportunities.html or contact the WIL Hub Placement team: business.placements@sydney.edu.au.	Intensive July
BUSS6514 Industry Self-Sourced Placement	6	A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills P Completion of at least 24 credit points. Permission is required to enrol in this unit. Further information and application process is outlined at https://sydney.edu.au/students/placement-internship-opportunities.html or contact the WIL Hub Placement team: business.placements@sydney.edu.au.	Semester 1 Semester 2
CLAW6031 International Financial Crime	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
CLAW6888 Regulation of Fintech and Digital Information	6	A This unit is designed for students with no knowledge of fintech or digital information. However, it is expected that students are familiar with many of the companies and fintech technologies that will be discussed.	Semester 2
ECON6034 Global Economic History	6		Semester 2
IBUS5003 Global Business	6	N IBUS5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2
IBUS6002 Cross-Cultural Management	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
IBUS6020 Enterprise Management in China	6	N CHSC6902 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFS6071 Project Management in Business	6		Semester 1 Semester 2
MKTG6998 Social Media Analysis	6	N MKTG6999 Note. This unit does not use Python and covers marketing research and application using social media data. The unit of study MKTG6999 also covers social media and uses Python and emphasises the technical aspects of social media data processing and data analysis.	Semester 2
QBUS5011 Introduction to Programming	6	A No prior knowledge of programming or coding is assumed. Some knowledge of mathematics (at a basic level) is beneficial.	Semester 1
QBUS5015 Foundations of Health and Civic Analytics	6	A No prior knowledge is assumed although some familiarity with mathematical and statistical concepts will be an advantage.	Semester 1
QBUS5017 People Analytics in 4th Industrial Revolution	6	A BUSS5220 and BUSS5221	Semester 2
QBUS6320 Management Decision Making	6	A Basic Algebra, Probability, and Statistics P QBUS5001 or QBUS5002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
SIEN6006 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship	6		Semester 1
SIEN6007 Entrepreneurship: Lean Startup	6	N IBUS6011	Semester 2
WORK5003 Management and Organisations	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
WORK6026 Organisational Change and Development	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
WORK6115 Managing Diversity and Inclusion at Work	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Intensive September
WORK6118 Managing Communication in Organisations	6	N ECOF6030 or ECOF6040 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
Specialisations subject areas
The available specialisations in the Master of Commerce are:
(i) Accounting
(ii) Data Analytics for Business
(iii) Digital Business
(iv) Economics
(v) Finance
(vi) Global Logistics
(vii) Marketing
(viii) Strategy, Innovation and Management
The requirements for the completion of specialisations are set out in the specialisation tables, please refer the Commerce Subject Areas section in this handbook.
Table A - Elective units of study
(For all courses)
ACCT6001 Intermediate Financial Reporting	6	P ACCT5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
ACCT6002 International Accounting	6	A Accounting standards and their application P ACCT5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
ACCT6003 Fundamental Analysis for Equity Investment	6	A QBUS5001 or QBUS5002 P ACCT5001 and FINC5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
ACCT6006 Advanced Managerial Accounting	6	P ACCT5002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
ACCT6007 Contemporary Issues in Auditing	6	P ACCT6001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
ACCT6008 Managerial Accounting and Decision Making	6	P ACCT5001 N ACCT5002	Semester 1 Semester 2
ACCT6010 Advanced Financial Reporting	6	P ACCT6001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
ACCT6014 Designing Accounting Systems	6	P ACCT5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
ACCT6015 Extended Performance Reporting	6	P ACCT5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
BUSS6002 Data Science in Business	6	A Basic knowledge of probability and statistics C QBUS5001 or QBUS5002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
ECMT5001 Principles of Econometrics	6		Semester 1 Semester 2
ECON5002 Macroeconomic Theory	6	N ECON5003	Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2
ECON5004 Communication in Economics	6	N ECON5050 or BUSS5020	Semester 1 Semester 2
ECON5006 Economics of Law and Public Policy	6		Semester 1
ECON5007 The Economics of Financial Markets	6	P ECON5001 or ECON5040	Semester 2
ECON5008 Behavioural Economics	6	P (ECON5001 or ECON5040) and (ECMT5001 or QBUS5001)	Intensive September
