Progression to Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)

• First and second year
• Third year

Students whose academic performance is considered of sufficient standard in any of the Bachelor of Commerce degrees (generic or specialised) may complete a fourth year in one of the specialisations of accounting and finance, economics, economic history, econometrics or management and be awarded the Bachelor of Commerce degree with honours. It is also possible to undertake a joint fourth-year honours honours course in either the departments of Accounting and Finance and Econometrics, or the departments of Economics and Econometrics.

It should be noted that the honours year is usually required to be undertaken on a full-time basis, but the head of the department may give permission for the course to be completed on a part-time basis in certain circumstances.

First and second year

The selection of subjects in first and second year is the same as for the pass degree. Students wishing to attempt an honours degree should normally have gained at least credit grades in the subjects taught by the department in which they intend to take honours. Students who do not obtain credits in the first year of the course but who obtain a credit average in second year may also be considered for honours candidature.

Third year

In their third year of full-time study students will be required to select a third-year honours specialisation. Students who wish to enrol in one of the honours courses should apply to the head of the department concerned at the time of re-enrolment. Some departments require students to enrol in an additional, unweighted honours subject.

• Accounting and Finance: No special third-year honours subject. Students who are likely to proceed to fourth-year honours are invited to attend separate honours tutorials in their main third-year accounting subjects.
• Econometrics: Students must take at least three third-year econometrics subjects plus the third-year honours subject ECM3470 (Econometrics (pre-honours)). Students should normally include ECM3400 and ECM3410. The other appropriate third-year subjects are ECM3430, ECM3450, ECM3460 and ECM3480.
• Economic History: Students must take at least three third-year economic history subjects plus the third-year honours subject EC03580 (Economic history (honours)).
• Economics: Students must take at least four third-year economics subjects, including ECO3855 (Topics in economics), plus the third-year honours subject ECO3850 (Economics (honours)).
• Management: prospective students in management studies need to pursue a major in management passed at a credit or higher standard.

For specific information on the structure and requirements of the honours specialisations available in the departments of Accounting and Finance, Economics, Econometrics and Management please see the section `Honours degrees' at the end of this chapter.

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