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2007 handbook

Economics and Business

amendments

Handbook Errata

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Please note that the following update should be read in conjunction with the complete published version of the handbook on www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks

All amendments are listed by item number and referenced by the page to which it refers.

The relevant handbook and those amendments listed below are binding and final.

Inquiries and questions relating to the information below should be directed to the faculty. Contact details for the faculty can be found in the handbook.

Item Amendment Handbook page number

1 The unit of study GOVT6314 Terrorism, Trade and Security will be offered in Winter School not Semester 2.

pages 275 and 302

2 The unit of study GOVT6121 Northeast Asian Politics will be offered as an intensive Semester 1a (7) unit not in the normal Semester 1 session.

pages 275 and 299

3 The unit of study GOVT6339 Internship in Public Policy and Affairs will be offered in both Semester 1 and Semester 2.

pages 276 and 303

4 The unit of study ECOP3015 Political Economy of the Environment, previously not available, will be offered in Semester 1. It can be counted as a senior elective for the Political Economy major and as a Table 2B unit in the Bachelor of International Studies.

p. 51

5 The unit of study GOVT6314 Terrorism, Trade and Security can be counted as a Table B elective unit of study under the International Studies programs p. 237

6 The unit of study GOVT6339 Internship in Public Policy and Affairs is a six (6) credit points not 18 credit points as indicated under Table A. in the Public Affairs courses and under Table B. in the Public Policy courses.

p.249 and p.251

7 The unit of study ECOP3012 Global Political Economy will be offered in Semester 2 not Semester 1.

8 The unit of study FINC6013 International Business Finance can be counted as an elective unit of study for the International Business major under the Master of Commerce (and combined with Master of Commerce degrees).

p. 219

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Under the Computer Science major, point (i) should read as follows: (i) 12 credit points selected from the following units of study:

● INFO1003 Foundations of Information Technology; OR INFO1903 Foundations of Information Technology (Adv)

● SOFT1001 Software Development 1; OR SOFT1901 Software Development 1 (Advanced)*

● SOFT1002 Software Development 2; OR SOFT1902 Software Development 2 (Advanced)*

* Please note. Most intermediate and senior units of study under this major require the completion of the junior SOFT units as prerequisites)

p.52

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The following unit of study was approved for offering after the publication of the Faculty Handbook.

● IBUS6014 Intellectual Property Management (see http://www.econ.usyd.edu.au/subject/IBUS6014.html for details)

● IBUS6015 Innovation & Enterprise Special Project (see http://www.econ.usyd.edu.au/subject/IBUS6015.html for details)

For details, including offering sessions, prerequisite requirements, degrees, and majors these units may be completed under, please refer to the Faculty of Economics and Business website (http://www.econ.usyd.edu.au ).

11 The details relating to the Political Economy major has been amended in regards to the unit ECOP1003. They should now read as follows:

pp. 51-52

http://www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks

http://www.econ.usyd.edu.au/subject/IBUS6014.html

http://www.econ.usyd.edu.au/subject/IBUS6015.html

http://www.econ.usyd.edu.au/

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Political Economy Studies in Political Economy are a focal point for critical inquiry into contemporary economic issues, taking account of their connections with social, political and environmental concerns. Political Economy is an excellent background for a wide range of careers such as journalism and the media, economic research, teaching, public service, and management. To obtain a major in Political Economy, students shall complete the following units of study:

(i) 2 compulsory junior units of study (12 credit points) listed below:

ECOP1001 Economics as a Social Science ECOP1002 Economy and Policy; (OR ECOP1003 International Economy

and Finance (Bachelor of International Studies students only) *

* Please Note. Bachelor of International Studies students may substitute the compulsory junior unit of study ECOP1002 with ECOP1003 International Economy and Finance to complete a major in Political Economy.

(ii) Any 1 ECOP 2000 level senior unit of study (6 credit points) selected from the electives listed in point (iii) (Excluding Pre-honours units of study)

(iii) At least 5 units of study (30 credit points) of senior elective units of study selected from the following:

ECOP2011 Economic Foundations of Modern Capitalism ECOP2012 Social Foundations of Modern Capitalism ECOP2911 Political Economy Honours II ECOP3011 Economic Conflict and the State* ECOP3012 Global Political Economy ECOP3013 Global Cities and Regional Economics* ECOP3014 International Development and Trade ECOP3015 Political Economy of the Environment ECOP3016 Women in the Global Economy* ECOP3017 Political Economy of Human Rights ECOP3018 Economic Policy ECOP3019 Finance: Volatility and Regulation ECOP3911 Political Economy Honours III (Part A) ECOP3912 Political Economy Honours III (Part B);

OR Any ECOS 3000 level unit of study

Please Note: All units of study marked with an “*” will NOT be offered for 2007 enrolments. Please Note. All senior ECOS elective units of study require the completion of additional prerequisites outside of those units of study listed for this major.

Please Note. Students NOT enrolled in the Bachelor of International Studies may complete ECOP1003 as an elective unit of study outside of the Political Economy major (provided that in doing so the maximum 60 junior credit point limit for the degree is not exceeded).

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For the Business Statistics major under the Master of Commerce students may also take the unit of study ECMT6510 Management Decision Making as an elective option. See revised major below:

Business Statistics Students who intend to complete a major in Business Statistics must complete the core unit of study ECMT5001 Principles of Econometrics as a prerequisite for the major:

To obtain a Business Statistics major, students must complete 4 elective units of study (24 credit points) from the following:

● ECMT6002 Econometric Applications ● ECMT6003 Applied Business Forecasting ● ECMT6006 Applied Financial Econometrics ● ECMT6030 Forecasting for Economics and Business* ● ECMT6510 Management Decision Making ● ECMT6901 Econometric Modelling*

Please note: The units of study marked with * will NOT be available for 2007 enrolments.