ECON5026 Strategic Business Relationships	6		Semester 2
ECON6008 International Money and Finance	6	P ECON5002	Semester 2
ECON6016 Trade and Development	6	P ECON5001 or ECON5002 or ECON5040	Semester 2
ECON6018 Environmental Economics	6	P ECON5001 or ECON5040	Semester 1
ECON6024 Private Equity	6	P ECON5001 or ECON5040	Semester 1
ECON6029 Health Economics and Policy Evaluation	6	P (ECON5001 or ECON5040) and (ECMT5001 or QBUS5001)	Semester 2
ECON6031 International Finance and Globalisation	6	P ECON5001 and ECON5002	Intensive April
ECON6034 Global Economic History	6		Semester 2
FINC5090 Finance in the Global Economy	6	C FINC5001	Semester 1 Semester 2
FINC6000 Quantitative Finance and Derivatives	6	A This unit requires students to have some background in calculus, matrices, statistics and probability. P FINC5001 N FINC5002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
FINC6001 Finance: Theory to Applications	6	P FINC5001 Students are strongly recommended to complete this unit before the Capstone subject for this specialisation.	Semester 1 Semester 2
FINC6005 Advanced Asset Pricing	6	P FINC5001 or FINC6000 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
FINC6009 Portfolio Theory and its Applications	6	P FINC5001 or FINC6000 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
FINC6010 Derivative Securities	6	P FINC5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
FINC6013 International Business Finance	6	P FINC5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
FINC6014 Fixed Income Securities	6	P FINC5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
FINC6015 Trading in Modern Financial Markets	6	P FINC5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
FINC6017 Mergers and Acquisitions	6	P FINC5001 N ACCT6011 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
FINC6021 Corporate Valuation	6	P FINC5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
FINC6023 Financial Risk Management	6	P FINC5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
FINC6025 Entrepreneurial Finance	6	P FINC5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
IBUS6000 Advanced International Business Strategy	6		Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2
IBUS6004 International Business Alliances	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
IBUS6019 Strategy and Emerging Markets	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFS6004 Digital Business Transformation	6	A Understanding the major functions of a business and how those business functions interact internally and externally so the company can be competitive in a changing market. How Information Systems can be used and managed in a business. How to critically analyse a business and determine its options for transformation. Desirable Experience as a member of a project team. C INFS5002 or COMP5206 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
INFS6012 Digital Information Infrastructures	6	C INFS5002 or COMP5206 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
INFS6015 Business Process Management	6	C INFS5002 or COMP5206 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
INFS6016 Digital Business Models	6	A Understanding the major functions of a business and how those business functions interact internally and externally so the company can be competitive in the market is essential in order to critically analyse how and where a business can be innovative. Some knowledge of how technology can be applied in a business is also essential. Experience as a member of a project team is desirable. C INFS5002 or COMP5206 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
INFS6018 Managing with Information and Data	6	A Understanding the major functions of a business and how those business functions interact internally and externally so the company can be competitive in a changing market. How information systems can be used and managed in a business. How to critically analyse a business and determine its options for transformation. (ii) Desirable Experience as a member of a project team. C INFS5002 or COMP5206 or QBUS5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
INFS6023 Data Visualisation For Managers	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
INFS6024 Managing Data at Scale	6		Semester 2
INFS6032 Agile Project Methods	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
INFS6060 Digital Work Practices	6	A INFS5002 (or COMP5206) taken previously or concurrently C INFS5002	Semester 1
INFS6066 Gadgets, Gods and Godzilla	6	C INFS5002 or COMP5206 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
ITLS6015 Managing Supply Chain Disruption	6		Semester 1
ITLS6016 Logistics and Future Cities	6	N ITLS6301	Intensive February
ITLS6111 Spatial Analytics	6	A Basic knowledge of Excel is assumed. N ITLS6107 or TPTM6180 This unit will use R programming language to perform statistical analyses and spatial analyses. No prior programming knowledge is required.	Semester 2
