OP 2019
Rank 2019 (more)
Trimester 1, Trimester 2 and Trimester 3
If you receive an OP 1-6 or equivalent and meet subject prerequisites, you are guaranteed a place in this program.
This program is scheduled to commence in Trimester 2, 2019.
As digital disruption becomes a reality, the ability to analyse vast quantities of data to extract relevant intelligence for commercial planning is a highly sought after skill. By combining these degrees, you will gain crucial skills in data science that they will be able to apply to business and commercial scenarios; helping to future-proof their careers. You will gain the skills to analyse, manipulate, model and interpret large data sets using digital platforms and tools, including Python, Tableau, Hadoop and SQL. You'll learn to apply these specialised skills to your commerce major to uncover patterns and generate valuable insights into business operations and decision making in the financial services industry.
Through the Bachelor of Commerce you will gain the technical skills and knowledge to pursue a career in accounting, financial planning, finance or economics. You can further enhance this knowledge by choosing a major, which will give you specialist skills in one discipline.
Commerce majors
This program is offered full-time and part-time at the Nathan and Gold Coast campuses. Some courses are also available online. You may choose to study courses at other campuses where the program structure allows.
As a full-time student, you will generally attend 12-15 hours of scheduled classes per week throughout the trimester. As a part-time student, you will generally attend 6-8 hours of scheduled classes per week.
Classes may be scheduled during the day and evening throughout the week.
From 2017, to be classed as a full-time student, you are required to enrol in a minimum number of credit points each standard study period. The minimum credit points for full-time enrolment in this program is 30 credit points.
Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 are deemed standard study periods. As Trimester 3 is a non-standard study period, continuing students moving from one year to the next will not be required to study during this trimester to be eligible for student income support.
Domestic students who commence in Trimester 3 may be eligible for student income support from the onset of study provided they are enrolled full-time in this study period.
Please refer to the Australian Government website for more details.
Students will have the opportunity to undertake work integrated learning experiences as part of their program.
Please note that specific criteria apply for entry to these courses and students will need to contact the Course Convenor for further information.
Students who are not eligible to enrol in the Commerce WIL course may apply to enrol in internships offered by Griffith Business School and other areas of the University. More information is available here.
With combined qualifications in commerce and data science, you will find employment opportunities across a range of industries where you will develop data driven solutions for real-world issues in your chosen major.
These fees are only applicable to domestic students who are not Commonwealth supported including:
Year of study | Fee category/Band | Fee per CP | Tuition fee 80cp |
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2019 | Fee Band 29.5 | $368.75 | $29,500.00 |
Eligible undergraduate fee-paying students may defer their tuition fees by taking out a FEE-HELP loan which is part of the Higher Education Loan Program (HELP). Payment of the loan is via the taxation system when income reaches a specified level.