Please note: The core unit of study for this major ECMT5001 is the prerequisite unit for all the ECMT units of study in this major.

pp.217-218

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Under the Master of Commerce (Honours) listing of Honours Dissertation units of study, the Business Information Systems subject area dissertation units are listed incorrectly and should be as follows:

Business Information Systems • INFS7001 Business Information Systems Honours A • INFS7002 Business Information Systems Honours B

p.212

14 The unit of study ECOP6013 Regulation of Business in SE Asia will NOT be offered for 2007 enrolments. pp. 277 & 308

15 The unit of study ECMT3150 The Econometrics of Financial Markets will NOT be offered for 2007 enrolments. pp. 72 & 171

16 The unit of study ECMT3160 Statistical Modelling will NOT be offered for 2007 enrolments. pp. 72 & 171

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The unit of study ECON6024 Venture Capital can be counted as an elective unit of study for the Economics major under the Master of Economics. See revised major below:

Economics To obtain an Economics major, students must complete the following: (i) 2 compulsory units of study: • ECON6001 Microeconomic Analysis 1 • ECON6002 Macroeconomic Analysis 1

(ii) at least 1 of the following elective units of study: • ECON6006 Market Structure and Strategic Behaviour • ECON6008 International Money and Finance • ECON6016 Trade and Development • ECON6018 Environmental Economics* • ECON6021 Financial Economics • ECON6023 International Trade • ECON6024 Venture Capital • ECON6025 Strategic Decision Making • ECON6101 Special Topic in Economics • ECON6901 Microeconomic Analysis 2 • ECON6902 Macroeconomic Analysis 2

Please note: The units of study marked with * will NOT be offered for 2007 enrolments.

Please note: ECON6901 and ECON6902 are honours units of study.

p. 224

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18 The unit of study ECMT2630 which is listed as an elective under the Econometrics major (p. 48) and as a compulsory unit under the Management Decision Sciences major (p.51) is tilted incorrectly. The correct title should be ECMT2630 Managerial Decision Making.

pps. 48 and 51

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Students completing pre-honours units in Finance can count these units towards their undergraduate Finance major. Please see amended Finance major below:

Finance The Discipline of Finance works in partnership with the Australian Stock Exchange, the Sydney Futures Exchange, the Australian Financial Markets Association and several of the largest banking, broking, accounting and funds management businesses in the region. A sound knowledge of finance is important for graduates in a wide range of commerce/economics disciplines. The units offered are designed to integrate a variety of practical applications with essential theory and financial reasoning skills. To obtain a major in Finance, students shall complete the following units of study:

(i). 4 compulsory junior units of study (24 credit points):

• ACCT1001 Accounting 1A; OR ACCT1003 Financial Accounting Concepts

• ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A • ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics • ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics

(ii). 2 compulsory senior units of study (12 credit points):

• FINC2011 Corporate Finance I; AND • Either FINC2012 Corporate Finance II; OR FINC2014 Introductory

Mathematical Finance (iii). At least 4 (6 credit point) units of study* (24 credit points) of senior

elective units of study selected from the following:

• FINC2192 Finance 2 Honours (3 credit points)* • FINC3011 International Financial Management • FINC3012 Derivative Securities • FINC3013 Mergers and Acquisitions • FINC3014 Trading and Dealing in Security Markets • FINC3015 Financial Valuation: Case Study Approach • FINC3017 Investments and Portfolio Management • FINC3018 Bank Financial Management • FINC3193 Finance 3 Honours (Corporate Finance) (3 credit points)* • FINC3194 Finance 3 Honours (Securities Markets) (3 credit points)* OR • Any 3 FINC 3000 level units of study and either ACCT3013 Financial

Statement Analysis** OR CLAW3201 Australian Taxation System**

* Please Note. As FINC2192, FINC3193 and FINC3194 are worth 3 credit points each. Students who complete these units may need to complete additional senior elective units to meet the 24-credit point of senior units of study requirement for a Finance major. Please Note. ACCT3013 and CLAW3201 require the completion of additional prerequisites outside of those units of study listed for this major.

p. 49

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Replace degree regulations for Commerce/Law with the following:

Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (BCom/LLB) These Resolutions must be read in conjunction with the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as amended), which sets out the requirements for all coursework courses, and the relevant Resolutions of the Senate.

[Section 1]

1. Cross-faculty management of the combined award course 1.1 Students will be under the general supervision of the Faculty of Economics and Business until the end of the semester in which they

complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce. 1.2 They will then be under the general supervision of the Faculty of Law. 1.3 The Deans of the Faculty of Economics and Business and the Faculty of Law shall jointly exercise authority in any matter concerning the combined award course not otherwise dealt with in these Resolutions. 2. Units of study 2.1 The units of study which may be taken for the Bachelor of Commerce are set out under the Tables of undergraduate units of study in the

Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook, together with: 2.1.1 designation as junior, intermediate, senior or honours level; 2.1.2 credit point value; 2.1.3 the units of study with which they are mutually exclusive; 2.1.4 corequisites/prerequisites/assumed learning/ assumed knowledge; 2.1.5 any special conditions. 2.2 The units of study which may be taken for the Bachelor Laws are set out under the Tables of undergraduate units of study in the Faculty

of Law Handbook, together with: 2.2.1 designation as compulsory or optional; 2.2.2 credit point value; 2.2.3 the units of study with which they are mutually exclusive; 2.2.4 corequisites/prerequisites/assumed learning/ assumed knowledge; 2.2.5 any special conditions. 3. Requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce and the Bachelor of Laws 3.1 To qualify for the award of the pass degrees a student must complete successfully units of study amounting to a total of 240 credit points. 3.2 To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Commerce degree a student must complete successfully units of study amounting to a total of

144 credit points, including: 3.2.1 7 cCore units of study (comprising 36 junior and 6 senior credit points), as specified in the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook;

and 3.2.2 either a major (minimum of 36 senior credit points) or an extended major (minimum of 48 senior credit points), comprising units of study

as specified in the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook, from one of the following subject areas: 3.2.2.1 Accounting; 3.2.2.2 Business Information Systems; 3.2.2.3 Commercial Law; 3.2.2.4 Econometrics; 3.2.2.5 Economics; 3.2.2.6 Finance; 3.2.2.7 Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management; 3.2.2.8 International Business; 3.2.2.9 Management; 3.2.2.10 Management Decision Sciences; or 3.2.2.11 Marketing; 3.2.3 10 compulsory units of study (48 credit points) in Law, as specified in the Faculty of Economics and Business and Faculty of Law

Handbooks; and 3.2.4 no more than 48 credit points of junior units of study in Economics and Business. 3.3 To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Laws (LLB), in the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws combined degree program a

student must complete units of study to the value of 144 credit points, made up of the following: 3.3.1 96 credit points of the compulsory units of study, which includes the 48 credit points of LAWS units of study listed below in 3.5.1 and

counted towards the Bachelor of Commerce; 3.3.2 48 credit points of the optional units of study, as specified in the Faculty of Law

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Handbook, that must include: 3.3.2.1 a maximum of 40 credit points from the units of study listed in Part One of the Undergraduate units of study table; and 3.3.2.2 a minimum of 8 credit points from the units of study listed in Part Two of the Undergraduate units of study table. 3.4 Candidates in Commerce/Law may credit the following subjects to both the Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB); 3.4.1 Foundations of Law 3.4.2 Torts 3.4.3 Contracts 3.4.4 Torts and Contracts II 3.4.5 Processes of Justice 3.4.6 The Legal Profession 3.4.7 Criminal Law 3.4.8 International Law 3.4.9 Legal Research I 3.4.10 Legal Research II 3.5.1 Candidates in Combined Law must complete the law units of study in the following sequence:

Year Unit of study Credit points

Combined Law 1 Foundations of Law 6 Legal Research I 0 Torts 6

Combined Law 2 Processes of Justice 6 Contracts 6 Criminal Law 6

Combined Law 3 Torts and Contracts II 6 International Law 6 Legal Research II 0

Combined Law 2 The Legal Profession 6 or 3

3.5.2 On completion of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Commerce, a student must then complete the following compulsory

units of study towards the degree.


Combined Law 4 Federal Constitutional Law 8 Administrative Law 8 Real Property 8 Corporate Law 8 Equity 8 Litigation 8

Combined Law 5 optional units of study 48 selected from Part 1 and Part 2

3.6 Except with the permission of the Dean or Associate Dean (Undergraduate) of the Faculty of Law, candidates in a Combined Law program must successfully complete Foundations of Law before enrolling in any other Bachelor of Laws units of study. 3.7 Students must complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce before proceeding to the Bachelor of Laws (unless they have permission from the Faculty of Law stating otherwise). 4. Requirements for the award of honours 4.1 Both the Bachelor of Commerce and the Bachelor of Laws may be awarded with honours. 4.2 To qualify for the award of honours in the Bachelor of Commerce a student must successfully complete an additional year of study (the

honours year), as specified in the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook. 4.2.1 Students who qualify to undertake the honours year may elect to do so either: 4.2.1.1 by suspending candidature from the Bachelor of Laws (including the combined

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Commerce/Laws award course) for one year with the permission of the Faculty of Law; or

4.2.1.2 after completion of the combined award course. 4.2.2 The Bachelor of Commerce may be awarded with honours in any of the subject areas where honours are listed in the Tables of

undergraduate units of study, with joint honours in two of these subject areas. 4.2.3 To enrol in the honours year, a student must satisfy the following: 4.2.3.1 Successful completion of the requirements for the pass degree; 4.2.3.2 confirmation of the student's eligibility for entry to the honours year from the relevant Discipline(s)/Department; and 4.2.3.3 any other requirements for entry into the honours year set by the relevant Discipline(s)/Departments and the Faculty of Economics

and Business, unless otherwise approved by the Faculty of Economics and Business. 4.2.4 The classes for the award of honours in the Bachelor of Commerce are specified in the following table:

Description Mark range

Honours Class I and University Medal 90 to 100* Honours Class I 80 to 100 Honours Class II (Division 1) 75 to 79 Honours Class II (Division 2) 70 to 74 Honours Class III 65 to 69 Pass 50 to 64 *Please note: This is a minimum criterion only, other criteria apply.