ITLS6201 Global Distribution Strategy	6	C ITLS5020 or ITLS5000 or ITLS5250 or TPTM5001 N ITLS6101 or TPTM6440	Semester 1 Semester 2
ITLS6202 Sustainable Logistics and Procurement	6	C ITLS5020 or ITLS5000 or ITLS5250 or TPTM5001	Semester 1 Semester 2
ITLS6203 Analytic Methods for Logistics	6	N ITLS5200 or TPTM6495	Semester 1 Semester 2
MKTG6001 Marketing Research	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
MKTG6004 New Product Development	6	P MKTG5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
MKTG6006 Creating Persuasive Communications	6	P MKTG5001 N MKTG3121 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
MKTG6007 Consumer Behaviour	6	P MKTG5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Intensive October Semester 1 Semester 2
MKTG6010 Machine Learning in Marketing	6	P BUSS6002	Semester 1
MKTG6013 International and Global Marketing	6	P MKTG5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
MKTG6015 Digital and Social Media Marketing	6	P MKTG5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
MKTG6016 Brand Management	6	P MKTG5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
MKTG6018 Customer Analytics and Relationship Management	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
MKTG6020 B2B Marketing	6	P MKTG5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
MKTG6023 Marketing Performance: Analytics and Metrics	6	A Students should have a top-level understanding of strategic marketing concepts and models, as well as being comfortable with financial and marketing numeracy. P MKTG5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
MKTG6024 Marketing Analytics	6	A Understanding of basic marketing principles, statistics, and how to use analytic skills to solve marketing problems. P MKTG5001 This unit provides introductory knowledge of Marketing Analytics to solve marketing problems. Students can develop a marketing strategy, exercising best practices of solving various managerial questions.	Semester 1
MKTG6104 Psychology of Marketing Decisions	6	P MKTG5001 N MKTG5002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
MKTG6998 Social Media Analysis	6	N MKTG6999 Note. This unit does not use Python and covers marketing research and application using social media data. The unit of study MKTG6999 also covers social media and uses Python and emphasises the technical aspects of social media data processing and data analysis.	Semester 2
MKTG6999 Customer Social Data Analytical Tools	6	A Python programming, as covered in BUSS6002. P BUSS6002 N MKTG6998 Note. This unit uses Python programming. The related unit of study MKTG6998 will examine social media data from angles without the need for Python programming.	Semester 2
QBUS5011 Introduction to Programming	6	A No prior knowledge of programming or coding is assumed. Some knowledge of mathematics (at a basic level) is beneficial.	Semester 1
QBUS5015 Foundations of Health and Civic Analytics	6	A No prior knowledge is assumed although some familiarity with mathematical and statistical concepts will be an advantage.	Semester 1
QBUS5017 People Analytics in 4th Industrial Revolution	6	A BUSS5220 and BUSS5221	Semester 2
QBUS6310 Business Operations Analysis	6	P ECMT5001 or QBUS5001 or QBUS5002 N ECMT6008 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
QBUS6810 Statistical Learning and Data Mining	6	P ECMT5001 or QBUS5001 or BUSS6002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
QBUS6820 Business Risk Management	6	A Knowledge of basic probability theory and familiarity with spreadsheet modelling P ECMT5001 or QBUS5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
QBUS6830 Financial Time Series and Forecasting	6	A Basic knowledge of quantitative methods including statistics, basic probability theory, and introductory regression analysis. P ECMT5001 or QBUS5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
QBUS6840 Predictive Analytics	6	P (QBUS5001 or ECMT5001) and BUSS6002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
QBUS6850 Machine Learning for Business	6	P QBUS6810 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
QBUS6860 Visual Data Analytics	6	A The unit assumes knowledge of statistics and confidence in working with data. P QBUS5001 or QBUS5002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
SIEN6001 Business Negotiations	6	N IBUS6018	Semester 2
SIEN6002 Sustainability: Business and Climate Crisis	6	N WORK6033	Semester 1
SIEN6003 Management Consulting	6	N WORK6111	Semester 2
SIEN6004 Innovation Ecosystems	6		Semester 1 Semester 2
SIEN6005 Social Entrepreneurship	6	N IBUS6016	Semester 2
SIEN6006 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship	6		Semester 1
SIEN6007 Entrepreneurship: Lean Startup	6	N IBUS6011	Semester 2
WORK6001 Organisational Analysis and Behaviour	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
WORK6130 Leadership in Organisations	6	N ECOF5807 or ECOF6090 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1a

2. Table A for the Master of Commerce (Extension)

Unit of study	Credit points	A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition	Session
Commerce
Award requirements
Master of Commerce (Extension)
To qualify for the award of the Master of Commerce (Extension), a candidate must complete 96 credit points, comprising:
(i) 12 credit points of Table A - Core units of study
(ii) a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 12 credit points of Table A - Foundational units of study
(iii) a specialisation (24 credit points in addition to the 6 credit point Foundational unit) selected from Table A-Commerce areas of specialisation
(iv) 6 credit points selected from Table A - Capstone units of study
(v) a minimum of 18 credit points selected from Table A - Selective units of study
(vi) an additional specialisation (24 credit points) listed below and specified in Table A, dissertation (24 credit points) as specified in Table A - Research units or any additional units of study from Table A - Selective units of study or Table A - Elective units of study required to make 96 credit points in total.
Units of study
Table A - Core units of study
BUSS5220 Responsible and Business Mindsets	6		Semester 1 Semester 2
BUSS5221 Analytic and Creative Mindsets	6	C BUSS5220 This unit is seen as connecting with and complementary to the Responsible and Business Mindset Unit both of which are compulsory for all MCom students.	Semester 1 Semester 2
Table A - Foundational units of study*
* Note that foundational units count to both the Foundational units of study for the course and the specialisation for the Master of Commerce (Extension)
ACCT5001 Foundation in Accounting	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
ECON5040 Microeconomics for Business	6	N ECON5001	Semester 1 Semester 2
FINC5001 Foundation in Finance	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2
INFS5002 Foundation in Digital Business	6	N INFS6001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
ITLS5250 Foundation in Global Logistics	6	N ITLS5000 or TPTM5001	Semester 1 Semester 2
MKTG5001 Foundation in Marketing	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
QBUS5001 Foundation in Data Analytics for Business	6	A Students should be capable of reading data in tabulated form and working with Microsoft EXCEL and doing High School level of mathematics N ECMT5001 or QBUS5002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
SIEN5001 Foundation in Strategy, Innovation and Mgmt	6	N IBUS5002 or WORK6002	Semester 1 Semester 2
Table A - Capstone units of study
Capstone units will be available from 2022.
- ACCT6600 Accounting Capstone
- ECON6600 Economics Capstone
- FINC6600 Finance Capstone
- INFS6600 Digital Business Capstone
- ITLS6600 Global Logistics Capstone
- MKTG6600 Marketing Capstone
- QBUS6600 Data Analytics for Business Capstone
- SIEN6600 Strategy, Innovation and Management Capstone
Table A - Selective units of study
BUSS6104 Business Practicum	6	A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills. P Completion of at least 48 credit points Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2
BUSS6500 Industry Placement	6	P Completion of at least 48 credit points with a minimum average of 60% (WAM) N ECOF6500 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Permission is required to enrol in this unit. Further information and application process is outlined at https://sydney.edu.au/students/placement-internship-opportunities.html or contact the WIL Hub Placement team: business.placements@sydney.edu.au.	Semester 1 Semester 2
BUSS6506 China Industry Placement	6	A To enrol in this unit students must be Mandarin speakers and have the right to work in China. P Completion of at least 48 credit points with a minimum average of 60% (WAM) Note: Department permission required for enrolment Permission is required to enrol in this unit. Further information and application process is outlined at https://sydney.edu.au/students/placement-internship-opportunities.html or contact the WIL Hub Placement team: business.placements@sydney.edu.au.	Intensive July
BUSS6514 Industry Self-Sourced Placement	6	A A sound understanding of business and strong written and oral communication skills P Completion of at least 24 credit points. Permission is required to enrol in this unit. Further information and application process is outlined at https://sydney.edu.au/students/placement-internship-opportunities.html or contact the WIL Hub Placement team: business.placements@sydney.edu.au.	Semester 1 Semester 2
CLAW6031 International Financial Crime	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
CLAW6888 Regulation of Fintech and Digital Information	6	A This unit is designed for students with no knowledge of fintech or digital information. However, it is expected that students are familiar with many of the companies and fintech technologies that will be discussed.	Semester 2
ECON6034 Global Economic History	6		Semester 2
IBUS5003 Global Business	6	N IBUS5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2
IBUS6002 Cross-Cultural Management	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