4.3.1 Honours in the Bachelor of Laws may be awarded in two classes: Class I and Class II. 4.3.2 To qualify for the award of honours in the Bachelor of Laws students must obtain the following WAM across all Law units, including

those taken as part of the combined award course and any failures: 4.3.2.1 First class honours are awarded to students who obtain an average mark of 75 per cent or higher (weighted in accordance with the

credit points for each unit of study). 4.3.2.2 Second class honours are awarded to students who obtain an average mark of between 70 per cent and 74.9 per cent (weighted in

accordance with the credit points for each unit of study). 4.3.3 Students who qualify for the award of first class honours, and whose work is of outstanding merit in the opinion of the Faculty, may be

considered for the award of a University medal. 4.3.4 An honours year is not required. 5. Award of Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws 5.1 A student who completes the requirements of the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws shall receive at graduation a separate

testamur for each of the degrees. 5.2 The Bachelor of Commerce and the Bachelor of Laws may be awarded in two grades, namely pass and honours. 5.2.1 The testamur for pass degree of Bachelor of Commerce shall specify the major(s) completed. 5.2.2 The testamur for the Bachelor of Commerce with honours shall specify the subject area(s) and the class of honours. It shall not include

majors. 5.2.3 The testamur for the Bachelor of Laws with honours shall specify the class of honours. 5.3 Students may abandon the combined award course and elect to complete the Bachelor of Commerce in accordance with the Resolutions governing this award course.

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Replace degree regulations for Economic and Social Sciences/Law with the following:

Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Laws (BEcSocSci/LLB) These Resolutions must be read in conjunction with the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as amended), which sets out the requirements for all coursework courses, and the relevant Resolutions of the Senate.

1. Cross-faculty management of the combined degree 1.1 Students will be under the general supervision of the Faculty of

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Economics and Business until the end of the semester in which they complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences. 1.2 They will then be under the general supervision of the Faculty of Law. 1.3 The Deans of the Faculty of Economics and Business and the Faculty of Law shall jointly exercise authority in any matter concerned the

combined award course not otherwise dealt with in these Resolutions. 2. Units of study 2.1 The units of study which may be taken for the Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences are set out under the Tables of undergraduate

units of study in the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook, together with: 2.1.1 designation as junior, senior or honours level; 2.1.2 credit point value; 2.1.3 the units of study with which they are mutually exclusive; 2.1.4 corequisites/prerequisites/assumed learning/ assumed knowledge; and 2.1.5 any special conditions. 2.2 The units of study which may be taken for the Bachelor of Laws are set out under the Tables of undergraduate units of study in the Faculty

of Law Handbook, together with: 2.2.1 designation as compulsory or optional; 2.2.2 credit point value; 2.2.3 the units of study with which they are mutually exclusive; 2.2.4 corequisites/prerequisites/ assumed learning/assumed knowledge; and 2.2.5 any special conditions. 3. Requirements for the Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences and the Bachelor of Laws 3.1 To qualify for the award of the pass degree a student must complete successfully units of study amounting to a total of 240 credit points. 3.2 To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences degree a student must complete successfully units of study

amounting to a total of 144 credit points, including: 3.2.1 either a major (minimum of 36 senior credit points) or an extended major (minimum of 48 senior credit points), comprising units of study

as specified in the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook, in a subject area selected from one of the columns below; and 3.2.2 at least 12 credit points of senior units of study from a subject area selected from the other column;

I II

Economics Government and International Relations Political Economy Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management

3.2.3 10 compulsory units of study (48 credit points) in Law, as specified in the Faculty of Economics and Business and Faculty of Law

Handbooks; and 3.2.4 no more than 48 credit points of junior units of study in Economics and Business. 3.3 To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Laws (LLB), in the Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Laws combined degree program a student must complete units of study to the value of 144 credit points, made up of the following: 3.3.1 96 credit points of the compulsory units of study, which includes the 48 credit points of LAWS units of study listed in 3.5.1 and counted towards the Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences; 3.3.2 48 credit points of the optional units of study, as specified in the Faculty of Law Handbook, that must include: 3.3.2.1 a maximum of 40 credit points from the units of study listed in Part One of the Undergraduate units of study table, and 3.3.2.2 a minimum of 8 credit points from the units of study listed in Part Two of the Undergraduate units of study table. 3.4 Candidates in Economic and Social Sciences/Law may credit the following subjects to both the Bachelor of Economic and Social Science

(BEcSocSc) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB); 3.4.1 Foundations of Law 3.4.2 Torts 3.4.3 Contracts 3.4.4 Torts and Contracts II 3.4.5 Processes of Justice 3.4.6 The Legal Profession 3.4.7 Criminal Law

3.4.8 International Law

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3.4.9 Legal Research I 3.4.10 Legal Research II 3.5.1 Candidates in Combined Law must complete the law units of study in the following sequence:






3.5.2 On completion of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences, a student must then complete the

following compulsory units of study towards the degree.




3.6 Except with the permission of the Dean or Associate Dean (Undergraduate) of the Faculty of Law, candidates in a Combined Law program must successfully complete Foundations of Law before enrolling in any other Bachelor of Laws units of study. 3.7 Students must complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences before proceeding to the Bachelor of Laws (unless they have permission from the Faculty of Law stating otherwise). 4. Requirements for the award of honours 4.1 Both the Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences and the Bachelor of Laws may be awarded with honours. 4.2 To qualify for the award of honours in the Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences a student must successfully complete an additional

year of study (the honours year), as specified in the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook. 4.2.1 Students who qualify to undertake the honours year may elect to do so either: 4.2.1.1 by suspending candidature from the Bachelor of Laws (including the combined Economic and Social Sciences/Laws award course)

for one year with the permission of the Faculty of Law; or 4.2.1.2 after completion of the combined award course. 4.2.2 The Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences may be awarded with honours in any of the subject areas where honours are listed in

the Tables of undergraduate units of study or, as approved by the Faculty of Economics and Business, with joint honours in two of these

subject areas. 4.2.3 To enrol in the honours year, a student must satisfy the following: 4.2.3.1 successful completion of the requirements for the pass degree; 4.2.3.2 confirmation of the student's eligibility for entry to the honours year from the relevant Discipline(s)/Department; and 4.2.3.3 any other requirements for entry into the honours year set by the relevant

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Discipline(s)/Departments and the Faculty of Economics and Business, unless otherwise approved by the Faculty of Economics and

Business. 4.2.4 The classes for the award of honours in the Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences are specified in the following table:



4.3.1 Honours in the Bachelor of Laws may be awarded in two classes: Class I and Class II. 4.3.2 To qualify for the award of honours in the Bachelor of Laws students must obtain the following WAM across all Law units, including




considered for the award of a University medal. 4.3.4 An honours year is not required. 5. Award of Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Laws 5.1 A student who completes the requirements of the Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Laws shall receive at

graduation a separate testamur for each of the degrees. 5.2 The Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences and the Bachelor of Laws may be awarded in two grades, namely pass and honours. 5.2.1 The testamur for pass degree of Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences shall specify the major(s) completed. 5.2.2 The testamur for the Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences with honours shall specify the subject area(s) and the class of honours.

It shall not include majors. 5.2.3 The testamur for the Bachelor of Laws with honours shall specify the class of honours. 5.3 Students may abandon the combined award course and elect to complete the Bachelor of Economic and Social Sciences in accordance

with the Resolutions governing this award course.

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Replace degree regulations for Economics/Law with the following:

Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws (BEc/LLB) These Resolutions must be read in conjunction with the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as amended), which sets out the requirements for all coursework courses, and the relevant Resolutions of the Senate.

1. Cross-faculty management of the combined award course 1.1.1 Students will be under the general supervision of the Faculty of Economics and Business until the end of the semester in which they

complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Economics. 1.2 They will then be under the general supervision of the Faculty of Law. 1.3 The Deans of the Faculty of Economics and Business and the Faculty of Law shall jointly exercise authority in any matter concerned the

combined award course not otherwise dealt with in these Resolutions. 2. Units of study 2.1 The units of study which may be taken for the Bachelor of Economics are set out under the Tables of undergraduate units of study in

the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook, together with: 2.1.1 designation as junior, senior or honours level; 2.1.2 credit point value; 2.1.3 the units of study with which they are mutually exclusive;

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2.1.4 corequisites/prerequisites/assumedlearning/assumed knowledge; and 2.1.5 any special conditions. 2.2 The units of study which may be taken for the Bachelor of Laws are set out under the Tables of undergraduate units of study in the Faculty

of Law Handbook, together with: 2.2.1 designation as compulsory or optional; 2.2.2 credit point value; 2.2.3 the units of study with which they are mutually exclusive; 2.2.4 corequisites/prerequisites/ assumed learning/assumed knowledge; and 2.2.5 any special conditions. 3. Requirements for the Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws 3.1 To qualify for the award of the pass degree a student must complete successfully units of study amounting to a total of 240 credit points. 3.2 To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Economics degree a student must complete successfully units of study amounting to a total of

144 credit points, including: 3.2.1 4 core units of study (comprising 24 junior credit points), as specified in the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook; and 3.2.2 either a major (minimum of 36 senior credit points) or an extended major (minimum of 48 senior credit points), comprising units of study from the subject area of Economics, as specified in the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook; or 3.2.3 a major (minimum of 36 senior credit points) or an extended major (minimum of 48 senior credit points), comprising units of study from the subject area of Econometrics, and a minimum of 12 senior credit points from the subject area of Economics, as specified in the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook; 3.2.4 10 compulsory units of study (48 senior credit points) in Law, as specified in the Faculty of Economics and Business and Faculty of Law

Handbook; and 3.2.5 no more than 48 credit points of junior units of study in Economics and Business. 3.3 To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Laws (LLB), in the Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws combined degree program a

student must complete units of study to the value of 144 credit points, made up of the following: 3.3.1 96 credit points of the compulsory units of study, which includes the 48 credit points of LAWS units of study listed below in 3.5.1 and

counted towards the Bachelor of Economics, 3.3.2 48 credit points of the optional units of study, as specified in the Faculty of Law Handbook, that must include: 3.3.2.1 a maximum of 40 credit points from the units of study listed in Part One of the Undergraduate units of study table, and 3.3.2.2 a minimum of eight credit points from the units of study listed in Part Two of the Undergraduate units of study table. 3.4 Candidates in Economics/Law may credit the following subjects to both the Bachelor of Economics (BEc) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB); 3.4.1 Foundations of Law 3.4.2 Torts 3.4.3 Contracts 3.4.4 Torts and Contracts II 3.4.5 Processes of Justice 3.4.6 The Legal Profession 3.4.7 Criminal Law 3.4.8 International Law 3.4.9 Legal Research I 3.4.10 Legal Research II

3.5.1 Candidates in Combined Law must complete the law units of study in the following sequence:





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3.5.2 On completion of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Economics, a student must then complete the following compulsory

units of study towards the degree.