IBUS6020 Enterprise Management in China	6	N CHSC6902 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFS6071 Project Management in Business	6		Semester 1 Semester 2
MKTG6998 Social Media Analysis	6	N MKTG6999 Note. This unit does not use Python and covers marketing research and application using social media data. The unit of study MKTG6999 also covers social media and uses Python and emphasises the technical aspects of social media data processing and data analysis.	Semester 2
QBUS5011 Introduction to Programming	6	A No prior knowledge of programming or coding is assumed. Some knowledge of mathematics (at a basic level) is beneficial.	Semester 1
QBUS5015 Foundations of Health and Civic Analytics	6	A No prior knowledge is assumed although some familiarity with mathematical and statistical concepts will be an advantage.	Semester 1
QBUS5017 People Analytics in 4th Industrial Revolution	6	A BUSS5220 and BUSS5221	Semester 2
QBUS6320 Management Decision Making	6	A Basic Algebra, Probability, and Statistics P QBUS5001 or QBUS5002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
SIEN6006 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship	6		Semester 1
SIEN6007 Entrepreneurship: Lean Startup	6	N IBUS6011	Semester 2
WORK5003 Management and Organisations	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
WORK6026 Organisational Change and Development	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
WORK6115 Managing Diversity and Inclusion at Work	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Intensive September
WORK6118 Managing Communication in Organisations	6	N ECOF6030 or ECOF6040 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
Specialisations subject areas
The available specialisations in the Master of Commerce (Extension) are:
(i) Accounting
(ii) Data Analytics for Business
(iii) Digital Business
(iv) Economics
(v) Finance
(vi) Global Logistics
(vii) Marketing
(viii) Strategy, Innovation and Management
The requirements for the completion of specialisations are set out in the specialisation tables, please refer the Commerce Subject Areas section in this handbook..
Table A - Research units of study
BUSS7000 Business Dissertation A	12	P 48 credit points of prior study in the Master of Commerce program with a grade average of at least 80% and approval from the Program Director. Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
BUSS7001 Business Dissertation B	12	P 48 credit points of prior study in the Master of Commerce program with a grade average of at least 80% and approval from the Program Director. Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
BUSS7002 Business Dissertation	24	P 48 credit points of prior study in the Master of Commerce program with a grade average of at least 80% and approval from the Program Director. Note: Department permission required for enrolment Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
Table A - Elective units of study
ACCT6001 Intermediate Financial Reporting	6	P ACCT5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
ACCT6002 International Accounting	6	A Accounting standards and their application P ACCT5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
ACCT6003 Fundamental Analysis for Equity Investment	6	A QBUS5001 or QBUS5002 P ACCT5001 and FINC5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
ACCT6006 Advanced Managerial Accounting	6	P ACCT5002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
ACCT6007 Contemporary Issues in Auditing	6	P ACCT6001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
ACCT6008 Managerial Accounting and Decision Making	6	P ACCT5001 N ACCT5002	Semester 1 Semester 2
ACCT6010 Advanced Financial Reporting	6	P ACCT6001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
ACCT6014 Designing Accounting Systems	6	P ACCT5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
ACCT6015 Extended Performance Reporting	6	P ACCT5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
BUSS6002 Data Science in Business	6	A Basic knowledge of probability and statistics C QBUS5001 or QBUS5002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
ECMT5001 Principles of Econometrics	6		Semester 1 Semester 2
ECON5002 Macroeconomic Theory	6	N ECON5003	Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2
ECON5004 Communication in Economics	6	N ECON5050 or BUSS5020	Semester 1 Semester 2
ECON5006 Economics of Law and Public Policy	6		Semester 1
ECON5007 The Economics of Financial Markets	6	P ECON5001 or ECON5040	Semester 2
ECON5008 Behavioural Economics	6	P (ECON5001 or ECON5040) and (ECMT5001 or QBUS5001)	Intensive September
ECON5026 Strategic Business Relationships	6		Semester 2
ECON6008 International Money and Finance	6	P ECON5002	Semester 2
ECON6016 Trade and Development	6	P ECON5001 or ECON5002 or ECON5040	Semester 2
ECON6018 Environmental Economics	6	P ECON5001 or ECON5040	Semester 1
ECON6024 Private Equity	6	P ECON5001 or ECON5040	Semester 1
ECON6029 Health Economics and Policy Evaluation	6	P (ECON5001 or ECON5040) and (ECMT5001 or QBUS5001)	Semester 2
ECON6031 International Finance and Globalisation	6	P ECON5001 and ECON5002	Intensive April
ECON6034 Global Economic History	6		Semester 2