3.6 Except with the permission of the Dean or Associate Dean (Undergraduate) of the Faculty of Law, candidates in a Combined Law program must successfully complete Foundations of Law before enrolling in any other Bachelor of Laws units of study. 3.7 Students must complete the requirements for the Bachelor of Economics before proceeding to the Bachelor of Laws (unless they have permission from the Faculty of Law stating otherwise). 4. Requirements for the award of honours 4.1 Both the Bachelor of Economics and the Bachelor of Laws may be awarded with honours. 4.2 To qualify for the award of honours in the Bachelor of Economics a student must successfully complete an additional year of study (the

honours year), as specified in the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook. 4.2.1 Students who qualify to undertake the honours year may elect to do so either: 4.2.1.1 by suspending candidature from the Bachelor of Laws (including the combined Economics/Laws award course) for one year with the

permission of the Faculty of Law; or 4.2.1.2 after completion of the combined award course. 4.2.2 The Bachelor of Economics may be awarded with honours in any of the subject areas where honours are listed in the Tables of

undergraduate units of study - Faculty of Economics and Business or, as approved by the Faculty of Economics and Business, with

joint honours in two of these subject areas. 4.2.3 To enrol in the honours year, a student must satisfy the following: 4.2.3.1 successful completion of the requirements for the pass degree; 4.2.3.2 confirmation of the student's eligibility for entry to the honours year from the relevant Discipline(s)/Department; and 4.2.3.3 any other requirements for entry into the honours year set by the relevant Discipline(s)/Departments and the Faculty of Economics

and Business, unless otherwise approved by the Faculty of Economics and Business. 4.2.3.4 The classes for the award of honours in the Bachelor of Commerce are specified in the following table:



4.3.1 Honours in the Bachelor of Laws may be awarded in two classes: Class I and Class

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II. 4.3.2 To qualify for the award of honours in the Bachelor of Laws students must obtain the following WAM across all Law units, including




considered for the award of a University medal. 4.3.4 An honours year is not required. 5. Award of Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws 5.1 A student who completes the requirements of the Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws shall receive at graduation a separate

testamur for each of the degrees. 5.2 The Bachelor of Economics and the Bachelor of Laws may be awarded in two grades, namely pass and honours. 5.2.1 The testamur for the pass degree of Bachelor of Economics shall specify the major(s) completed. 5.2.2 The testamur for the Bachelor of Economics with honours shall specify the subject area(s) and the class of honours. It shall not include

majors. 5.2.3 The testamur for the Bachelor of Laws with honours shall specify the class of honours. 5.3 Students may abandon the combined award course and elect to complete the Bachelor of Economics in accordance with the Resolutions

governing this award course.

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Replace degree regulations for International Studies/Law with the following:

Bachelor of International Studies and Bachelor of Laws (BIntStud/LLB) These Resolutions must be read in conjunction with the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (as amended), which sets out the requirements for all coursework courses, and the relevant Resolutions of the Senate.

1. Cross-faculty management of the combined award course 1.1 Students will be under the general supervision of the Faculty of Economics and Business until the end of the semester in which they

complete the requirements for the Bachelor of International Studies. 1.2 They will then be under the general supervision of the Faculty of Law. 1.3 The Deans of the Faculty of Economics and Business and the Faculty of Law shall jointly exercise authority in any matter concerning the

combined award course not otherwise dealt with in these resolutions. 2. Units of study 2.1 The units of study which may be taken for the Bachelor of International Studies are set out under the Tables of undergraduate units of

study in the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook, together with: 2.1.1 designation as junior, senior or honours level; 2.1.2 credit point value; 2.1.3 the units of study with which they are mutually exclusive; 2.1.4 corequisites/prerequisites/assumed learning/ assumed knowledge; and 2.1.5 any special conditions. 2.2 The units of study which may be taken by the Bachelor of Laws are set out under the Tables of undergraduate units of study in the Faculty

of Law Handbook together with: 2.2.1 designation as compulsory or optional; 2.2.2 credit point value; 2.2.3 the units of study with which they are mutually exclusive; 2.2.4 corequisites/prerequisites/assumed learning/ assumed knowledge; and 2.2.5 any special conditions. 3. Requirements for the Bachelor of International Studies and Bachelor of Laws 3.1 To qualify for the award of the pass degree a student must complete successfully units of study amounting to a total of 240 credit points,

including: 3.2 To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of International Studies degree a student must complete successfully units of study amounting to

a total of 144 credit points, including: 3.2.1 10 core units of study (comprising 24 junior and 36 senior credit points) in

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International Studies, as specified in the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook;

3.2.2 6 additional units of study (36 credit points) from Tables 2, 3 and 4 in the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook; 3.2.3 10 Ten compulsory units of study (48 credit points) in Law, as specified in the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook; and 3.2.4 no more than 48 credit points of junior units of study from Tables 2, 3 and 4. 3.3 To qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Laws (LLB), in the Bachelor of International Studies and Bachelor of Laws combined degree program a student must complete units of study to the value of 144 credit points, made up of the following: 3.3.1 96 credit points of the compulsory units of study, which includes the 48 credit points of LAWS units of study listed below in 3.5.1 and counted towards the Bachelor of International Studies; 3.3.2 48 credit points of the optional units of study, as specified in the Faculty of Law Handbook, that must include: 3.3.2.1 a maximum of 40 credit points from the units of study listed in Part One of the Undergraduate units of study table, and 3.3.2.2 a minimum of 8 credit points from the units of study listed in Part Two of the Undergraduate units of study table. 3.4 Candidates in International Studies/Law may credit the following subjects to both the Bachelor of International Studies (BIntS) and

Bachelor of Laws (LLB); 3.4.1 Foundations of Law 3.4.2 Torts 3.4.3 Contracts 3.4.4 Torts and Contracts II 3.4.5 Processes of Justice 3.4.6 The Legal Profession 3.4.7 Criminal Law 3.4.8 International Law 3.4.9 Legal Research I 3.4.10 Legal Research II 3.5.1 Candidates in Combined Law must complete the law units of study in the following sequence:





Combined Law 2 or The Legal Profession 6 3

3.5.2 On completion of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of International Studies, a student must then complete the following

compulsory units of study towards the degree.


Combined Law 4 Federal Constitutional 8 Law Administrative Law 8 Real Property 8 Corporate Law 8 Equity 8 Litigation 8


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3.6 Except with the permission of the Dean or Associate Dean (Undergraduate) of the Faculty of Law, candidates in a Combined Law program must successfully complete Foundations of Law before enrolling in any other Bachelor of Laws units of study. 3.7 Students must complete the requirements for the Bachelor of International Studies before proceeding to the Bachelor of Laws (unless they have permission from the Faculty of Law stating otherwise). 4. Requirements for the award of honours 4.1 Both the Bachelor of International Studies and the Bachelor of Laws may be awarded with honours. 4.2 To qualify for the award of honours in the Bachelor of International Studies a student must complete successfully an additional year of

study (the honours year), as specified in the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook. 4.2.1 students who qualify to undertake the honours year may elect to do so either: 4.2.1.1 by suspending candidature from the Bachelor of Laws (including the combined International Studies/Laws award course) for one year

with the permission of the Faculty of Law; or 4.2.1.2 after completion of the combined award course. 4.2.2 The Bachelor of International Studies may be awarded with honours in any subject area where honours units are listed in the Table of undergraduate units of study – Faculty of Economics and Business, or approved by the Faculty of Economics and

Business with joint honours in two of these subject areas. 4.2.3 To enrol in the honours year, a student must satisfy the following: 4.2.3.1 successful completion of the requirements for the pass degree; 4.2.3.2 confirmation of the student's eligibility for entry to the honours year from the relevant Discipline(s) / Department; and 4.2.3.3 any other requirements for entry into the honours year set by the relevant Discipline/Department and the Faculty of Economics and

Business, unless otherwise approved by the Faculty of Economics and Business. 4.2.4 The classes for the award of honours in the Bachelor of International Studies are specified in the following table:



4.3.1 Honours in the Bachelor of Laws may be awarded in two classes: Class I and Class II 4.3.2 To qualify for the award of honours in the Bachelor of Laws students must obtain the following WAM across all Law units, including

those taken as part of the combined award course and any failures. 4.3.2.1 First class honours are awarded to students who obtain an average mark of 75per cent or higher (weighted in accordance with the



considered for the award of a University medal. 4.3.4 An honours year is not required. 5. Award of Bachelor of International Studies and Bachelor of Laws 5.1 A student who completes the requirements for the Bachelor of International Studies and the Bachelor of Laws shall receive at graduation

a separate testamur for each of the degrees. 5.2 The Bachelor of International Studies and the Bachelor of Laws may be awarded in two grades, namely pass and honours. 5.2.1 The testamur for the pass degree of Bachelor of International Studies shall specify the major(s) completed. 5.2.2 The testamur for the Bachelor of International Studies with honours shall specify the subject area(s) and the class of honours. It shall

not include majors.

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5.2.3 The testamur for the Bachelor of Laws with honours shall specify the class of honours. 5.3 Students may abandon the combined award course and elect to complete the Bachelor of International Studies in accordance with the

resolutions governing this award course.

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Please note the following changes to these units of study

• WORK4101 Industrial Relations & HRM Honours A (p190).

o The prerequisite description should read: "36 credit points of senior level WORK units of study inclusive of WORK3921 and WORK 3922. All WORK units of study must be passed at a credit level or above. Requirements for the Pass degree must be completed before entry to level 4000 honours units of study"

• WORK3921 Theories of Work and Organisations (p.190)

o The prerequisites description should read: (WORK1003 or WORK1001 or IREL1001) and (WORK1002 or IREL1002).

o There are no longer any corequisite requirements

o Assessment description should read: “Please consult the Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies for details”.

• WORK3922 Researching Work and Organisations (p.190)

o The prerequisite description should read: (WORK3921 or IREL3901) or (IREL2901 and IREL2902).

o There are no longer any corequisite requirements

o Assessment description should read: “Please consult the Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies for details”.

p. 190

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Under the listing for staff under the Discipline of Finance, the qualifications for the lecturer Joel Fabre were completed at the University of Sydney not UTS should read as follows: Joel Fabre BCom(Hons) PHD

p. 340

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Please note the following changes to the Master of Economics (Social Sciences) program to bring information in to line with the course resolutions (page 261)

Economics (Social Sciences) coursework programs

Master of Economics (Social Sciences) Pass and Honours MEc(Social Sciences) This is a specialist program, including a research degree in Political Economy. Candidates should possess a good undergraduate degree with a Credit average in Political Economy or equivalent (candidates with a good undergraduate degree in Economics or Social Science areas may be admitted to a semester of preliminary studies). Students enrol in two research-oriented core units of study plus other postgraduate units of study of their choice, before proceeding to a research essay (Pass degree) or a dissertation (Honours degree). Exceptional

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performance in the research program facilitates the possibility of enrolment in a PhD program.