FINC5090 Finance in the Global Economy	6	C FINC5001	Semester 1 Semester 2
FINC6000 Quantitative Finance and Derivatives	6	A This unit requires students to have some background in calculus, matrices, statistics and probability. P FINC5001 N FINC5002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
FINC6001 Finance: Theory to Applications	6	P FINC5001 Students are strongly recommended to complete this unit before the Capstone subject for this specialisation.	Semester 1 Semester 2
FINC6005 Advanced Asset Pricing	6	P FINC5001 or FINC6000 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
FINC6009 Portfolio Theory and its Applications	6	P FINC5001 or FINC6000 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
FINC6010 Derivative Securities	6	P FINC5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
FINC6013 International Business Finance	6	P FINC5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
FINC6014 Fixed Income Securities	6	P FINC5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
FINC6015 Trading in Modern Financial Markets	6	P FINC5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
FINC6017 Mergers and Acquisitions	6	P FINC5001 N ACCT6011 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
FINC6021 Corporate Valuation	6	P FINC5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
FINC6023 Financial Risk Management	6	P FINC5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
FINC6025 Entrepreneurial Finance	6	P FINC5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
IBUS6000 Advanced International Business Strategy	6		Intensive February Semester 1 Semester 2
IBUS6004 International Business Alliances	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
IBUS6019 Strategy and Emerging Markets	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
INFS6004 Digital Business Transformation	6	A Understanding the major functions of a business and how those business functions interact internally and externally so the company can be competitive in a changing market. How Information Systems can be used and managed in a business. How to critically analyse a business and determine its options for transformation. Desirable Experience as a member of a project team. C INFS5002 or COMP5206 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
INFS6012 Digital Information Infrastructures	6	C INFS5002 or COMP5206 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
INFS6015 Business Process Management	6	C INFS5002 or COMP5206 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
INFS6016 Digital Business Models	6	A Understanding the major functions of a business and how those business functions interact internally and externally so the company can be competitive in the market is essential in order to critically analyse how and where a business can be innovative. Some knowledge of how technology can be applied in a business is also essential. Experience as a member of a project team is desirable. C INFS5002 or COMP5206 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
INFS6018 Managing with Information and Data	6	A Understanding the major functions of a business and how those business functions interact internally and externally so the company can be competitive in a changing market. How information systems can be used and managed in a business. How to critically analyse a business and determine its options for transformation. (ii) Desirable Experience as a member of a project team. C INFS5002 or COMP5206 or QBUS5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
INFS6023 Data Visualisation For Managers	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
INFS6024 Managing Data at Scale	6		Semester 2
INFS6032 Agile Project Methods	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
INFS6060 Digital Work Practices	6	A INFS5002 (or COMP5206) taken previously or concurrently C INFS5002	Semester 1
INFS6066 Gadgets, Gods and Godzilla	6	C INFS5002 or COMP5206 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
ITLS6015 Managing Supply Chain Disruption	6		Semester 1
ITLS6016 Logistics and Future Cities	6	N ITLS6301	Intensive February
ITLS6111 Spatial Analytics	6	A Basic knowledge of Excel is assumed. N ITLS6107 or TPTM6180 This unit will use R programming language to perform statistical analyses and spatial analyses. No prior programming knowledge is required.	Semester 2
ITLS6201 Global Distribution Strategy	6	C ITLS5020 or ITLS5000 or ITLS5250 or TPTM5001 N ITLS6101 or TPTM6440	Semester 1 Semester 2
ITLS6202 Sustainable Logistics and Procurement	6	C ITLS5020 or ITLS5000 or ITLS5250 or TPTM5001	Semester 1 Semester 2
ITLS6203 Analytic Methods for Logistics	6	N ITLS5200 or TPTM6495	Semester 1 Semester 2
MKTG6001 Marketing Research	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
MKTG6004 New Product Development	6	P MKTG5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
MKTG6006 Creating Persuasive Communications	6	P MKTG5001 N MKTG3121 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
MKTG6007 Consumer Behaviour	6	P MKTG5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Intensive October Semester 1 Semester 2