Course requirements

To be awarded the Master of Economics (Social Sciences) Pass degree, students must successfully complete a total of 10 units of study (72 credit points), comprising:

• 2 core units of study (12 credit points) as listed under Core units of study

• A 10,000 word dissertation (2 units of study worth 12 credit points each – a total of 24 credit points) as listed under Research Essay units of study

• 6 elective units of study (36 credit points) selected from the units of study/subject areas listed under Elective units of study

To be awarded the Master of Economics (Social Sciences) Honours degree, students must successfully complete a total of 9 units of study (72 credit points), comprising:

• 2 core units of study (12 credit points) as listed under Core units of study

• A 25,000 to 30,000 word dissertation (3 units of study worth 12 credit points each – a total of 36 credit points) as listed under Dissertation units of study

• 4 elective units of study (24 credit points) selected from the units of study/subject areas listed under Elective units of study

Core units of study

These units of study are compulsory:

• ECOP6030 Research in Political Economy Part A

• ECOP6031 Research in Political Economy Part B

Research Essay units of study (pass degree)

These units of study are compulsory for the pass degree:

• ECOP6028 Research Essay for MEc(SocSci) Part 1

• ECOP6029 Research Essay for MEc(SocSci) Part 2

Dissertation units of study (honours degree)

These units of study are compulsory for the honours degree:

• ECOP6025 Dissertation Proposal

• ECOP6026 Dissertation Part A

• ECOP6027 Dissertation Part B

Elective units of study

Specific Master of Economics (Social Sciences) Political Economy elective

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units of study Students must select at least two units of study (12 credit points) from the following list:

• ECOP6120 Special Topic in Political Economy

• ECOP6006 Theories of Social Formations

• ECOP6008 Issues in Political Economy*

• ECOP6010 International Trade Regulation

• ECOP6011 USA-EUROPE-JAPAN: Trade and Investment

• ECOP6016 China in the World Economy

Please note: Units of study marked with * will NOT be offered for 2007 enrolments.

Other elective units of study Pass degree Students choose up to four elective units of study (24 credit points) and honours students two units of study (12 credit points) from units of study available under the following disciplines/subject areas:

• Economics

• Education

• Geography

• Government and International Relations

• Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management

• Philosophy

• Political Economy

• Psychology

• Social Anthropology

Guide to enrolment Students complete all their required core units of study either prior to commencing or at the same time as the dissertation, or research essay, units of study. Honours students must complete the dissertation proposal unit of study before commencing the Dissertation component of their course. Provided that specified prerequisites / corequisites for the relevant elective units of study are met, these units of study can be completed at anytime during the subsequent semesters of study. Progression in the Honours course relies on the students’ ability to maintain a high level of performance in the units of study completed. Students should plan their degree carefully using the course planner available at the back of this handbook. The following tables shows illustrative programs of study for students enrolled in the Master of Economics (Social Sciences) on a full-time basis, completing

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between 4 and 2 units of study per semester. Honours degree

Year / Semester

Unit of Study 1

Unit of Study 2

Unit of Study 3

Unit of study 4

Total credit points

Year 1 Semester 1 core elective Dissertation Proposal 24

Year 1 Semester 2 core elective elective 24

Year 2 Semester 2 Dissertation Part A Dissertation Part B 24

Pass degree

Year / Semester

Unit of Study 1

Unit of Study 2

Unit of Study 3

Unit of study 4

Total credit points

Year 1 Semester 1 core elective elective elective 24

Year 1 Semester 2 core elective elective elective 24

Year 2 Semester 2 Research Essay Part 1 Research Essay Part 2 24

Entry requirements

For entry into this degree, students must have completed a bachelor’s degree or equivalent with a major in Political Economy from a recognised tertiary institution with a minimum credit (65 per cent) average.

Duration of course

Full-time: A typical full-time student will undertake 3 units of study per semester, completing the 9 units in 3 semesters (1.5 years). Part-time: Students undertake 1 or 2 units per semester, typically completing the program in 6 to 9 semesters (3 to 4.5 years).

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Please note the following changes to the Marketing major (corrections to point (ii) ) under the Postgraduate Commerce coursework programs entry.

Marketing

Students who intend to complete a major in Marketing must complete the core units of study MKTG5001 Marketing Principles as a prerequisite for the major:

To obtain a Marketing major, students must complete 4 units of study (24 credit points), comprising:

(i) 1 compulsory unit of study (6 credit points) as follows:

• MKTG6007 Consumer Behaviour

(ii) 3 elective units of study (18 credit points) selected from the following list of units

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of study:

• IBUS6013 Entrepreneurial Restructuring and Renewal

• MKTG6001 Marketing Research Concepts

• MKTG6003 Marketing Strategy

• MKTG6004 New Product Development

• MKTG6005 Marketing Communications

• MKTG6006 Creative Communications in Marketing

• MKTG6013 International and Global Marketing

• MKTG6015 Electronic Marketing

• MKTG6016 Brand Management

• MKTG6017 Retail Marketing*

• MKTG6018 CRM-Customer Relationship Management*

• MKTG6019 Marketing in the Asia-Pacific Region

• MKTG6020 Business Marketing

• MKTG6101 Special Topics in Marketing 1

• MKTG6103 Services Marketing

Please note: The units of study marked with * will NOT be available for 2007 enrolments. Please note: The core unit of study MKTG5001 Marketing Principles is the prerequisite for all of the MKTG6000 level units of study within this major.

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