MKTG6010 Machine Learning in Marketing	6	P BUSS6002	Semester 1
MKTG6013 International and Global Marketing	6	P MKTG5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
MKTG6015 Digital and Social Media Marketing	6	P MKTG5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
MKTG6016 Brand Management	6	P MKTG5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
MKTG6018 Customer Analytics and Relationship Management	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
MKTG6020 B2B Marketing	6	P MKTG5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1
MKTG6023 Marketing Performance: Analytics and Metrics	6	A Students should have a top-level understanding of strategic marketing concepts and models, as well as being comfortable with financial and marketing numeracy. P MKTG5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
MKTG6024 Marketing Analytics	6	A Understanding of basic marketing principles, statistics, and how to use analytic skills to solve marketing problems. P MKTG5001 This unit provides introductory knowledge of Marketing Analytics to solve marketing problems. Students can develop a marketing strategy, exercising best practices of solving various managerial questions.	Semester 1
MKTG6104 Psychology of Marketing Decisions	6	P MKTG5001 N MKTG5002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
MKTG6998 Social Media Analysis	6	N MKTG6999 Note. This unit does not use Python and covers marketing research and application using social media data. The unit of study MKTG6999 also covers social media and uses Python and emphasises the technical aspects of social media data processing and data analysis.	Semester 2
MKTG6999 Customer Social Data Analytical Tools	6	A Python programming, as covered in BUSS6002. P BUSS6002 N MKTG6998 Note. This unit uses Python programming. The related unit of study MKTG6998 will examine social media data from angles without the need for Python programming.	Semester 2
QBUS5011 Introduction to Programming	6	A No prior knowledge of programming or coding is assumed. Some knowledge of mathematics (at a basic level) is beneficial.	Semester 1
QBUS5015 Foundations of Health and Civic Analytics	6	A No prior knowledge is assumed although some familiarity with mathematical and statistical concepts will be an advantage.	Semester 1
QBUS5017 People Analytics in 4th Industrial Revolution	6	A BUSS5220 and BUSS5221	Semester 2
QBUS6310 Business Operations Analysis	6	P ECMT5001 or QBUS5001 or QBUS5002 N ECMT6008 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
QBUS6810 Statistical Learning and Data Mining	6	P ECMT5001 or QBUS5001 or BUSS6002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
QBUS6820 Business Risk Management	6	A Knowledge of basic probability theory and familiarity with spreadsheet modelling P ECMT5001 or QBUS5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
QBUS6830 Financial Time Series and Forecasting	6	A Basic knowledge of quantitative methods including statistics, basic probability theory, and introductory regression analysis. P ECMT5001 or QBUS5001 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
QBUS6840 Predictive Analytics	6	P (QBUS5001 or ECMT5001) and BUSS6002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
QBUS6850 Machine Learning for Business	6	P QBUS6810 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
QBUS6860 Visual Data Analytics	6	A The unit assumes knowledge of statistics and confidence in working with data. P QBUS5001 or QBUS5002 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1 Semester 2
SIEN6001 Business Negotiations	6	N IBUS6018	Semester 2
SIEN6002 Sustainability: Business and Climate Crisis	6	N WORK6033	Semester 1
SIEN6003 Management Consulting	6	N WORK6111	Semester 2
SIEN6004 Innovation Ecosystems	6		Semester 1 Semester 2
SIEN6005 Social Entrepreneurship	6	N IBUS6016	Semester 2
SIEN6006 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship	6		Semester 1
SIEN6007 Entrepreneurship: Lean Startup	6	N IBUS6011	Semester 2
WORK6001 Organisational Analysis and Behaviour	6	Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 2
WORK6130 Leadership in Organisations	6	N ECOF5807 or ECOF6090 Refer to the unit of study outline https://www.sydney.edu.au/units	Semester 1a

University of Sydney Handbooks - 2021 Archive

The University of Sydney - Business School (Postgraduate) Handbook 2021

Commerce

Errata

1. Table A for the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master of Commerce

Commerce

Award requirements

Master of Commerce

Graduate Diploma of Commerce

Graduate Certificate of Commerce

Units of study

Table A - Core units of study

Table A - Foundational units of study*

Table A - Capstone units of study

Table A - Selective units of study

Specialisations subject areas

Table A - Elective units of study

2. Table A for the Master of Commerce (Extension)

Commerce

Award requirements

Master of Commerce (Extension)

Units of study

Table A - Core units of study

Table A - Foundational units of study*

Table A - Capstone units of study

Table A - Selective units of study

Specialisations subject areas

Table A - Research units of study

Table A - Elective units of study